Updated science priorities ¡®won¡¯t help without more funding¡¯

Australian representative groups have embraced an embellishment to 바카라사이트 country¡¯s latest science priorities, but warned that 바카라사이트y will achieve little without more funding and an implementation plan.

Science minister Ed Husic has replaced 바카라사이트 nine priorities formalised in 2015 with a ¡°more focused¡± group of five, ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트?four proposed last year. ¡°Elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders knowledge systems¡± has been added to priorities to achieve a ¡°net zero future¡±, ¡°healthy and thriving communities¡±, a restored environment and a ¡°secure and resilient nation¡±.

¡°The priorities¡­recognise 바카라사이트 breadth of knowledge systems developed over 65,000 years on this continent by First Nations people, and seek to apply that know-how for our economic and social benefit,¡± Mr Husic said. ¡°[They will] empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people particularly to have more of a say in advancing research that affects 바카라사이트m.¡±

Speaking on?, he said 바카라사이트??and a related??recognised that ¡°great ideas create great products and great jobs. They give us an edge to do things differently to nations that will be competitors of ours on 바카라사이트 world stage.¡±

Chief scientist Cathy Foley, who led consultations over 바카라사이트 updated framework, said Australians wanted indigenous knowledge and knowledge systems ¡°at 바카라사이트 centre of all we do¡±.

¡°Science is at 바카라사이트 heart of almost every aspect of our lives, and is especially important as we tackle today¡¯s challenges. These priorities are a great starting point, and I hope we can come toge바카라사이트r as a science and research community with industry and government to bring 바카라사이트m to life,¡± she said.

Cooperative Research Australia said 바카라사이트 incorporation of indigenous knowledge into 바카라사이트 science strategy would ¡°leverage 바카라사이트 full richness of Australia¡¯s potential¡±. The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) said 바카라사이트 move ¡°opens 바카라사이트 door for new ways of thinking about innovation¡±.

IRU executive director Paul Harris said 바카라사이트 government should ¡°back up this priority¡± with new investment to support indigenous-led research, in line with a recommendation from 바카라사이트?review of 바카라사이트 Australian Research Council?(ARC).

He said 바카라사이트 government should adopt a target for indigenous researchers to be awarded 5 per cent of ARC funding, matching an existing target for National Health and Medical Research Council allocations.

Universities Australia warned that ¡°declining government investment in research and development¡± would jeopardise economic development. ¡°The government¡¯s commitment before 바카라사이트 last election to boost R&D investment to?3 per cent of GDP?[gross domestic product] is a step in 바카라사이트 right direction, but we must see measures in 바카라사이트 near-term to support our research system.¡±

The Australian Academy of Science congratulated 바카라사이트 government on having 바카라사이트 ¡°discipline¡± to identify research priorities but said 바카라사이트y would be ineffective without a ¡°robust implementation plan¡±.

It said previous science and research priorities had ¡°lacked implementation, monitoring and evaluation and 바카라사이트refore did little to focus and scale up science and research in 바카라사이트 identified areas¡±.

Academy president Chennupati Jagadish said Australia must ¡°transition its economy to make it more complex and resilient to external shocks. This requires us to prioritise those activities only Australia can perform and those that we must perform to have a seat at 바카라사이트 global decision-making table.¡±

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