{"id":468,"date":"2022-07-27T12:19:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T02:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/aiti\/?p=468"},"modified":"2022-07-27T12:26:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T02:56:52","slug":"pandemic-highlights-the-importance-of-sovereign-capability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/aiti\/2022\/07\/27\/pandemic-highlights-the-importance-of-sovereign-capability\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic highlights the importance of Aus sovereign capability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The disruption of global supply chains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of sovereign capability and self-sufficiency built from domestic manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hamish Gamble,\u00a0 Senior Project Officer &#8211; Sovereign Capability at the Australian Industrial Transformation Institute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/adelaide\/programs\/mornings\/mornings\/13982020\">spoke with David Bevan on ABC Radio Adelaide<\/a> (beginning 1:03:00) about the importance of building Australia&#8217;s sovereign capability.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The pandemic revealed that Australia\u2019s industrial base is limited in its capacity to supply essential products.\u00a0 This is a result of a diminishing focus on\u00a0industrial policy, which has led to Australia\u2019s deindustrialisation, and over-reliance on bulk export of raw commodities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The importance of industrial policy is now recognised as a way to help address societal challenges such as climate change, inequality, and social inclusion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) is a substantive industrial policy initiative which identifies the need for reindustrialisation, and prioritises key sectors, but more can be done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">A policy environment should be created which encourages industry\u00a0collaboration in the national interest. 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