The FRDC RD&E Plan 2015-2020 brought with it a significant change to the way planning and investment is undertaken. The most significant is that the FRDC will directly invest to deliver results and outcomes against the national priorities. The FRDC has devolved some authority to jurisdictions through Research Advisory Committees (RACs) and industry sectors through Industry Partnership Agreements (IPAs) – to allow them greater ownership over setting research priorities and making recommendations on which projects to fund.
The National Priorities are:
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Priority |
LEADER |
FRDC CONTACT |
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Australian fishing and aquaculture products are sustainable and acknowledged to be so. |
Sevaly Sen |
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Improved productivity and profitability of fishing and aquaculture |
Crispian Ashby |
Crispian Ashby |
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Development of new and emerging aquaculture growth opportunities. |
Wayne Hutchinson |
Wayne Hutchinson |
FRDC Investment Targets 2015-2020
Total RD&E Expenditure by Activity
|
Activities |
2017–18 |
2018–19 |
2019–20 |
2020–21 |
|
LEAD |
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|
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National priorities |
15 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
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National infrastructure |
18 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
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COLLABORATE |
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|
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|
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Incentive fund |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Response fund |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
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PARTNER |
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Partnership agreements (industry sectors) |
30 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
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Partnership agreements (jurisdictions) |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
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Total activities expenditure |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
On occasion, a planned research and development outcome could be more successful if a number of related projects were managed by employing higher levels of coordination, integration and communication. The FRDC either on its own initiative or at the request of a stakeholder group, can establish a managed subprogram. The current subprogram contacts are listed below:
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SUBPROGRAM |
SUBPROGRAM LEADER |
FRDC CONTACT |
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Wayne Hutchinson - M 0439636375 |
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Joshua Fielding - P: 02 6285 0421 |
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Joshua Fielding - P: 02 6285 0421 |
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Christopher Izzo - M: 0419852723 |