prof c praeger indonesian science fund march 2016 final
Lessons from Australia’s
scientific development
Prof Cheryl Praeger
Foreign Secretary
Australian Academy of Science
Jakarta, 30 March 2016
National Innovation and Science Agenda
Major focus on innovation and entrepreneurship
•Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
•Assistant Ministers for Innovation and Science
Chief Scientist
•Provides high-level independent advice to PM and Ministers
15 National Strategic Research Priorities that address five “societal
challenges”
•Living in a changing environment
•Promoting population health and wellbeing
•Managing our food and water assets
•Securing Australia's place in a changing world
•Lifting productivity and economic growth
Major focus on STEM education
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills
75% of the fastest growing occupations in Australia require STEM
skills and knowledge & employment in STEM related occupations is
projected to grow at almost twice the pace of other occupations
Therefore, countries must prepare their children – the workforce of
tomorrow for this eventuality
AAS developed science & maths education programs: Primary
Connections, Science by Doing and Maths by Inquiry
Investment in STEM also important for scientifically literate society
International collaborations
• Australia does ~ 3% or world’s R&D. Needs to access other
97%.
National Innovation & Science Agenda:
• Global Innovation Strategy ($36m over five years) to improve
Australia’s international innovation and science
collaborations
• Academy will administer activities for
collaborations in Asia-Pacific region
Young researchers
PM Prizes for Science
Important to support early and mid career researchers
Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science
•Australia’s most prestigious award for outstanding
achievement in scientific research, research-based innovation
and excellence in science teaching
Research infrastructure
Australia has A$3billion – 27 major research facilities
Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
•11 countries participate, representing 40% of the world’s
population
•A truly global enterprise (constructed in Western Australia and
South Africa)
•SKA dishes will produce 10 times the data of current global
internet traffic and use enough optical fibre
to wrap twice around the earth
Benefits/impacts of science funding
Congratulations on announcing the Indonesian Science Fund!
•Encourages researchers to make multi-year plans for their research
programs
•Encourages collaboration and supports building research teams
•Strengthens research capacity of the country, aids in retaining the
best researchers
•Gives to solve big challenges facing the country
•Provides a means to support early career researchers and plays
important part in career track
•Enables the country to develop broad research priorities.
Important to support fundamental research.
scientific development
Prof Cheryl Praeger
Foreign Secretary
Australian Academy of Science
Jakarta, 30 March 2016
National Innovation and Science Agenda
Major focus on innovation and entrepreneurship
•Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
•Assistant Ministers for Innovation and Science
Chief Scientist
•Provides high-level independent advice to PM and Ministers
15 National Strategic Research Priorities that address five “societal
challenges”
•Living in a changing environment
•Promoting population health and wellbeing
•Managing our food and water assets
•Securing Australia's place in a changing world
•Lifting productivity and economic growth
Major focus on STEM education
•
•
•
•
•
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills
75% of the fastest growing occupations in Australia require STEM
skills and knowledge & employment in STEM related occupations is
projected to grow at almost twice the pace of other occupations
Therefore, countries must prepare their children – the workforce of
tomorrow for this eventuality
AAS developed science & maths education programs: Primary
Connections, Science by Doing and Maths by Inquiry
Investment in STEM also important for scientifically literate society
International collaborations
• Australia does ~ 3% or world’s R&D. Needs to access other
97%.
National Innovation & Science Agenda:
• Global Innovation Strategy ($36m over five years) to improve
Australia’s international innovation and science
collaborations
• Academy will administer activities for
collaborations in Asia-Pacific region
Young researchers
PM Prizes for Science
Important to support early and mid career researchers
Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science
•Australia’s most prestigious award for outstanding
achievement in scientific research, research-based innovation
and excellence in science teaching
Research infrastructure
Australia has A$3billion – 27 major research facilities
Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
•11 countries participate, representing 40% of the world’s
population
•A truly global enterprise (constructed in Western Australia and
South Africa)
•SKA dishes will produce 10 times the data of current global
internet traffic and use enough optical fibre
to wrap twice around the earth
Benefits/impacts of science funding
Congratulations on announcing the Indonesian Science Fund!
•Encourages researchers to make multi-year plans for their research
programs
•Encourages collaboration and supports building research teams
•Strengthens research capacity of the country, aids in retaining the
best researchers
•Gives to solve big challenges facing the country
•Provides a means to support early career researchers and plays
important part in career track
•Enables the country to develop broad research priorities.
Important to support fundamental research.