Malcolm is a thought leader and facilitator on city competitiveness and economic development through technology enabled innovation and entrepreneurship.
He is also a published researcher in the areas of national competitiveness, local innovation, hi-tech industrial clusters and international technology collaboration.
Malcolm Fraser holds an MBA from Southern Cross University, and is currently completing his PhD thesis on National Competitiveness, Local Innovation and Software Enabled Innovation Models.
He has been published in numerous academic and industry publications covering subject areas such as:
- Local Software Economy
- Hi-Tech Clusters
- IT Governance
- Software Business Management
- Software Entrepreneurship
Malcolm has also been involved in a number of industry-related Research Projects:
- ICT Clusters and Software Company Maturity Models, Agitavi Research Corporation Limited
- International Technology Collaborations, Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand.
- Road blocks to business success for Asia Pacific/East Europe ICT companies. New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Korea, India and China.
Conference presentations have included:
- The Creation and Growth of ICT-Based Industrial Clusters: The New Zealand Case, Australia New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, December 2004.
- Road blocks to business success for Asia Pacific/East Europe ICT companies: Microsoft Executive Briefings Singapore 2005 – 2006.
- The Role of Universities in Driving Growth in the Local Software Economy: Microsoft Academic Days, Middle East and Africa, April 2007
His work is showcased on Selected Works where you can review a collection of journal articles, consultancy and research reports, workshop presentations and other publications.
