CSIRO chief wants a ‘strategic middle ground’ on research


Brandon How
Reporter

The solution to Australia’s innovation struggles lies in a “strategic middle ground,” between large-scale moonshot missions and spreading limited resources too thin across a multitude of sub-scale programs, according to CSIRO chief executive Dr Doug Hilton, who says the current “Hunger Games” funding system needs to change.

As another review of Australia’s research and development system gets underway, Dr Hilton on Wednesday proposed a fundamental shakeup, calling for a shift …

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