Part II. National Primary Industries RD&E Framework

1. Purpose of National Primary Industries RD&E Framework

Innovation and RD&E are key drivers to improving productivity and competitiveness in the primary industries sector, and making best use of Australia’s natural resources under a changing climate.The National RD&E Framework will facilitate greater coordination among the different Commonwealth, State governments, CSIRO, RDCs, industry and university sectors to better harmonise their roles in RD&E related to primary industries and assure that they work together effectively to maximise net benefits to Australia.

The National RD&E Framework supports a strong culture of collaboration and coordination between the bodies, strengthens national research capability to better address sector and cross sector issues and focuses RD&E resources so they are used more effectively, efficiently and collaboratively, thereby reducing capability gaps, fragmentation and unnecessary duplication in primary industries RD&E.

2. National RD&E Framework Outcomes

The National RD&E Framework is expected:

(a) to provide shared strategic directions and priorities for national and sector level primary industries RD&E in Australia that enhance the productivity and sustainability of Australia’s primary industries;

(b) to provide research capabilities that will more comprehensively and holistically cover the present and future strategic needs of stakeholders nationally;

(c) that public research capability will become more integrated, interdependent and specialised, and have larger critical mass with less fragmentation across the nation;

(d) to improve efficiency and effectiveness of RD&E and as a consequence returns on investment will improve;

(e) that RD&E investment will improve the capability of the national system in priority areas and ensure effective and efficient use of resources, including infrastructure;

(f) that the Parties will collaborate to retain and build capability in fields strategically important to their jurisdictions and industries;

(g) the national research capability will be an integral component of a wider innovation agenda, supporting development and extension; and

(h) that research undertaken in one location will be developed and extended nationally for primary industries.

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