Our purpose
Our purpose is to support sustainable economic growth by assisting South Australian industries and businesses to succeed in a local and global environment.
Our objectives are to:
- Grow creative, innovative and productive industries and businesses
- Improve the state’s industrial capability and capacity
- Develop a high performing research and innovation system
- Support industry to get the skilled workforce it needs
- A high performing, collaborative, agile and innovative organisational culture
When we achieve our objectives, we will delivery state-wide priorities including:
- A comprehensive Roadmap to transition our state to a green economy and to maximise the economic benefit
- An Action Plan and Strategy for the state’s manufacturing sector, developing, and growing globally competitive businesses
- A Small Business Strategy to support capability building and growth
- Workforce development plans to support the hydrogen and defence industries, including targeted regional development and growth
- Programs to support skilled migration and attracting global talent
- Responsibility for creative industries and its broad ecosystem, with a mandate to increase contribution to
- South Australia’s cultural diversity, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and technological advancement.
Our responsibilities
Our portfolio responsibilities are to:
- grow creative, innovative and productive industries and businesses
- improve the state’s industrial capability and capacity
- develop a high performing research and innovation system
- support industry to get the skilled workforce it needs
- a high performing, collaborative, agile and innovative organisational culture.