ATSE Annual Review 2018-2019
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Annual Review 2018—2019 Our 2017-2020 Strategy Plan covers of electing 40 per cent of new Fellows We launched Shifting gears — Preparing eight important areas. Since strategy from industry and government will for a Transport Revolution in April is ultimately about directional change, need more focus in future years. 2019 at a Melbourne event hosted here I want to focus on three of our by the Committee for the Economic top priorities that are different from Membership isn’t the only area where Development of Australia. “business as usual”: we’re achieving results in diversity. The Science in Australia Gender The report generated substantial 1. amplifying impact Equity (SAGE) program, a partnership media and social media coverage and 2. diversity and inclusion between ATSE and the Academy of subsequent opportunities to present its 3. preparing Australia for a future of Science, awarded the first Athena recommendations to government and disruptive technological change. Swan Bronze Awards to a cohort of to transport-related conferences. Work Professor Hugh Bradlow FTSE institutions. And the Women in STEM has begun on the second report which The most contentious of these, Decadal Plan, another collaboration will examine the readiness of the health President amplifying impact, is still a work in with the Academy of Science, is services to adopt new technologies. progress. The brand refresh generated encouraging diversity and inclusion a lot of debate, and has since been across STEM sectors. I would like to thank the many finessed to encompass a range of Fellows who have made invaluable Fellows views. ATSE’s brand now We’re also proud of our Industry contributions this year — whether balances our rich, ongoing history Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) as Board members, members of with a bold visual identity and a initiative, which breaks down barriers Assembly or Division committees, 21st century web presence. between industry and academia by Forum leaders or contributors, or as equipping post graduate students members of Expert Working Groups This ongoing process has generated with the knowledge, skills and like the technology readiness group. the most engagement across the connections for industry careers. Fellowship I’ve seen in my 28 years The number of mentees participating Finally, I must thank our CEO and her as a Fellow. We have also made in IMNIS increased from 407 in June team. It is particularly important that massive strides in our communications 2018 to 642 in June 2019. we recognise the role played by our over 2018-2019. In particular, CEO, Dr Margaret Hartley FTSE, who we significantly improved our In terms of the third challenge, is leaving us at the end of 2019. media presence. technology readiness, we’re developing a roadmap to help industries In leading the Academy over the We can also be proud of our integrate emerging tech to Australia’s past 11 years, Margaret has shaped achievements in Diversity and Inclusion. advantage. This Learned Academies the organisation into a professional Forty-four per cent of our 2018 new Special Project (LASP) is funded by enterprise and has put us in good Fellows were women, a huge stride the Australian Research Council. shape both financially and in terms towards our goal of an equal of our contribution to society. CONTENTS gender balance among new Fellows The first of our three reports for this by 2025. That said, our missed goal project is on the transport sector. We wish her all the best for her future. 2 The year in review 4 Evidence based policy research — Transforming Transport 6 Connecting with government — Informing decision makers 8 Sustained research and action The year in review — Policy and submissions 10 Addressing the gender imbalance in STEM — Diversity & Inclusion 12 Equipping a technically literate The Academy had a fruitful year, exploring the big issues future workforce — STEM education to provide practical advice for policy and decision-makers. 14 Enhancing industry & researcher engagement through mentoring Focusing on topics in line with our our Diversity and Inclusion Policy. In November 2018 we launched a — IMNIS Strategy Plan 2017—2020, the In 2018, 44 per cent of new Fellows new public-facing website, with a 16 Connecting globally for the benefit Academy published two major reports were women — above the short-term fresh look and enhanced content. of Australia — Global Connections on technology readiness in the 40 per cent target and approaching Our public newsletter, #TechKnow, transport sector, and on digital our target of 50 per cent by 2025. and our growing podcast library are 18 Championing technological sciences, futures along with four position also contributing to taking Fellows’ engineering and innovation