Translating research for economic and social benefit – Country comparisons

Securing Australia’s Future

SAF09: Translating research for economic and social benefit – Country comparisons

There is an identified urgent need for Australia to improve the application of outputs from its investment in publicly funded research.
Utilising country comparisons, this project will analyse international best practice approaches to encouraging and facilitating research translation, commercialisation and collaboration. This will include an analysis of measures to facilitate collaboration between researchers, businesses and other organisations, focusing on government strategies as well as industry, institutional and sectorial approaches. The resulting report will make evidence based findings about how current levels of translation, commercialisation and collaboration in Australia could be improved and examine how international models could be applied in Australia.

 

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Launch of Translating research for economic and social benefit – Country comparisons

Translating research for economic and social benefit – Country comparisons, launched by Professor Ian Chubb AC FTSE at Parliament House, 27 November 2015

Expert Working Group

ACOLA, for its established ability to deliver interdisciplinary evidence-based research that draws on specialist expertise from Australia’s Learned Academies, convenes the SAF09 Expert Working Group (EWG) to guide the development of a targeted study that draws input from several disciplines to create a well-considered, balanced and peer-reviewed report.

The role of the EWG is to provide strategic oversight and provide expert input, analysis and provocative thinking.

Dr John Bell (Chair)	Professor Mark Dodgson (Deputy)
Professor Les Field	Professor Paul Gough
Professor Sue Rowley	Professor Tom Spurling

 

Authors

Dr John Bell	Professor Mark Dodgson
Professor Les Field	Professor Paul Gough
Professor Tom Spurling

 

Peer Reviewers

This report has been reviewed by an independent panel of experts. Members of this review panel were not asked to endorse the Report’s conclusions and findings. The Review Panel members acted in a personal, not organisational, capacity and were asked to declare any conflicts of interest.

ACOLA gratefully acknowledges their contribution.

Emeritus Professor Malcolm Gillies	Professor Peter Gray
Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson	Emeritus Professor Ross Milbourne

 

Project Funding and Support

ACOLA gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the Australian Government through the Commonwealth Science Council; Australian Research Council and the Office of the Chief Scientist. This research was funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council.

 

Acknowledgements

The Expert Working Group is grateful to the experts who contributed to this Project through participating in discussions, a workshop and written inputs. The names of people who contributed to the workshop and consultations are listed under Evidence Gathering.

We also wish to thank Professor Ron Johnston FTSE, Australian Centre for Innovation (ACIIC), who facilitated the workshop and provided advice on drafting and content.

Project management services were provided by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) — Sarah Parker, Dominic Banfield, Dr Matt Wenham and Dr Milla Mihailova — on behalf of the ACOLA Secretariat. These contributions are gratefully acknowledged.

The Expert Working Group thanks Dr Simon Prasad, Office of the Chief Scientist, for guidance and advice throughout the project, and the ACOLA Secretariat for their assistance.

 

Project Management Support

Sarah Parker	Dominic Banfield
Dr Matt Wenham	Dr Milla Wihailova

Project services provided by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering on behalf of ACOLA