2011 Annual Report
2010/11 has seen a reinvigoration of the affairs of ACOLA, with all four Learned Academies committing to heightened engagement in multidisciplinary projects, over and above the extensive research programs already operating within each organisation. The effects of a professional Secretariat have been to help bring focus and clarity to inter-Academy meetings
Dr Margaret Hartley, Chair, Board of Directors
ACOLA Secretariat Limited
ACOLA STRATEGIC STATEMENT
A Secretariat that serves the Australian Council of Learned Academies, providing not only a coherent, efficient and transparent flow of information and communication between the four academies in matters of mutual interest, but also helping to generate strategic ideas and resources that foster a public understanding of the importance of research and scholarship.
Chair’s Report
2010/11 has seen a reinvigoration of the affairs of ACOLA, with all four Learned Academies committing to heightened engagement in multi-disciplinary projects, over and above the extensive research programs already operating within each organisation. The effects of a professional Secretariat have been to help bring focus and clarity to inter-Academy meetings. A systematic appraisal of both internal and external research project proposals in in place, plans and schedules have been developed, while correspondence and representation across the sector have multiplied.
Several key projects have been launched, particularly the scoping phase of the Growing Australia venture and the RWS Workshops to be delivered during 2012 for DIISR. In addition, the Secretariat has ensured that the four Learned Academies are better able to speak with a collective voice, as in the case of the RWS Advisory Group and the 2011 Learned Academies & ACOLA Review.
Dr Margaret Hartley
Chair, Board of Directors
ACOLA Secretariat Ltd
