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CEDA's annual Big Issues project pulls together the views of CEDA’s members and a panel of economic and industry experts.



CEDA's Big Issues project

CEDA's Big Issues project aims to identify and prioritise the challenges facing Australian business over the next 10 years.

The project has been developed in partnership with CEDA board member and chair of our Research Committee, Phil Ruthven, who has generously provided the resources of IBISWorld.

Each year, we ask CEDA members to rank selected issues according to their potential to affect Australian economic development.  

Responses are then aggregated and sent to IBISWorld for analysis.

Once a clear list of issues is identified, CEDA convenes a roundtable to come up with clear policy solutions to the top issues.

Member participation is of critical importance to the success of this project.

Not only will our members have the opportunity to influence the future research and event agenda of CEDA, they have the opportunity to influence prioritisation of the policy agenda at the highest level.

2009 Big Issues

The 2009 Big Issues survey was conducted during October 2009. Following the completion of the survey and an initial analysis, CEDA convened a roundtable on 25 November 2009, with our Research and Policy Council, reviewing the issues and policy options. 

We are also working with media partners in order to facilitate broader discussion of the results - both the survey results and the policy solutions suggested by the CEDA Research and Policy Council. This will be released in the national press over the summer holiday season and will serve as an important reference point for policy makers and business executives.