Interim Business Plan for the Australian National Data Service
The Interim Business Plan for the Australian National Data Service is now available from the ANDS website.
Executive Summary
Archive for September, 2008
Release of Strategic Roadmap for Australian Research Infrastructure
From the Science & Research Division of the Department Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Website:
The Strategic Roadmap for Australian Research Infrastructure was released by Senator the Hon. Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, on 4 September, 2008. The Strategic Roadmap outlines where strategic infrastructure investments should be made over the next five to 10 years.
- Minister’s media release
- Strategic Roadmap for Australian Research InfrastructurePDF (2.81MB)
- Collaborative infrastructure funding is needed to support research into an environmentally sustainable Australia, biological discovery and health, frontier science and technology and safeguarding Australia;
- Increased emphasis should be placed on eResearch infrastructure, as information and communication technology underpins all areas of research and is an important enabler of collaboration between researchers within Australia and overseas;
- The infrastructure needs of humanities, arts and social sciences research should be addressed in view of the widespread contribution by these disciplines to national outcomes; and
- A structured process is needed to identify and assess major ‘landmark’ infrastructure investments, such as further development of the Square Kilometre Array.
For more details contact: ncris@innovation.gov.au