Radical change is needed – Productivity Commission

Radical change is needed – Productivity Commission
Productivity Commission chair Ganesh Nana. (Image: Supplied)
Jem Traylen
The Productivity Commission is calling on the government to be bolder and more focussed in the way it supports exporters to innovate and become world-class firms.In a report released on Monday, the commission said government initiatives such as industry transformation plans (ITPs) and national research priorities were underfunded, too “top-down” in the way they allocated resources and too disconnected from the industry.The report follows on from its 2021 inquiry, 'New Zealand firms: Reaching for the frontier', into the count...

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