CRIC is breaking ground in the areas of regional innovation and competitiveness. Current research areas include:

• Demand management in the water industry
• Development of community capacity and relational capital
• Clustering in a regional context
• Regional SMEs: Are they different?
• Impact of e-commerce on the competitiveness of regional enterprises and organisations
• Wine and Regional Tourism: Strengthening Complementarity
• Beyond startup: SME Growth Through Replication
• Public program evaluation

The research is organised within a conceptual framework which includes:

• The core processes in development; innovation, leadership, collaboration and connectivity.
• Place and environment influencing enterprise and community strategies.
• Outcomes in terms of global/local competitiveness and the development of knowledge and relational capital.

CRIC pursues its mission by undertaking research which focuses on:

• Innovation and enterprise
• Technology and social change
• Collaboration and connectivity
• Diffusion of knowledge
• Capital flows
• Appropriate regional contexts

CRIC Seminar Series 2007
The 2007 CRIC seminar series is combined with the School of Business seminar program. A program of presenters, dates and venues is available. Click here for details of presentations in 2007.

Cluster Conference Proceedings
For Proceedings from the 2005 CRIC Cluster Conference click here.