THE AMC MANUFACTURING INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PROGRAM
BACKGROUND TO MITA
The AMC was designed as a gateway for manufacturing enterprises to access relevant technology.
Over five years the AMC has examined many technology transfer models.
For Australian manufacturing industry, the most effective uptake of new technologies comes from bringing industry groups together to identify needs and to develop their own solutions.
The AMC has tested its methodology based on industry groups to achieve broad implementation of technologies identified as key issues. Examples include:
AMC has taken a leadership role in regional industry compliance with the National Packaging Covenant
Developing a Waste Management Manual that addresses the needs of several industries (food, metals, timber products)
Working with a Pharmaceutical industry group to identify common supply needs and thus to reduce packaging costsThe AMC has identified a need for developing an ongoing strategy for disseminating awareness and use of its methodology throughout Australian industry.
the proposed outcome from the proposed AMC project should produce lasting improvements to a large number of manufacturing industry participants, who are currently impeded in their access to and use of innovation technology.
MITA MEETS SME INNOVATION NEEDS
MITA is the information and tools collated and selected from the wide-ranging AMC sources brought together to form a framework for manufacturing industry change
MITA creates the toolbox for AMC MITA facilitators to take to regions and to industry sector groups across Australia to achieve innovation, technology uptake and change.
MITA is different from what is already available because:
- It is focused on Australian manufacturer groups
- It is facilitated by the AMC network of manufacturing industry specialists - professionals who are experienced and highly skilled and "speak the language" of manufacturers in Australia
- It contains the improvements and solutions uncovered by manufacturers themselves operating as focus groups
- The improvements are disseminated across regions, industries and supply chains by AMC MITA facilitators
- It is dealing with industry, supply chain and regional groups not just one company at a time
The MITA structure for a national innovation access strategy involves three different industry groupings for which there are identifiable innovation and technology streams.
Three groups are selected to achieve the following objectives.
i) A Regional Access Innovation program that will allow regional groups of industries to work together in accessing innovative technologies that have industry-wide application or impact on their supply chain.
ii) A Technology Access program that will examine common innovation needs of many industries, in depth. A good example of this common need is packaging technology.
iii) A Supply Chain Innovation program that will illustrate how it can bring international manufacturing technology to produce innovation within the whole industry supply chain.
The strategic involvement of three industry groupings provides ongoing communications within the industry group and opportunities to broaden access and involvement.
· The Manufacturing Innovation Technology Access (MITA) program activity draws together all the experience, technology and Case Studies from the three industry groupings into an Innovation Technology Access system.· Based on the results from previous applications of its methodology the proposed MITA project should produce lasting improvements to a large number of manufacturing industry participants, who are currently impeded in their access to and use of innovation technology.
MITA has been funded from AusIndustry's Innovation Access Program - Industry, which provides grants for industry-led projects as part of its support for innovation, investment and international competitivesness of Australian Businesses.
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