Key reports & roadmaps

Finding reliable information about innovation can be challenging.
Here we compile the key reports that have underpinned innovation in Australia and internationally.
If you know of any key reports that are missing from our list, please contact us.

Australian innovation reports

Australian Universities Accord Review – Interim Report 2023

Australian Research Council Independent Review – Final Report 2023

National Reconstruction Fund Priorities 2022

SME enablers and barriers to industry-research collaborations – CSIRO and RMIT 2021

Roadmaps

National AI Plan (Dec 2025)

Statement on the Pathway to Diversity in STEM Review

The statement outlines broad actions that are improving opportunities for all Australians to learn, work and engage in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

Western Australia’s 10-Year Science and Technology Plan 2025—2035

Outlines a strategic vision to enhance WA’s scientific and technological capabilities over 10 years from 2025 to 2035.

The 2026 Skills Horizon

WA’s 10-Year Science and Technology Plan (Dec 2024)

Outlines a strategic vision to enhance WA’s scientific and technological capabilities from 2025 to 2035.

National Science Statement and National Science and Research Priorities (Aug 2024)

National Robotics Strategy (May 2024)

National Battery Strategy (May 2024)

Australia’s Critical Minerals List and Strategic Materials List – Dec 2023

Critical Minerals Strategy 2023-2030

Productivity Commission 5yr Inquiry into Innovation

International innovation reports

The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2025

A comprehensive analysis of the current state of startup ecosystems worldwide.

APEXE Nations Report 2024

Measures countries’ startup ecosystem potential and effectiveness.

OECD reports

Key innovation publications, data and indicators

Global Innovation Index 2023 report

European Innovation Scoreboard

Canadian Innovation Corporation Blueprint – 2023

AUTM – driving the innovation economy – Academic technology transfer in numbers 2022

Explained: What is the Global Innovation Index?

Video: A brief introduction to WIPO’s Global Innovation Index (GII).

US CHIPS and Science Act – $52bn Innovation funding 2022

UK Innovation Review 2022

Canadian Culture of Innovation Index 2021

Life sciences

Australia’s RNA Blueprint: Understanding our ribonucleic acid (RNA) potential

MTP Connect Reports (multiple)

Multitude of industry relevant reports in the LifeSciences sector.

Aust Govt Advanced Therapeutics Report 2023

AusBiotech Australian Biotechnology Industry Snapshot 2022

Ausbiotech Biotechnology Blueprint – decadal strategy 2022-32

A Survey of Workforce Skills and Capacity in the Medical Technology, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Digital Health (MTP) Sector