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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:

  1. Grow creative, innovative and productive industries and businesses
  2. Improve the state’s industrial capability and capacity
  3. Develop a high performing research and innovation system
  4. Support industry to get the skilled workforce it needs
  5. 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.