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28 May 2009
$71.3 Million for 238 Linkage Projects
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research today announced that 238 projects will share in funding of over $71.3 million under Round 2 of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme.
"Research collaborations between universities, industry and governments play a critical role in building a stronger innovation system, one that will help us to emerge from the global recession stronger and more prosperous,” Senator Carr said.
“The Australian Government, through the ARC Linkage Projects scheme is supporting national and international collaboration and encouraging further investment in research of national importance.
“The 238 projects I am announcing today have forged partnerships with 554 national and international government, private and non-profit organisations.
“These partnerships encourage the transfer of skills, knowledge and ideas that support our national innovation system, partner organisations are contributing a total of $126.8 million in cash and in-kind support.
“This support will help the successful projects produce their intended outcomes and improve Australia’s international standing, security and sustainability.
“I am pleased to say that the projects being funded under this round of the Linkage Projects scheme are of a very high calibre. They will improve the: productivity and security of our airports; effectiveness of our early childhood education and care programs; and strength and resilience of our health systems in response to a pandemic.
Further information on these projects is attached.
The Linkage Projects scheme is part of the Australian Research Council’s National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP), which nurtures the creative abilities and skills of Australia's most promising researchers.
A summary of successful Round 2 projects is at Linkage Projects Funding outcomes.
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Examples of new Linkage Projects announced 28 May 2009
The University of Melbourne
Assessing the effectiveness of early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs in Australian communities (LP0990200)
This project is receiving over $2.2 million over five years.
The focus of this study is optimising early learning and social experiences and establishing positive life trajectories for Australian children. This addresses the National Research Priority, A healthy start to life, and aligns with the National Productivity Agenda. The study provides evidence about the effectiveness of ECEC programs in diverse Australian communities and examines the contribution of different ECEC provisions to children’s attainments at school entry through to the first national testing at age 8. Measured outcomes address the Council of Australian Governments productivity agenda to include health, social inclusions and education. Findings will inform theory internationally and policy, investment and ECEC practices in Australia.
Contact: Professor C Tayler
Queensland University of Technology
Airports of the future (LP0990135)
This project is receiving over $2.4 million over four years.
This project will enhance the capabilities of Australian airport operators to design and manage complex airport systems. Research outcomes will enable the identification of patterns of behaviour and will provide tools to manage airport effectiveness and balance conflicting security, economic and passenger-driven pressures. Outcomes will improve productivity, enhance capabilities for critical infrastructure protection, and lessen the cost of mandated security, estimated to grow to $152 million by 2010 for the five major Australian airports. The deliverables of this project will be transferable to other complex socio-technical systems providing the potential to transform a range of Australian critical infrastructure and transportation hubs.
Contact: Professor P Yarlagadda
The University of New South Wales
Pandemic influenza, human resources and critical infrastructure dependencies: Mitigating the impact on hospitals (LP0991263)
This project is receiving $210,000 over three years.
Pandemic planning is conducted from a health-centric model which only considers subsystems within health. This study will determine the impact of a pandemic on the hospital system by failures of human resources and external systems (such as power, finance and telecommunications) which comprise critical infrastructure of society. The results will enable identification of key weak points, strengthening of health systems and resilience in the event of a pandemic or other disruption.
Contact: Professor C MacIntyre
