Industry, science and resources portfolio

OUTCOME 2 — RESOURCING

Table 2.1.2 shows how the 2001-02 appropriations translate to total resourcing for outcome 2 including administered expenses, revenue from government (appropriation), revenue from other sources, and the total price of outputs. Cell references C2, E2 and I2 show the links back to Table 1.1, the Appropriations Table.

Table 2.1.2: Total resources for outcome 2 ($’000)

Estimated		Budget
actual		estimate
2000-01		2001-02
$'000		$'000
Administered appropriations
Industry Innovation Program	146,092	144,647
COMET	9,000	16,150
Technology Diffusion Program	19,946	16,968
Shipbuilding Innovation Scheme	9,474	10,097
Biotechnology Innovation Fund	0	4,500
Competitive Pre-Seed Fund	0	5,880
World Class Centres of Excellence	0	1,000
Cooperative Research Centres	139,847	142,513
Major National Research Facilities	4,928	3,517
Total administered appropriations
Departmental appropriations
Output 2.1 Strategic Science and Innovation Leadership	8,000	13,174
Output 2.2 Policy Development & Implementation	6,373	6,872
Output 2.3 Program Design and Management	31,438	44,842
Output 2.4 Scientific Business Services1	46,369	51,522
Total revenue from government (appropriations)	92,180	(C2) 116,410
contributing to price of departmental outputs
Revenue from other sources2
Output 2.4 Scientific Business Services	25,817	23,204
Total revenue from other sources	25,817	23,204
Total price of departmental outputs	117,997	(E2) 139,614
(Total revenue from Government and from other sources)
Total estimated resourcing for outcome 2	447,284	484,886
(Total price of outputs and admin expenses)

¹ For the Department of Industry, Science and Resources this includes credits to the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories (AGAL) account and the Australian Survey and Land Information Group (AUSLIG) account. ² see Appendix 1

2000-01 2001-02 Average staffing level (number) 729

OUTCOME 2 — CONTRIBUTION OF OUTPUTS

Australia has a diverse, pluralistic and decentralised science, technology and innovation system. In this context, the Government’s policy approach is to create the conditions to foster innovation and to focus on current deficiencies in the science and innovation system. These include the need to:

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  increase the level of business research and development and of innovation in industry;
  
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  improve commercialisation of research;
  
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  further build international science and innovation linkages; and
  
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  improve the uptake of leading-edge technology.
  

The outputs to achieve outcome 2 are described in Table 2.2.2, which provides information on the strategies chosen to deliver outcome 2 and shows the links between the outputs and the outcome.

Table 2.2.2: Performance information for outcome 2

Effectiveness - Overall achievement of the outcome - (Measures, indicators and targets

used as appropriate)

Research and Development

Intellectual Property Science Information Access

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  Trend in business expenditure on research and development
  
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  Trends in international science and technology collaboration
  
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  Trends in the IR&D Board programs including: y number of registrants for tax concession y demand for start grants and loans and y take-up of IIF and COMET
  
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  Trends in number of patents granted for Australian inventions, both in Australia and overseas
  
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  Trends in worldwide citations of Australian research in the peer-reviewed scientific literature
  
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  Increased industry and community access to scientific information