{"id":16622,"date":"2021-02-01T19:57:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T19:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationaus.com\/?p=15983"},"modified":"2021-02-01T19:57:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T19:57:55","slug":"husic-on-industrial-policy-in-the-post-covid-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/02\/01\/husic-on-industrial-policy-in-the-post-covid-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Husic on industrial policy in the post-COVID era"},"content":{"rendered":"
When Labor leader Anthony <\/strong>Albanese gave his new Industry and Innovation spokesman Ed Husic his marching orders ahead of the shadow cabinet reshuffle last week, the heavy emphasis was on job creation.<\/p>\n That\u2019s the Industry portfolio in a nutshell. Building the policy frameworks and support structures that enable local industry growth. That means job creation now and seeking out a better understanding of emerging industries in order to lay a platform for job creation in the future.<\/p>\n Governments have a role to play in steering industrial development to areas of strategic need or opportunity, and in fostering the growth of local industry through both capability development and capacity building.<\/p>\n