Initiatives

My name is Vivianne Arnold, I’m the CEO of Franklin Phillips. We are an Asia Pacific Executive Search and Consulting company and we are deep into the fintech space. I have the pleasure of being the Chair of today’s event, Collaboration in Fintech. A lot of you are bankers here today and for you I […]

ASR has been closely involved in providing DFAT with professional services industry comment on the TPP. Issues such as Cross Border data flows, state owned enterprises, data storage and IP on pharma are key to better trade in services outcomes for Australia. Recently this was recognised in the media as the Minister moves towards finalising […]

The Australian Services Roundtable will be a key contributor to a new review by the Australian government into barriers to services exports. The review, announced recently by the Government, is aimed at identifying the barriers to services growth and boosting Australia’s services exports. It will focus on the education, financial services, health services, information technology, […]

The Minister for Trade and Investment, Andrew Robb, announced on 14 November 2014 that Australia will work towards accession to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). The GPA is a significant WTO plurilateral agreement which offers legally-binding access to government procurement markets estimated at USD1.7 trillion. The GPA has 43 members which will increase […]

ASR is pleased to announce the launch of an important new set of metrics to help measure and analyse the rate of progress of services sector innovation in the Australian economy. The new ASR Services Innovation Index (ASRIIx) is a joint development between ASR and acknowledged global innovation thought leader Dr. Ralph Kerle. For the first time it provides a […]

ASR has been a contributor to the following letter, which will be lodged by the Global Services Coalition (GSC) to all international trade ministers shortly. Dear Minister, It has been twenty years since the international rules of trade in services were negotiated as part of the Uruguay Round. The world has changed dramatically in the intervening […]

Media commentary has highlighted difficulties in implementing the Asian Century White Paper. Sure there are difficulties but the penalties for doing nothing are worse. It is time to get started on implementation. Some States are very unprepared and probably a COAG work program will be needed to get the necessary whole of government momentum. AMcC Letter to […]

Determinants of Competitiveness and Factors affecting Productivity in Services; presentation by Andrew McCredie and Prof Christopher Findlay, Services Trade – New Approaches for the 21st CenturyPECC–ADBI Conference; Chinese University of Hong Kong Thurs 2 June 2011 here