A process to refresh the National Research Priorities (NRPs) is being undertaken as recommended by the Focusing Australia’s Publicly Funded Research Review. The NRPs are:
- An Environmentally Sustainable Australia
- Promoting and Maintaining Good Health
- Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries
- Safeguarding Australia.
Stakeholder consultation
To contribute to this process a consultation paper Refreshing the National Research Priorities [
PDF 118KB] [ 
RTF 6.1MB] has been prepared by the department. The paper seeks comment on possible changes to the NRPs as shown in the document.
The consultation period closed on 5 March 2012. Late submissions may not be considered.
Submissions
Submissions are invited from stakeholder groups in the national innovation system.
Electronic lodgement is preferred by the use of this template [RTF 115KB]. Otherwise, submit your responses by email in Word or RTF format. You are welcome to submit an additional PDF version.
Email submissions to: nrp@innovation.gov.au.
Written submissions can be sent to:
National Research Priorities
Compacts and Coordination Branch
Research Division
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
GPO Box 9839
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Submissions will be made available on this website unless otherwise requested in writing.
Contacts
For enquiries about any aspect of the consultation paper contact:
Prue Torrance
Compacts & Coordination Branch
T: (02) 6213 7803 | E: prue.torrance@innovation.gov.au
Alex Aitkin
Compacts & Coordination Branch
T: (02) 6276 1520 | E: alex.aitkin@innovation.gov.au