The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research operates across a number of diverse areas to encourage the sustainable growth of Australian industries by developing a national innovation system that drives knowledge creation, cutting edge science and research, international competitiveness and greater productivity. The Department is committed to developing policies and delivering programs, in partnership with stakeholders, to provide lasting economic benefits ensuring Australia's competitive future.
Our site is organised by major areas of activity - Innovation, Industry, Small Business, Science and Research and Measurement - which appear at the top of each page. Under these broad headings are links to specific areas of interest within the wider area of activity.
Navigation
This site can be navigated through any of the following options:
- The top navigation bars, organised by area of interest (e.g. Innovation, Small Business);
- The left hand navigation - which contains links to commonly accessed areas of the site;
- The breadcrumbs in the top left corner, which will track your position in the site and how you navigated there; and
- The site map, which allows users to view a summary of all site content and its position.
Features
- Shortcuts to Fact Sheets, Publications and Programs and Services;
- A What’s New listing of material added or modified in the past 28 days;
- Email Updates which can notify you about new or updated information on specific topics;
- An A – Z index facility, with links to pages containing specified keywords;
- A Glossary of acronyms and terms commonly used on the site.
- The Related Links sections on the right hand side of some pages, which contain links to relevant sections on websites outside of innovation.gov.au
- The Search Centre, which allows users to more effectively their search results within the site.
Other shortcuts
- About Us has links to corporate information, including the structure of the Department and listings of current employment vacancies;
- The Ministers' Website link will take you to information about our Ministers and their media releases, speeches, articles and transcripts; and
- Related Websites provide links to relevant web pages and sites inside and outside the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio.
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