The 精东视频 applauds the Australian Government鈥檚 commitment to a strategic examination of Australia鈥檚 research and development (R&D) system announced in the Federal Budget tonight.
Academy President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish, said the strategic examination is a welcome acknowledgement by the government that a stronger, more resilient nation cannot be built with a stagnant, siloed and atomised R&D system based on decades-old settings way past their use-by date.
鈥淭he Academy has been arguing the case for this long-overdue whole-of-sector analysis since 2018,鈥� Professor Jagadish said.
鈥淚t is a necessary precursor to the creation of a strategic roadmap that can direct R&D in Australia and reverse the 14-year decline in investment that has left Australia well below the OECD average, uncompetitive and ill-equipped to meet our national ambitions.
Investment in Australia鈥檚 science and research system is currently spread over , with multiple ministers and departments having key responsibilities.
鈥淎 strategic examination of Australia鈥檚 R&D system is the first step to align national effort across the whole of government, industry, universities and philanthropy to create an environment where investment is effective, strategic and scaled."
鈥淭he examination is cross-portfolio and cross-sectoral and is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create the necessary conditions for science and research to maximise its contribution to our national prosperity.
鈥淭he Academy looks forward to working closely with the government as it undertakes this important strategic examination,鈥� Professor Jagadish said.
The Academy earlier this month announced it is developing a 10-year plan to explore ways to ensure that Australia has the necessary scientific capability to meet an unpredictable future and consider how science needs to evolve to advance Australian interests locally and globally.
鈥淭he Academy鈥檚 10-year plan, to be published later this year, will be a complementary and independent input into the strategic examination announced in the Budget,鈥� Professor Jagadish said.
The Academy has published an interactive data report that provides a snapshot of the Australian Government鈥檚 science and research expenditure estimated in the Federal Budget. You can read about how science and research featured in the Federal Budget here.
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