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The Australian Government's Innovation Report 2005 06 The Australian Government’s Innovation Report REAL RESULTS | REAL JOBS PRIME MINISTER’S FOREWORD Th e Australian Government is committed to the future prosperity of our nation and to fostering and improving our record of innovation. It is only through a world-class education and skills development system, and access to the best ideas and technology in the world, that we can grow our economic prosperity and nurture the capacity of our people to innovate and to develop new ideas. Backing Australia’s Ability and Backing Australia’s Ability – Building Our Future through Science and Innovation is providing a record $8.3 billion 10 year commitment to our innovation system. Th e strategy focuses on strengthening Australia’s ability to generate ideas and undertake research, accelerating the commercial application of these ideas, and developing and retaining Australian skills. It includes incentives such as increased tax concessions for R&D, and support for commercialising scientifi c research and innovative ideas. Th e Australian Government’s Innovation Report 2005-06 highlights the achievements being made by government, industry and the research sector working together to produce economic and social benefi ts. It also demonstrates how a whole-of-government approach, together with consultation with industry and researchers, is critical to the success of Australia’s innovation strategy. By supporting the creation, development and implementation of new ideas through Backing Australia’s Ability, we can ensure Australian enterprises can continue to turn good ideas into more jobs and greater economic prosperity for Australia. John Howard Prime Minister’s Foreword i ii Backing Australia’s Ability CONTENTS Prime Minister’s Foreword i Contents iii Tables vi List of abbreviations vii Executive summary 1 Chapter one: Initiatives for a dynamic national innovation system 5 Part one – Strengthening our ability to generate ideas and undertake research 5 Government research agencies 6 Australian Antarctic Division 8 Australian Biological Resources Study 9 Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 9 Australian Institute of Marine Science 10 Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation 12 Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre 13 Commonwealth Scientifi c and Industrial Research Organisation 15 Defence Science and Technology Organisation 18 Geoscience Australia 20 National Measurement Institute 21 The business sector 22 Commercial Ready 24 Industry Cooperative Innovation Programme 24 R&D Start 24 R&D Tax Concession 25 The Rural Research and Development Corporations and Companies 27 Food Centres of Excellence 28 Food Innovation Grants Programme 29 ICT Centre of Excellence, National ICT Australia 29 The research sector 30 Australian Research Council 31 The National Competitive Grants Programme 32 Research Infrastructure Block Grants Scheme 33 Institutional Grants Scheme 33 Contents iii Health and medical research 33 National Health and Medical Research Council 34 Major research infrastructure 35 National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy 35 Health and Medical Research – Independent Research Institute Infrastructure Scheme 36 Major National Research Facilities Programme 36 Systemic Infrastructure Initiative 37 Philanthropy 38 Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership 38 Science and innovation in foreign aid 38 Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 38 Part two – Accelerating the commercial application of ideas 39 Facilitating commercialisation 39 Venture Capital Regime 39 Biotechnology World Class Centre of Excellence (The Australian Stem Cell Centre) 40 National Biotechnology Strategy 41 Pooled Development Funds 42 Innovation Investment Fund 43 Pre-Seed Fund 43 Renewable Energy Equity Fund 43 Renewable Energy Development Initiative 44 Research to investment ready stage 44 Commercialising Emerging Technologies 45 Biotechnology Innovation Fund 46 Building on IT Strengths – comprising the Advanced Networks Programme, the BITS Incubator Programme and the Intelligent Island Programme 47 Commercial Ready 48 Encouraging companies to innovate 48 Industry Cooperative Innovation Programme 48 Innovation Access Programme – Industry 49 Information Technology Online Programme 50 Pharmaceuticals Partnerships Programme 51 New Industries Development Programme 52 Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Scheme 53 Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme Motor Vehicle Producer Research and Development Scheme 53 Renewable Energy Commercialisation Programme 53 Greenhouse Gas Abatement Programme 54 Building links to facilitate commercialisation 55 Cooperative Research Centres Programme 56 Intellectual Property 57 International Science Linkages 59 iv