EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Research, development and innovation are critical to the Australian economy and vital to the economic and social wellbeing of the community. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is extremely concerned about the level and rate of decline of business investment in research and development (R&D) in Australia and commends efforts by the Government to arrest this downward trend.
To ensure that the decline is reversed, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ recommends that savings from amendments to the RDTI be used to invest in improving Australia’s research, development and innovation system through targeted, direct incentives and the introduction of a collaboration premium to the RDTI.