2: DEPI Actions for Science Knowledge Translation Action Objective Outputs Primary Participants (high leverage, extensive or sustained gains) Developing Relationship & partnership Annual Fire Science seminar DEPI fire management – – research strengthening DEPI and presenting and discussing outcomes policy makers and – collaboration research providers engage in and aspirations for the future practitioners. regular dialogue both in (appreciative enquiry); and Research strengthening the research developing communication options institutions/individuals. program, sharing knowledge and with the audiences involved. contributing to management Joint development, testing and use, decision-making models. and improvement of program. Engagement & active involvement Complementary options: of research providers DEPI staff – and research providers create Forums. opportunities to discuss, debate, Workshops. and define the research, to shape delivery and manage the program. Embedding Meaningful context for research Recruitment of district, regional & Fire Division, L& F – Knowledge DEPI and research providers topical champions. Areas/Districts. respond increasingly well to the DEPI Fire Division/research providers DEPI, Universities of nuances of policy context and collaboration sessions. Melbourne, LaTrobe, management decision- making Deakin and Monash. frameworks or models, as well as Complementary options: demonstrate that they understand Learning conversations. and adapt to the various priorities for research development Professional development. between and within organisations. Other education. They respond empathetically and collaboratively in maximising the program’s efficacy. Interactive Building research capability & Individual research project DEPI Fire management – Knowledge capacity DEPI and research presentations. policy makers and – Sharing providers respond meaningfully practitioners. Fire Science Strategy and consider and adapt practices presentation/briefing. Research provider that translate knowledge. institutions/individuals. Complementary options: Presentations. Project briefings. Contact mapping. Passive Quality products DEPI and Audit DEPI fire research web page DEPI community. – Information research providers summarise, and the relevant part of Fireweb. Community & on-line and/or in print, the reports Support information on external stakeholder groups. for DEPI-sponsored research organisations’ websites. projects. They develop a suite of Government. audience-specific sheets’ to “fact Publish consistent high-quality reports Research encapsulate and transfer findings for projects. institutions/individuals. to a mainstream audience. Develop project-based fact sheets in English”. “plain Complementary options: Website. Report Series. Fact Sheets. Email bulletins.
2: DEPI Actions for Science Knowledge Translation Action Objective (high leverage, extensive or sustained gains) Outputs Primary Participants Developing research collaboration Relationship & partnership strengthening – DEPI and research providers engage in regular dialogue both in strengthening the research program, sharing knowledge and contributing to management decision-making models. Engagement & active involvement of research providers – DEPI staff and research providers create opportunities to discuss, debate, and define the research, to shape delivery and manage the program. Annual Fire Science seminar – presenting and discussing outcomes and aspirations for the future (appreciative enquiry); and developing communication options with the audiences involved. Joint development, testing and use, and improvement of program. Complementary options: Forums. Workshops. DEPI fire management – policy makers and practitioners. Research institutions/individuals. Embedding Knowledge Meaningful context for research – DEPI and research providers respond increasingly well to the nuances of policy context and management decision- making frameworks or models, as well as demonstrate that they understand and adapt to the various priorities for research development between and within organisations. They respond empathetically and collaboratively in maximising the program’s efficacy. Recruitment of district, regional & topical champions. DEPI Fire Division/research providers collaboration sessions. Complementary options: Learning conversations. Professional development. Other education. Fire Division, L& F Areas/Districts. DEPI, Universities of Melbourne, LaTrobe, Deakin and Monash. Interactive Knowledge Sharing Building research capability & capacity – DEPI and research providers respond meaningfully and consider and adapt practices that translate knowledge. Individual research project presentations. Fire Science Strategy presentation/briefing. Complementary options: Presentations. Project briefings. Contact mapping. DEPI Fire management – policy makers and practitioners. Research provider institutions/individuals. Passive Information Quality products – DEPI and research providers summarise, on-line and/or in print, the reports for DEPI-sponsored research projects. They develop a suite of audience-specific “fact sheets’ to encapsulate and transfer findings to a mainstream audience. Audit DEPI fire research web page and the relevant part of Fireweb. Support information on external organisations’ websites. Publish consistent high-quality reports for projects. Develop project-based fact sheets in “plain English”. Complementary options: Website. Report Series. Fact Sheets. Email bulletins. DEPI community. Community & stakeholder groups. Government. Research institutions/individuals.
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