Backing Australia’s Ability Part three – Developing and retaining Australian skills 59 Schools 59 Fostering Scientifi c, Mathematical and Technological Skills in Government Schools 60 The Le@rning Federation: Schools Online Curriculum Content Initiative 61 National Youth Science Forum 62 The Smart Olympiads 63 Physics, biology and chemistry 63 Mathematics and informatics 64 Higher education 64 2 000 Additional Targeted University Places 65 Research Training Scheme 66 Regional Protection Fund 66 Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme (now Higher Education Loan Programme) 66 Australian Postgraduate Awards Programme 66 Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships 67 Gaining and retaining skills 67 Federation Fellowships 68 Skilled Immigration 68 Fostering entrepreneurship and awareness of science and innovation 69 National Innovation Awareness Strategy (NIAS) 69 NIAS – Science Connections Programme 69 NIAS – Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources 70 Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre 71 Questacon Smart Moves 71 Chapter two: National Research Priorities 73 Priority – An Environmentally Sustainable Australia 73 Goal: Water – a critical resource 73 Goal: Transforming existing industries 75 Goal: Overcoming soil loss, salinity and acidity 76 Goal: Reducing and capturing emissions in transport and energy generation 77 Goal: Sustainable use of Australia’s biodiversity 78 Goal: Developing deep earth resources 80 Goal: Responding to climate change and variability 81 Priority – Promoting and maintaining good health 82 Goal: A healthy start to life 82 Goal: Ageing well, ageing productively 82 Goal: Preventive health care 83 Goal: Strengthening Australia’s social and economic fabric 84 Priority – Frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian industries 85 Goal: Breakthrough science 85 Goal: Frontier technologies 86 Goal: Advanced materials 86 Goal: Smart information use 87 Goal: Promoting an innovation culture and economy 88 Contents v Priority: Safeguarding Australia 89 Goal: Critical infrastructure 89 Goal: Understanding our region and the world 90 Goal: Protecting Australia from invasive diseases and pests 90 Goal: Protecting Australia from terrorism and crime 91 Goal: Transformational defence technologies 92 Chapter three: Informing the future 93 Key institutions 93 Australian Bureau of Statistics 93 Chief Scientist 94 Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council 94 Australian Biotechnology Advisory Council 95 Commonwealth, State and Territory Advisory Council on Innovation 95 The Industry Research and Development Board 96 Business/Industry/Higher Education Collaboration Council 96 National Innovation Council 97 Looking ahead 97 Backing Australia’s Ability Outcomes Framework 97 Research Quality Framework for Publicly Funded Research 97 Audit of Science, Engineering and Technology Skills 98 Venture Capital Review 98 Appendices 99 TABLES Table 1: Australia’s GERD as a share of GDP by source of funding – by OECD country, 2002 6 Table 2: Public sector expenditure as a percentage of GDP – by OECD country, 2002 7 Table 3: GOVERD as a percentage of GDP – by OECD country, 2002 7 Table 4: Australia’s business expenditure on R&D, 1981-82 to 2003-04 23 Table 5: BERD as a percentage of GDP – by OECD country, 2003 23 Table 6: Number of fi rms using the 125% R&D Tax Offset and 175% Premium 26 Table 7: HERD as a percentage of GDP – by OECD country, 2002 31 Table 8: Australian tertiary graduates in science and engineering, 1988 to 2003 64 Table 9: Australian PhD graduates in science and engineering, 1988 to 2003 65 Table 10: Net gains in scientists and engineers through migration – by selected occupation, 1999-2000 to 2003-04 68 vi Backing Australia’s Ability LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AAD Australian Antarctic Division ABARE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics ABRS Australian Biological Resources Study ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ACIS Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme AIATSIS Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies AIC Australian Institute of Criminology AIMS Australian Institute of Marine Science ANP Advanced Networks Programme ANSTO Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation APA Australian Postgraduate Awards AQIS Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service ARC Australian Research Council ASCC Australian Stem Cell Centre ASO Australian Science Olympiads BERD Business expenditure on research and development BIF Biotechnology Innovation Fund BITS Building on IT Strengths BMP Best management practices BMRC Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre BRS Bureau of Rural Sciences BTRE Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics COMET Commercialising
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