Overview
The Australian Government has commissioned a strategic examination of Australia’s research and development (R&D) system.
An independent expert panel leads the examination. They are exploring how Australia can encourage more home-grown ideas, more research, and more translation. This will lead to benefits and prosperity for all Australians for decades to come.
The expert panel has developed this discussion paper to inform and help develop advice.
The panel is considering opportunities in line with the Terms of Reference to:
maximise the value of existing investment in R&D
strengthen linkages between research and industry
support the achievement of national priorities
drive greater R&D investment by industry and boost innovation
uplift Australia’s overall R&D intensity.
They will also consider:
recent and ongoing reviews by Australian governments around our research, innovation and productivity performance
First Nations knowledge, knowledge systems and leadership.
We welcome input from anyone with an interest in Australia’s R&D system. Your feedback will inform potential strategies to optimise our R&D system.
Discussion paper
Updated 24 February: We uploaded a new version of the discussion paper. Figure 16 in the original paper has a data error in the OECD bar. We have corrected this error.
Strategic Examination of R&D: discussion paper [8MB PDF] [4.4MB DOCX]