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Appendix 1: Australian Government research priorities
Table A1.1 shows the relationships between the government's National Research Priorities and the goals that are associated with them, as well as the revised Rural R&D Priorities as announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in May 2007.
National Research Priorities |
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| An environmentally sustainable Australia | Promoting and maintaining good health | Frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian Industries | Safeguarding Australia | |
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A1: Water—a critical resource A2: Transforming existing industries A3: Overcoming soil loss, salinity and acidity A4: Reducing and capturing emissions in transport and energy generation A5: Sustainable use of Australia’s biodiversity A6: Developing deep earth resources A7: Responding to climate change and variability |
B1: A healthy start to life B2: Ageing well, ageing productively B3: Preventive healthcare B4: Strengthening Australia’s social and economic fabric |
C1: Breakthrough science C2: Frontier technologies C3: Advanced materials C4: Smart information use C5: Promoting an innovation culture and economy |
D1: Critical infrastructure D2: Understanding our region and the world D3: Protecting Australia from invasive diseases and pests D4: Protecting Australia from terrorism and crime D5: Transformational defence technologies |
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Rural R&D Priorities |
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| Productivity and adding value | Supply chain and markets | Natural resource management | Climate variability and climate change | Biosecurity |
Improve the productivity and profitability of existing industries and support the development of viable new industries |
Better understand and respond to domestic and international market and consumer requirements and improve the flow of such information through the supply chain, including to consumers |
Support effective management of Australia’s natural resources to ensure primary industries are both economically and environmentally sustainable |
Build resilience to climate variability and adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change |
Protect Australia’s community, primary industries and environment from biosecurity threats |
Supporting the Rural R&D Priorities |
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| Innovation skills | Technology | |||
| Improve the skills to undertake research and apply its findings | Promote the development of new and existing technology | |||