Outstanding research infrastructure powering innovation
Providing the necessary physical and digital research environments, building Defence precincts and embracing opportunities to share infrastructure.
Defence will work with partners across the defence S&T enterprise to ensure it owns or can access the research infrastructure required to maintain and deliver current and future capability.
Research infrastructure investment and modernisation will be based on clear S&T capability planning. Modern physical, digital and information research environments will be established to facilitate teamwork and S&T collaboration, while providing researchers with suitable knowledge systems and data sources.
Flexible and secure enabling infrastructure will be used to streamline collaboration with our S&T partners, both domestic and international.
Success measures
- The establishment of high-quality defence S&T precincts across Australia to foster closer relationships with industry and academia, creating economies of scale.
- Increased access to, and utilisation of, capital intensive high quality research infrastructure to support the distinctive needs of the defence S&T enterprise.
- Improved national self-reliance on critical sovereign S&T capabilities.
- Expansion of the talent pool and research capability through collaborative activities centring on S&T precincts.
- Stronger and more focused strategic alliances with universities and industry.
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Case study: Shared infrastructure
Defence precincts
Case study: Multi-use facilities
Maritime research facilities
