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 MagazineVince Frost: ‘When everything is digital, print is premium’Sam BennettChanel is known for everything but watches. It shouldn’t beWhen Rich Listers want an architect, there’s one man they turn toBOSS Financial ReviewHow an introvert’s brand raked in $8m in salesRachael BoltonThis top exec knows how burnout feels. It led him to his dream jobOnly 3 women are on the Rich Bosses list. There might be a reasonLife & LeisureFill your diary with August’s best arts and entertainment eventsMichael BaileyGood news! 2025 is a Classic year for smartwatchesBentley throws out the rule book as it enters a new electric eraRich ListThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jailBrook TurnerFortescue near settlement with US tycoon after energy deal bust-upAustralia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealed