Tag: Strategic Examination of Research and Development

Kylie Walker to exit ATSE after 6 years as CEO

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Professor Kylie Walker will step down as chief executive of peak STEM sector body the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) in July after more than six...

Govt embarks on R&D reset with new council

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A new innovation council will lead the reset of Australia’s research and development system, after a landmark review warned coordination and scale had been lost across almost 200 government...

SERD response key to productivity fix, inquiry told

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Rapid reform of the research and development landscape and better-targeted uptake of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence are needed to boost Australia’s flatlining productivity rates, a Canberra inquiry has...

Science Meets Parliament now meets the economy

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Science and Technology Australia aims to drive commercialisation and productivity outcomes through closer connections between science and business with a new national leadership initiative to be unveiled at its...

SERD report is a wake-up call for industry: Opposition

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Shadow science minister Aaron Violi says the Strategic Examination of R&D report should be an industrial “wake-up call” for Australia, and demands action from a government that has deprioritised...

$20m CRC-P grants round for AI research opens

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government’s Cooperative Research Centre-Projects program has opened its latest round, offering up $20 million in grants for projects accelerating AI development and commercialisation. Round 19 of the...

‘At breaking point’: Research sector rallies around CSIRO

Posted on   |  by David Allen
CSIRO chief executive Doug Hilton has rejected claims decades of funding cuts and a growing corporate focus had transformed the national science agency into “a consultancy business”, during a...

SERD response nears as Ayres’ colleagues get a gander

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Robyn Denholm-chaired Strategic Examination of R&D (SERD) has been circulated among government MPs and senators and will be released “well ahead” of the May federal Budget. Industry and...

Gates-backed founder: Use SERD to scale biotech intelligence

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s subscale capabilities in developing new drugs will need smart policy and emerging tech to bridge the decade-long divide between medical research and commercialisation. That’s according to Dr Craig...