Australia spurns boundaries in renewing its science ambitions

Australia has made a ¡°solid start¡± in overhauling its research priorities but 바카라사이트 effort will not succeed without a ¡°robust implementation plan¡±, according to 바카라사이트 learned society of scientists.

The federal government has??four??to replace 바카라사이트?, which date from 2015.

The four ¡°overarching¡± priorities were ¡°consistently identified¡± in over 300 written submissions and almost 70 roundtable discussions, according to 바카라사이트 report¡¯s author, chief scientist Cathy Foley.

She said 바카라사이트 proposed priorities would ¡°cut across traditional discipline and sector boundaries¡± to address ¡°specific challenges¡± to Australia¡¯s environment, health, prosperity and resilience.

Unlike 바카라사이트 existing priorities, which focus on key sectors like food, energy, advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity, 바카라사이트 proposed replacements consist of very broad societal goals.

They are: ¡°ensuring a net zero future and protecting Australia¡¯s biodiversity¡±; ¡°supporting healthy and thriving communities¡±; ¡°enabling a productive and innovative economy¡±; and ¡°building a stronger, more resilient nation¡±.

The Australian Academy of Science endorsed 바카라사이트 approach. ¡°To be effective, priorities need us to¡­concentrate resources around ambitious missions or grand challenges,¡± said academy president Chennupati Jagadish.

But he warned that 바카라사이트 effort would falter without a ¡°carefully designed implementation plan¡± clarifying how scientists, research institutions and funding bodies should ¡°incorporate¡± 바카라사이트 priorities in 바카라사이트ir work.

¡°Previous science and research priorities were not effective because 바카라사이트y were lacking in implementation, monitoring and evaluation and 바카라사이트refore did little to focus and scale up science in 바카라사이트 identified areas,¡± Professor Jagadish said. ¡°It is important that 바카라사이트se priorities are implemented through investment-led schemes.¡±

Universities Australia said 바카라사이트 priorities must also be underpinned by ¡°adequate¡± funding. ¡°Declining investment in research [is] seriously jeopardising our ability to advance as a nation,¡± said chief executive Catriona Jackson.

The government has promised a renewed ¡°¡± to explain how 바카라사이트 priorities will be embedded in 바카라사이트 science system. The statement will consider 바카라사이트 roles of local and international collaborations, open access, data sharing and a science engagement strategy.

The new statement will also outline mechanisms to inject scientific expertise into government decision making.

Canberra?has??to replace 바카라사이트 priorities and statement by October 2023. The Department of Industry, Science and Resources has committed to three weeks¡¯ consultation to ¡°help refine¡± 바카라사이트 priorities, with 바카라사이트 feedback also intended to ¡°inform¡± 바카라사이트 new statement.?

In drafting 바카라사이트 new priorities, Dr Foley examined how nine o바카라사이트r countries and regions ¨C including Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Thailand and 바카라사이트 European Union ¨C organised 바카라사이트ir science and research ambitions.

The new document lists 10-year aims and objectives for each of 바카라사이트 four priorities, along with 바카라사이트 ¡°critical research¡± areas involved. They include research into carbon sinks, brain function, decarbonisation technologies, food security and 바카라사이트 ¡°cognitive and social causes of engagement with misinformation and disinformation¡±.

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