Dr Margaret Hartley FTSE statements and one action statement. We once again delivered unconscious expertise and insights to a wider — Celebrating excellence Chief Executive Officer bias training to all members of the public audience. During the reporting year, the Academy Board and Assembly, as well as to 22 Our Fellows made 10 formal submissions to staff. This year, we achieved another This reporting year has seen the — Achievements government inquiries, drawing on milestone, electing our first female Academy strengthen its position the expertise of Forum leaders and Foreign Fellow, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on a number of fronts, including 23 Vale the broader Fellowship. FTSE, Chairperson and Managing another solid financial performance Director of Biocon Limited (India). that enables us to undertake the 24 Strengthening engagement with Fellows continued to be involved policy development work which our Fellowship — Division activity across the Academy’s work, directly Our commitment to international drives our mission. contributing to policy and international engagement is as strong as ever, 25 Impact projects, committees, working groups including our stewardship of the Global I take this opportunity to thank 26 A 21st century learned academy or Forums, and Division activities. Connections Fund, our membership of the Board and its committees, the — Key people I thank them for their generous gift of CAETS (now with a Board position), the Fellows and staff, without whom time and expertise to the Academy. exchange program we ran with China, none of this would have been possible. 28 The Academy at work 2018-2019 and our ongoing engagement with our I’m enormously proud that we are sister academies in Germany, China, It has been an honour to serve as CEO 30 Financial Summary making progress in delivering on Japan, South Korea, UK and NZ. of the Academy for the past 11 years. 2 3 ANNUAL REVIEW 2018 – 2019 ANNUAL REVIEW 2018 – 2019 EVIDENCE BASED POLICY RESEARCH POLICY BASED EVIDENCE Transforming Read the report online transport atse.org.au/transport Evidence-based policy research is at the heart of the Academy’s mission. That’s why we produced the report Shifting Gears — Our transport video reached more than 35,000 people on Twitter & LinkedIn. It also Preparing for Australia’s Transport Revolution. featured on the NewsCorp site which increased the reach exponentially. Other Technology change, globalisation and IMPACT media coverage included demographics will create a set of major articles in The Advertiser and opportunities and challenges for Australian The report was launched at an event the Sydney Morning Herald. business and society. Australia will require hosted by the Melbourne branch an inspirational policy vision to remain a of the Committee for Economic leading society and economy by the end of the next decade. Development of Australia (CEDA), in front of dozens of industry, That is why understanding Australia’s readiness to adopt and adapt new technologies, and research and government leaders. making recommendations about how to do so, is central to the Academy’s strategy. As a consequence, the Academy published a major report identifying sustainability and climate change, productivity and health as the three key challenges that will need to be addressed within the transport sector over the next decade. Specifically, the transport sector will need to lower emissions, improve the efficient movement of people and freight and reduce transport-related deaths and serious injuries. The deployment of connected and autonomous vehicles, low and zero-emission vehicles, high-frequency mass transport and intelligent transport systems are potential solutions to Media coverage of the report included a these challenges. front-page story in The Advertiser (Adelaide) and online coverage throughout News Corp’s The report is a result of the Academy undertaking metropolitan network. a major three-year (2018–2020) Australian Research Council Learned Academies Special The Sydney Morning Herald published an Projects-funded research project to examine the opinion piece by the Academy President, which readiness of different Australian industry sectors was reprinted in other Nine (formerly Fairfax) to develop, adapt and adopt new and emerging papers and carried online throughout Nine’s technologies, with a horizon out to 2030. metropolitan network. The transport sector is the first industry sector The Executive Director, Policy, was interviewed to be examined by the project. Work has begun on Sky TV news. on the second sector, health. A 45-second video was published by the Academy on Twitter and LinkedIn, where it reached 35,000 people. Tens of thousands more viewed it on News Corp sites. 4 5 ANNUAL REVIEW 2018 – 2019 ANNUAL REVIEW 2018 – 2019 CONNECTING WITH GOVERNMENT