Reports

Our reports are unique. They are developed by working with Institute staff, policymakers, industry and community, and academic experts. Learn more about our model here.

James Martin Institute2024-09-10T06:45:01+10:00

Policy Insights Paper

Recharging SME manufacturing: Opportunities for government to boost adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies

08 March 2024

Adopting Industry 4.0 technologies has wide-reaching benefits for NSW’s manufacturing sector, but SMEs often get left behind in their ability to benefit from them. This Policy Insights Paper, authored by Associate Professor Dilupa Nakandala from Western Sydney University, outlines key policy opportunities to enhance the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in NSW manufacturing.

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Lara Bate2024-09-10T09:11:24+10:00

Collaborative Project Report

Supporting Children and Families to Flourish

21 August 2024

A new pioneering report by JMI, the culmination of a project undertaken in close collaboration with the NSW Department of Communities and Justice and the Centre for Relational Care, articulates concrete steps to advance a course change on child protection in NSW.

Lara Bate2024-09-10T09:11:39+10:00

Collaborative Project Report

Australian Universities Accord: Proposals for a New Funding Model for Teaching and Scholarship

5 June 2024

In 2022, the Australian Government launched an ambitious process to develop the Australian Universities Accord to drive transformative reform of Australia’s higher education system. JMI was commissioned by the Australian Universities Accord Panel to help design a new funding model for Australian higher education teaching and scholarship. This report to the Panel reflects the calibrated outcomes of the process.

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James Martin Institute2024-05-06T09:43:14+10:00

Policy Insights Paper

Planning for the inclusion of families with children in apartments

08 March 2024

This Policy Inisghts Paper, written by Dr Sophie-May Kerr from the University of New South Wales, reveals key challenges that families confront in apartment living. It proposes eight detailed opportunities for reform, including greater government involvement in delivering suitable housing, improved policy and design, stronger regulation and compliance with best-practice design, support for retrofitting existing dwellings, and ensuring local neighbourhoods provide family-friendly amenities and infrastructure.

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Lara Bate2024-03-08T07:38:49+10:00

Policy Insights Paper

Building a more equitable future of work for women in NSW: Opportunities for government action

08 March 2024

In this JMI Policy Insights Paper, University of Sydney researchers Professor Elizabeth Hill, Professor Rae Cooper AO, Talara Lee and Dr Suneha Seetahul set out five key areas of government policy, operations and investment that can be leveraged to drive gender equality across the labour market in NSW.

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Lara Bate2024-01-16T09:02:37+10:00

Collaborative Project Report

Leadership for Responsible AI:
A Constructive Agenda for NSW

18 December 2023

This report outlines the forward-looking role that NSW policymakers could take to respond to the unprecedented development and use of AI.

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Lara Bate2024-02-26T12:40:25+10:00

Facial verification tech in NSW Digital Identity: New report unveils path to enhanced governance and training

Policy Insights Paper

Improving governance and training for the use of facial verification technology in NSW Digital ID

11 December 2023

The report, written by Professor Edward Santow, Sophie Farthing and Lauren Perry of the Human Technology Institute (HTI) at UTS, is the culmination of a major collaboration between HTI and the NSW Government, supported through a JMI Policy Challenge Grant. The report sets out how the Government can use law, governance and training to make its new digital identity system trustworthy.

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James Martin Institute2024-01-15T11:48:30+10:00

Collaborative Project Report

Local links and learning: resilience in regional, rural and remote schools

26 July 2023

This report looks at the impact that floods, drought, bushfires, animal plagues and other major disruptions, including COVID-19, have had on these schools and what can be done to build their resilience going forward.

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James Martin Institute2024-02-08T08:40:59+10:00

Policy Insights Paper

Sovereign Sustainability Reporting – NSW and Beyond

30 January 2023

The sustainability impact of government financial activities is of intensifying interest to financial market participants, regulators and communities. This ‘At a Glance’ report considers in brief, and a full accompanying report examines in depth, whether sovereigns should report on and disclose sustainability-related actions and if so, how.

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James Martin Institute2023-08-31T15:19:19+10:00

Collaborative Project Report

Reducing domestic violence reoffending

30 November 2022

Domestic and family violence continues to be a problem of epidemic proportions in Australia. It affects people of all ages and backgrounds, but especially women and children. Against this backdrop, the James Martin Institute for Public Policy published a summary report on ‘Reducing domestic violence reoffending’ – the result of a collaborative project with the NSW Government in 2022.

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