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March 19th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The South Australian government has been urged to proactively support the manufacturing sector or risk the state’s long-term wellbeing.
Former Thinker in Residence Goran Roos has presented his final report on the future of manufacturing to the SA government and has called for investment in manufacturing education and infrastructure.
And he wants the government to encourage innovation in the sector.
He has warned against the state relying solely on the mining boom, saying it could be over earlier than expected.
“It is essential that the exploitation of resources is complemented with associated manufacturing industry support,” Prof Roos said.
“The countries that have recovered best from the global financial crisis are all based around high value-added, export-oriented manufacturing.”
Welcoming the report, Premier Jay Weatherill said the government would seize every opportunity to help the state’s industries evolve into the advanced manufacturing sector that would underpin their future strength.
“We can build on our huge advances in defence and clean technology over the past decade and importantly use the massive expansion of our mining industry to grow advanced manufacturing to be a sector that offers secure and fulfilling work to many South Australians,” the premier said.
In response to the report, the government has prepared a manufacturing green paper and established an Advanced Manufacturing Council to be chaired by Prof Roos.
“In the second quarter of this year, we will release a manufacturing strategy as a result of the green paper consultation,” Mr Weatherill said.
Opposition industry spokesman Steven Marshall said South Australia’s manufacturing sector was currently under enormous pressure because of the strength of the Australian dollar.
He said the number of manufacturing jobs in SA had fallen by 10,000 since 2010 and it remained to be seen if the government’s actions would stem the tide.
“The manufacturing sector is too important to our economy and our people, representing in excess of 10 per cent of our state-wide employment,” Mr Marshall said.
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