17D
Increase awareness among creative industries of Austrade’s global landing pads to support innovation in exports.
Agreed
Recommendations
The recommendations come from industry leaders representing various services sub-sectors. They identified 72 recommendations under three key pillars. The Action Plan organises the recommendations under five strategic outcomes that reflect the broader interests of Australia’s services sector.
Industry
recommendations
recommendations
Description
Government response
Related Action/s
17E
Government to implement fit for purpose capital injection to support digital transformation in services.
Agreed-in-principle
17F
The Government should extend grant limits and raise the revenue threshold of the Export Markets Development Grant (EMDG) scheme to support established firms enter new and challenging markets overseas.
Not agreed
No action
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17G
Consider whether Export Finance Australia’s role linking Australian suppliers to projects it finances could be further enhanced and optimised to create more opportunities for Australian firms.
Agreed
18A
Support the removal of unintended barriers to services by continuing the arrangement that allow Australians to access Medicare-subsidised telehealth services past September 2020.
Agreed
18B
The Australian Government to prioritise broad-based reform of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) to remove barriers to delivering health services through digital and connected platforms.
Agreed-in-principle
18C
Establish a regulatory sandbox that allows health services firms to offer low-risk health services and digital tools to controlled markets; providing an early market test for safety, efficacy, economics and enabling pre-market surveillance for regulators.
Not agreed
No action
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18D
Australian Government to work with universities, research institutions, the health sector and State and Territory Governments to establish a new ‘health innovation hub’ in a number of physical locations to attract investment and boost collaboration and innovation.
Noted
18E
Australian Government to facilitate access for health services to capacity building funds through the Australian Aid Program and other international funding streams.
Agreed-in-principle
19A
Government supports accelerators, incubators and other cluster development initiatives for services sectors, including in regional centres.
Agreed
19B
Government assist industry to identify and accelerate the adoption of innovations in online service delivery.
Agreed-in-principle
19C
Government support industry develop tools to manage added liability from higher risks associated with digital rather than face-to-face transactions.
Agreed-in-principle