The value of craft skills to the future of manufacturing in Australia. This project aims to enhance the future of advanced manufacturing in Australia by mapping intersectional craft work within the Australian economy. Craft skills embedded and working in collaboration with industry are essential to innovation as Australia looks to develop high-end advanced manufacturing. This project will identify ways in which the skills of ‘making’ required to sustain and grow future manufacturing can be maint ....The value of craft skills to the future of manufacturing in Australia. This project aims to enhance the future of advanced manufacturing in Australia by mapping intersectional craft work within the Australian economy. Craft skills embedded and working in collaboration with industry are essential to innovation as Australia looks to develop high-end advanced manufacturing. This project will identify ways in which the skills of ‘making’ required to sustain and grow future manufacturing can be maintained and extended, supporting the survival and updating of current production; such skills will enable the kind of fertile ground out of which the innovation necessary for developing advanced manufacturing can grow.Read moreRead less
UNESCO and the making of global cultural policy. This project aims to influence global cultural policy and governance and the way 'actors' like UNESCO shape local policy and practice. Focusing on the global South, it will reveal complex connections between levels of governance, documenting and providing guidance on innovative policy approaches for dealing with major social, economic and development challenges. Outcomes will be compelling insights for cultural policy development and implementatio ....UNESCO and the making of global cultural policy. This project aims to influence global cultural policy and governance and the way 'actors' like UNESCO shape local policy and practice. Focusing on the global South, it will reveal complex connections between levels of governance, documenting and providing guidance on innovative policy approaches for dealing with major social, economic and development challenges. Outcomes will be compelling insights for cultural policy development and implementation, and a critical reshaping of global-local cultural dynamics to support sustainable and equitable development in the global South.Read moreRead less