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NEW PROGRAMS AND POLICY UPDATES FOR 2012 8
Research and skills 9
Business innovation 11
Links and collaboration 12
Public sector and social innovation 13
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE (AIMS) 15
Arafura Timor Research Facility (ATRF) 15
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies 15
Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program (MMP) 16
NERP Tropical Ecosystems (NERP TE) Hub 16
The Integrated Marine Observing System 16
Western Australia Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) 17
AIMS@JCU 17
AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION (ANSTO) 18
ANSTOs Graduate Development Program 18
Australian Environmental Radioactivity Measurement Centre 18
A new era for Australian biomedical research and imaging: The National Imaging Facility Research Cyclotron 19
BioGill 19
ANSTO Minerals and Rare Earths 20
Neutron research facilities 20
Research networks 20
Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering 21
Memoranda of Understanding 21
REVIEWS AND/OR EVALUATIONS 24
AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL (ARC) 25
Special Research Initiative for a Science of Learning Research Centre 25
Special research initiative for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researchers’ Network 25
Discovery Indigenous 25
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 26
Excellence in Research for Australia 26
Industrial Transformation Training Centres 28
Industrial Transformation Research Program 29
Special Research Initiative in Synchrotron Science 29
AUSTRALIAN WORKFORCE AND PRODUCTIVITY AGENCY 30
The National Workforce Development Fund (NWDF) 30
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION (CSIRO) 31
Flagship Collaboration Fund 31
CSIRO science outreach 32
Small to Medium Enterprise – Engagement Centre 32
Australian Growth Partnerships 33
Precincts 33
CSIRO Chile Centre of Excellence 34
Human Services Delivery Research Alliance 34
IP AUSTRALIA 36
Wallace and Gromit’s World of Invention Exhibition 36
Vocational Education and Training (VET) 36
Accountants 37
Improving the IP system 37
REVIEWS AND/OR EVALUATIONS 39
Collaborations between the Public and Private Sectors: The Role of Intellectual Property 39
Review of the Innovation Patent System 39
Review of the Designs System 40
AUSTRADE 41
Austrade’s work in innovation 41
NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (NHMRC) 43
NHMRC Partnerships for Better Health – Partnership Centres 43
Urgent call for research (UCR) - Hendra Virus 43
NHMRC – California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Collaborative Research Grants 44
NHMRC A*STAR joint call for research 45
Tripartite agreement with Canadian Institute of Health Research and Health Research Council of New Zealand 45
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) / Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) - Request for applications on Hypertension in Low and Middle Income Countries 46
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND FORESTRY (DAFF) 47
Securing a Clean Energy Future 47
DEPARTMENT OF BROADBAND, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY (DBCDE) 48
ICT Centre of Excellence Program 48
Business innovation 49
Links and collaboration 49
Public sector and social innovation 50
DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT 51
Smart Infrastructure Awards 51
An agreed national policy framework for intelligent transport systems in Australia 52
National Smart Managed Motorways Program 52
Liveable Cities program 53
DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY 54
Climate change science in Australia 54
Clean Energy Future plan 54
DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT, WATER, POPULATION AND COMMUNITIES (DSEWPaC) 56
Reef Rescue 56
Mobile apps for environmental information 57
Social media integration in stakeholder engagement for the Caring for our Country review 57
Working on Country and Indigenous Protected Areas National Cybertracker Project 58
Strategic assessments 59
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TERTIARY EDUCATION (DIISRTE) 60
Australian Space Research Program 60
Automotive Transformation Scheme 60
Business Online Services 60
Business.gov.au 61
Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program 62
Clean Technology Innovation Program 62
Clean Technology Investment Program 62
Clean Technology Program 62
Clothing and Household Textile (Building Innovative Capability) scheme 63
Collaborative Research Networks (CRN) program 63
Commercialisation Australia 63
Cooperative Research Centres Impact Study 64
Cooperative Research Centres program 67
CRC Star Award 2012 68
Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership Program 68
Focusing Australia’s Publicly Funded Research Review 68
Green Car Innovation Fund 69
IBM Research and Development Laboratory 69
Industry Innovation Councils 70
Innovation Investment Follow-on Fund 70
