SEQ Advanced Manufacturing SpecialisationsJoint Action Plan (JAP) Tracy Scott-Rimington

30 May 2014

Australasian ClusterConference

Sydney, May 30 2014SEQ Advanced Manufacturing Specialisations

Joint Action Plan (JAP)

BackgroundThe JAP is the result of a collaborative project undertaken in

by 7 RDAs from SEQ and RDA Northern Rivers NSW in 2012/13SEQ Regional Development Framework – reviewed Roadmaps

and policy from the 3 levels of government and identified common priority themes across SEQ and gaps in policy and action:

“The Future of SEQ’s Manufacturing Sectors identified as a A Priority”

Recent announcements regarding the state of Manufacturing in Australia have reinforced the SEQ community’s concerns

So what do we know about Manufacturing in SEQ?- Information patchy- Brisbane Marketing’s website

Manufacturing in Qld employs approx 187,000 Approx 18% GSP – mainly in SEQ

SEQ Employment by Industry; 2006 2016 2026

Retail 205,000 263,193 293,651 Prop & Bus 172,412 237,287 292,156 Construction 136,860 143,689 180,626 Manufacturing 128,248 158,003 166,821

NIEIR Economic and Employment Forecasts 2008(DSDIP & SEQ CoM - current study)

Contribution to exports

Importance of Manufacturing

• Manufacturing makes large direct and indirect contributions to national – and regional – output, employment, investment and innovation. It’s one of our largest employers.

• In particular it makes disproportionally large contributions to exports and R&D

• Manufacturing has strong linkages across the economy both as suppliers to and purchasers from other businesses. It also has strong linkages with associated services including applied research, engineering, industrial design, process improvement, client support and product stewardship. PM’s Manufacturing Taskforce, Report of Non Govt Members, Aug 2012

• A dynamic and thriving Australian manufacturing sector is critical to the long term health of the region and nation - Lose it at our PERIL!

“In Australia, business and government need to identify high- value niches such as aerospace or medical technology and then build

collaborative frameworks comprising both the companies

and financiers”

Brisbane Economic Series, Dec 2012

Multilevel government and agency cross regional; LGAs Economic Development Officers, CEOs -13

(Mayors) SEQ Council of Mayors Qld State Government Departments; State

Development; Innovation ; Trade & Investment ; Premiers

QMI Solutions AIG Commonwealth government; Industry,

Innovative Regions Centre, Austrade Manufacturing Skills Council Others; NICTA ; SIBA ; Chief Scientist etc

SEQrda.com

3. What data and information do we have? Contributions from around the table are summarised in the attachment. Data available is generally not readily accessible, is disaggregated and not specific to purpose. Efforts concentrated on harnessing the combined knowledge of participants to identify specialisations listed opposite.

4. Where to from here?

The SEQ Regional Development Initiative will culminate in the development of a Final Report and Consortia Delivery Strategy. We will seek your feedback on our recommendations. THANKYOU FOR COLLABORATING!

Sectors with Specialisations and Competitive Advantage:

Aviation, Aerospace & Defence

Medical Technologies

Food and Agrisciences

Software Development

Resources Technologies

Transport & Logistics

Clean Technologies

Creative Industries *‘Smart’ specialisations or niches’ have not been identified*It was noted that a world class strength in engineering expertise underpins many of the specialisations

GOAL

THANKYOU

Tracy Scott-RimingtonSEQ Regional Development Coordinator tracysr@rdabrisbane.org.au 0433346344