1. 1 Growing Innovation Leadership Dr Karen Manley Queensland University of Technology 1

2. 2 Queensland versus Canada 2

3. 3 Innovation Continual improvement New or significantly improved products/practices Technological or organisational Using existing innovation or developing new ones 3

4. 4 Drivers 4

5. 5 Strategies 5

6. 6 Obstacles 6

7. 7 Growing Innovation Leadership Diffuse knowledge about the benefits of innovation Respond to public sector opportunities for improvement Empower our greatest asset - people 7

8. 8 Technological activities are statistically significant determinants of export and productivity performance (Fagerberg) Innovation has played a significant role in the economic transformation of the East Asian economies (Hobday) Use of advanced technology is unequivocally associated with higher productivity, wages and employment growth (U.S. Commerce) Innovation Benefits 8

9. 9 Public Sector Weaker perception of the benefits of innovation More likely to identify conservative stakeholders as a significant obstacle Less likely to have developed original innovations. 9

10. 10 Business Practice innovation constituted half of original innovations and featured strongly in the identification of ‘most important adoptions’ One quarter of respondents used staff-related strategies to maximise innovation benefits Business Practice innovation constituted half of original innovations and featured strongly in the identification of ‘most important adoptions’ One quarter of respondents used staff-related strategies to maximise innovation benefits People Matter 10

11. 11 Growing Innovation Leadership Diffuse knowledge about the benefits of innovation Respond to public sector opportunities for improvement Empower our greatest asset - people 11

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