Economic security

This program examines the drivers of economic competition and the policy levers available to government, from economic measures that expand resource flows to those that restrict them, to build economic resilience and respond to strategic economic crisis.

What you will take away

• Insight into the drivers of geo-economic competition.
• Understand the tools of economic coercion and their impact on Australia.
• Evaluate Australia’s exposure in energy security, supply chain diversification  and critical minerals.
• Identify Australia’s emerging economic growth sectors and new frontiers of economic competition, including data, data centres and processing power.
• Case studies to pressure test your understanding of Australia’s next security risks.

Who should enrol?

This program is for officials who need to understand how economic security is shaping policy and decision making, the emerging threats and pressure points in the economic system and how they impact Australia. If your work touches any of the below, this is built for you:

• APS and EL officers across all portfolios, including policy, operational, regulatory and service delivery roles – where economic security increasingly underpins advice and decisions.
• DFAT, Defence and trade officials navigating export controls, supply chains and tech competition.
• NIC agencies and Defence personnel where economic security is reshaping tradecraft, autonomy and conflict.
• Officers contributing to national security, trade and industry policy, where economic security is reshaping both the risks and the response
• Regulators, integrity bodies and central agencies grappling with emerging technologies and standards.
• Nominated by managers as a capability-building investment for future leadership roles.