RD&E Planning and Priorities
RD&E Planning and Priorities
Strategic planning is central to the FRDC’s business. A five year plan guides investment in research, development and extension (RD&E), and each year the FRDC scans its business environment and reviews its RD&E activities to ensure its portfolio is balanced and well directed.
FRDC’s RD&E investment planning is undertaken with reference to the priorities of the Australian Government and industry priorities as determined through extensive consultation with key stakeholders including the Australian Fisheries Management Forum (AFMF), industry representative bodies and Fisheries Research Advisory Bodies (FRABs).
The development of the current five year plan was undertaken alongside the development of the National Fishing and Aquaculture RD&E Strategy, a component of the National Primary Industries RD&E Framework. This ensures that FRDC’s investments support national priorities, and encourages efficiencies across the national RD&E system.
The over-arching framework for primary industries RD&E is the National Primary Industries Research, Development and Extension Framework, to which governments, the research and development corporations, research providers and primary industry peak bodies have contributed. The Framework aims to encourage greater collaboration and promote continuous improvement in the investment of RD&E resources nationally. The document that outlines the future RD&E directions of the fishing and aquaculture industry within that framework is Working Together: the National Fishing and Aquaculture RD&E Strategy.
For more on the national strategy, please click here.
the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation’s strategic plan for research, development and extension (RD&E) "Investing for tomorrow’s catch: the FRDC’s Research, Development and Extension Plan 2010–2015" is its primary strategic document relating to the fishing industry. As the principal source of information about the FRDC’s policies, programs and operations, the plan:
- describes the FRDC;
- defines its business environment;
- lays down, against the business environment, the FRDC’s planned outcomes for the period 2005 to 2010; and
- outlines the framework for RD&E investment that will address national strategic challenges and priorities, and contribute to achieving its planned outcomes.
The current FRDC’s current RD&E Plan runs from 1 July 2010 through to 30 June 2015.
For more on this plan, please click here.
For a snapshot of the current priorities from the RD&E Plan click here.
Annual Operating Plan
The FRDC is required by its enabling legislation to develop an Annual
Operating Plan (AOP) each year. The AOP, provides context for the
FRDC's operating environment and highlights the key strategic areas of
investment for the coming financial year. When looking to apply for
funding the AOP is a key strategic document that should be referred to
by stakeholders.
