Changing  the  status  of  industry  driven  research

16  September  2015Conor  KingExecutive  Director

Exploring  ways  that  existing  systems  could  be  changed  to  integrate  better  with  increased  industry  demand  

CHANGING  THE  STATUS  OF  INDUSTRY  DRIVEN  RESEARCH  WITHIN  ACADEMIA  

1. What  is  the  issue?  

2. Stimulating  Industry  Driven  Demand

3. Balancing  Supply

4. Supporting  Researchers

Key  points

WHAT  IS  THE  ISSUE?

This  drags  the  overall  GERD  as  a  %  of  GDP  down   to  2.12%  -­‐ from  a  peak  of  2.25%  in  2008-­‐09

• We  should  not  diminish  fundamental  research

• Use  it  to  strengthen  use  by  end  users

• End  users  a  broad  group

• Think  internationally,  not  fortress  Australia  

Caveats:

STIMULATING  INDUSTRY  DEMAND

Creating  demand:  incentives  for  industry• Creating  an  industry  research  incentive  program  and  retaining  the  existing  R  &D  tax  incentive  to  give  businesses  two  options:ü the  tax  incentive  to  offset  the  cost  of  internal  R&D  within  a  company

üa  government  incentives  programme  to  improve  industry  use  of  the  research  capability  of  Australian  universities  and  other  research  agencies  

BALANCING  SUPPLY

Alternating  cycles  

ERA    2015

2018RVEU

ERA  2021

2024RVEU

SUPPORTING  RESEARCHERS

Summary

• Build  use  of  research  by  end  users,  particularly  commercial,  using  fundamental  research  base

• Industry  incentives  to  create  the  demand  

• Balance  university  incentives  and  recognition• Assess  value  for  end  users

• Improve  options  for  research  careers  across  university  and  business