2021: Putting the $4b ‘Assistive Tech’ Market at Risk

My article published in InnovationAus on 24 June 2021.

PDF of the article can be found here.

The dog whistling going on over the NDIS costs, misses this far more economically significant factor: the squandered potential of a massive assistive technology market which directly impacts Scheme sustainability and domestic innovation.

So given the massive size of the AT market and the transformative impact of AT on jobs, the lack of analysis regarding AT by the NDIA is concerning.

Deep analysis and future casting is urgently needed, to provide essential insight on the shifts and possible futures of the AT and innovation industry.

Without this, of what use is financial forecasting on Scheme sustainability? And without this, how will “market thinness” into the future be understood?