Innovation Investment Fund 71
Joint Research Engagement Grant – Engineering Cadetships 71
Mission-based compacts 72
New Air Combat Capability-Industry Support Program 73
Policy development on Australia’s use of satellites 73
Pooled Development Funds Program 73
Pre-seed Fund 74
R&D Tax Incentive 74
Sustainable Research Excellence 74
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Capability Program 75
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Small Business Program 75
The Research Workforce Strategy 75
The Steel Transformation Plan 76
Venture Capital Limited Partnership Program 77
Workforce Innovation Program 77
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY GOVERNMENT 78
Entrepreneur Development Fund 78
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT 79
Skills and research capacity 79
Business innovation: The Queensland Business Innovation Survey 2011 79
NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT 80
Research Attraction and Acceleration Program 80
Establishing new capabilities: Centre for International Finance and Regulation 80
Establishing New Capabilities: Australian Centre for Broadband Innovation 81
NSW Social Benefit Bonds 81
Industry Action Plans 81
Collaborative Solutions Program Round 2 82
International technology connections 82
NSW TechVouchers Program 82
Environmental sustainability & social housing 83
Cross-portfolio innovation 83
REVIEWS AND/OR EVALUATIONS 85
NSW Health and Medical Research Strategic Review 85
Review of the NSW Government Procurement system 85
VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT 86
Victorian eResearch Strategic Initiative 86
Victoria’s Technology Plan for the Future 86
Health Market Validation Program 87
Small Technologies Industry Uptake Program 88
Victorian Technology Trade and International Partnering program 89
Digital Futures Fund 89
Broadband Enabled Innovation Program 90
Investing in Manufacturing Technology 90
Collaborative Networks Pilot Program 91
Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing 91
Industry Innovation Program - Supporting innovation links and collaboration 92
Public sector innovation 92
TASMANIA GOVERNMENT 94
The CSIRO’s Intelligent Sensing and Systems Laboratory and University of Tasmania’s Human Interface Technology Lab (update) 94
Business Ready (new) 95
Business Tasmania Online (new) 95
The National Broadband Network (update) 96
Collaboration Agreement between the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts and the University of Tasmania’s Australian Innovation Research Centre (update) 96
Tasmanian Government and University of Tasmania Partnership Agreement 97
Cultural Tourism - Arts Tourism Strategy (update) 97
Tasmanian Government Approach to Collaboration 97
Tasmanian Government Science Research Strategy – ‘Reaching Our Potential, Developing Tasmania’s Science Research Capability’ 98
Digital Futures (update) 98
Digital Epicentre (new) 98
Community Services Hubs 99
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT 100
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute 100
The South Australian Aquatic Biosecurity Centre 101
Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing 101
Flinders University Tonsley Park expansion 101
Sustainable Industries Education Centre 101
Mining and Engineering Centre 102
Skills for All 102
MEGA 103
The Trans Tasman Commercialisation Fund 103
Materials and Minerals Science Learning and Research Hub 103
Medical Device Partnering Program 104
Bio Innovation SA (BioSA) 104
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT 106
Rare Disease Strategy (Public Health) 106
Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information 106
Fitzroy Communities Housing 106
Collie Hub Project 107
Western Australian Innovator of the Year Awards 2011 108
Innovation Vouchers Program 108
Ignition program 109
RD-CONNECT (Public Health) 109
RARE-Bestpractice (Public Health) 110
Landgate Joint Venture – Earthmine Australia 110
GeoMap.WA Software 111
Global Rare Disease Networks (Public Health) 112
Landgate Spatial Sciences Studio 112
Western Australian Public Sector Innovation Working Group 113
Aboriginal Heritage Electronic Lodgements Program 113
WA Health Quality Incentive Program (Performance Activity & Quality) 114
HealthTracks (Public Health) 114
Landgate Innovation Program and Innovation out of a Box 114
Local Government Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework 115
Human Resources Capability Framework for the WA Public Sector 116
Foundations in Government Human Resources 116
Remote Areas Licensing Program 116
Aboriginal innovation schools 117
Independent publics schools 118
AFS Logicwall 118
Structural Insulated Panel System pilot projects 119
2012 Property Council of Australia Awards for Innovation & Excellence 119
Approvals reform for the Resources Sector 121
The Partnership Forum 121
Social Innovation Grants Program 122
Funding and contracting reforms 123
My Life, My Way’ – Self Directed Services Design 123