Innovation has always been one of the essential foundations of a strong, sustainable defence industry. Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper, Defence Industry Policy Statement (DIPS) and Defence Integrated Investment Program (DIIP) acknowledge the importance of successful Defence R&D and innovation to the nation’s defence industry and thus to Australian defence policy.
EX2 was set up by Dr Gregor Ferguson, a defence industry and innovation analyst and consultant, to make a useful contribution in Australia’s new and welcoming defence business environment.
EX2 helps innovators in Defence, the research sector and industry, and especially SMEs, by providing news and insight about innovation in Defence and adjacent sectors such as space, aerospace and resources.
What about Rumour Control?
Rumour Control helps Defence innovators and SMEs to understand the defence business environment, the defence customer and the process of innovating in a demanding high-technology marketplace with global competition. Specifically, Rumour Control advises on:
- Customer engagement methods and mechanisms
- Structuring defence innovation projects to maximise the chances of success
- Helping organisations and their leaders to unlock their innovation potential
See the Rumour Control capability statement here.
Gregor Ferguson writes, teaches, advises and runs a national program designed to encourage and reward innovators in the defence, aerospace and maritime domains in both industry and the research and academic communities.
View his bio here (PDF opens in new window).
Dr Gregor Ferguson, Ph.D, BA (Hons), MRAeS