Australia can be a global tech leader if we champion our research and innovation. ATSE proposes a smart strategy for R&D and calls for a national R&D investment target of 3% of GDP expenditure by 2030.
Australia has a new Chief Scientist – Professor Tony Haymet FTSE, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and a champion of science and research collaborations over a long and distinguished career.
Western Australia’s 10-Year Science and Technology Plan and its accompanying Action Plan form a future-focused vision for WA as a world leader in technology and innovation.
ATSE has welcomed the Climate Change Authority Sector Pathways Review as a robust and pragmatic guide to support Australia’s current net zero targets.
BUDGET RESPONSE: ATSE welcomes commitments in the Budget to review Australia's languishing investment in Australian science and innovation and back clean energy industries, however investment can’t be kicked further down the road.
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