TechnologyInnovationPrint articleOpinionThe six reasons Australia must change to save its future economyThe country is plummeting in the global rankings of innovative nations and risks becoming a low-paid, services economy unless it reconsiders investment in deep tech.Sally-Ann WilliamsColumnistJan 30, 2023 – 11.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginAustralia must urgently address its freefall down the global Economic Complexity Scale, from a high of 26th globally to our current abysmal 91st position.Otherwise, we risk becoming a low-paid, services economy and supplier only of primary or simple products to the rest of the innovating world.Loading...Sally-Ann Williams is the CEO of deep tech incubator Cicada InnovationsSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreInnovationOpinionCochlearResearchLatest In TechnologyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In TechnologyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobPaul SmithThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCMonica Lewinsky might be the most influential feminist in 30 yearsBOSS Financial ReviewThe 3 traits that stand out among this year’s BOSS Young ExecutivesSally PattenHow this elite child gymnast leapt to the top of SportsbetWhat 18-hour days on a farm taught this NAB exec about bankingLife & LeisureThe secret to Oroton’s $123m turnaround successJessica BeresfordMaison Balzac glassware and bendy candlesticks to light up your homeStep inside this modernist penthouse with 360-degree viewsRich ListRich Lister Walker family donate millions to Sydney cancer centreYolanda RedrupThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jailFortescue near settlement with US tycoon after energy deal bust-up