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Our publications

Our reports tackle complex economic, environmental, and social challenges, providing evidence-based advice to drive innovation and economic opportunity in New South Wales.

Current research

We highlight innovation trends to help guide policy and program development.  

Explore our current research below:

The second Accelerating NSW report, supported by Investment NSW, presents an analysis of CAISH-focused data from the 2023 Startup Muster survey of the Australian startup ecosystem.
This report explores New South Wales’s ecosystem of coworking spaces, accelerators, incubators, and startup hubs and outlines how policymakers and partners in the innovation ecosystem can more robustly measure the impact of these entities on the wider economy.
Community workspace
This report explores New South Wales’s ecosystem of coworking spaces, accelerators, incubators, and startup hubs and outlines how policymakers and partners in the innovation ecosystem can more robustly measure the impact of these entities on the wider economy.
This report, in collaboration with the NSW Productivity Commission, takes a deep dive into how emerging technologies could enhance productivity and improve economic growth in New South Wales.
This cutting-edge guide looks at the important role that anchor tenants play in global innovation precincts and what it means for New South Wales.
This report explores how to attract global talent to help boost the New South Wales' economic prosperity.
This series provides new evidence and insights on the long-term implications of remote and hybrid working in New South Wales.
This report explores the challenges faced by businesses in accessing government services in New South Wales.
This reports examines the opportunities and challenges that arise when small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) collaborate with research organisations.
Innovation Precinct
This report looks at what makes a successful innovation precinct around the world.
Our unique scorecards provide a snapshot of the state's innovation and productivity performance.
This report explores the importance of the innovation economy and how international governments are supporting its growth.
This report examines the environmental goods and services (EGS) sector in NSW.
This report investigates different business sizes in the NSW economy.

Upcoming program of work

View our upcoming program of work.

Annual Reports

2022

Our 2022 Annual ReportDownload File (PDF) 7.1 MB outlines the NSW Innovation and Productivity Council’s achievements in 2022, providing an overview of recent publications and how they are influencing NSW Government policy and programs.

2021

Our 2021  Annual ReportDownload File (PDF) 7.5 MB showcases the NSW Innovation and Productivity Council’s publications prior to 2022, their policy impact and the 2022 work plan.

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