Table 33 Australian Government research priorities and associated goals National Research Prioritiesa Frontier technologies for An environmentally Promoting and building and transforming Safeguarding Australia sustainable Australia maintaining good health Australian Industries A1: Water—a critical B1: A healthy start to C1: Breakthrough D1: Critical infrastructure resource life science D2: Understanding our A2: Transforming existing B2: Ageing well, ageing C2: Frontier technologies region and the world industries productively C3: Advanced materials D3: Protecting Australia A3: B3: Preventive from invasive C4: Smart information healthcare diseases and pests A4: Reducing and use capturing emissions B4: Strengthening D4: Protecting Australia C5: Promoting an in transport and social from terrorism and Australia’s innovation culture energy generation and economic fabric crime and economy A5: Sustainable use of D5: Transformational defence technologies Australia’s biodiversity A6: Developing deep earth resources A7: Responding to climate change and variability Rural R&D Priorities Supply chain Biosecurity Productivity and Natural resource Climate variability and markets Protect adding value management and climate change Better understand and Improve the Support effective Australia’s Build resilience to respond to domestic community, productivity and management of climate variability and international primary profitability of natural and adapt to and Australia’s market and consumer industries and existing industries resources to ensure mitigate the requirements and environment and support the primary industries are effects of climate improve the flow of from biosecurity development of both economically and change such information threats viable new environmentally through the supply industries sustainable chain, including to consumers Supporting the Rural R&D Priorities Innovation skills Technology Improve the skills to undertake research and apply its Promote the development of new and existing findings technology a On 21 June 2013, the Australian Government announced the Strategic Research Priorities, which will replace the National Research Priorities. Reporting against the National Research Priorities will conclude at the end of 2013–14.
Table 33 Australian Government research priorities and associated goals National Research Prioritiesa An environmentally sustainable Australia Promoting and maintaining good health Frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian Industries Safeguarding Australia A1: Water—a critical resource A2: Transforming existing industries A3: A4: Reducing and capturing emissions in transport and energy generation A5: Sustainable use of Australia’s biodiversity A6: Developing deep earth resources A7: Responding to climate change and variability B1: A healthy start to life B2: Ageing well, ageing productively B3: Preventive healthcare B4: Strengthening Australia’s social and economic fabric C1: Breakthrough science C2: Frontier technologies C3: Advanced materials C4: Smart information use C5: Promoting an innovation culture and economy D1: Critical infrastructure D2: Understanding our region and the world D3: Protecting Australia from invasive diseases and pests D4: Protecting Australia from terrorism and crime D5: Transformational defence technologies Rural R&D Priorities Productivity and adding value Improve the productivity and profitability of existing industries and support the development of viable new industries Supply chain and markets Better understand and respond to domestic and international market and consumer requirements and improve the flow of such information through the supply chain, including to consumers Natural resource management Support effective management of Australia’s natural resources to ensure primary industries are both economically and environmentally sustainable Climate variability and climate change Build resilience to climate variability and adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change Biosecurity Protect Australia’s community, primary industries and environment from biosecurity threats Supporting the Rural R&D Priorities Innovation skills Improve the skills to undertake research and apply its findings Technology Promote the development of new and existing technology a On 21 June 2013, the Australian Government announced the Strategic Research Priorities, which will replace the National Research Priorities. Reporting against the National Research Priorities will conclude at the end of 2013–14.
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