The National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) has $500 million over 6 years. It has many of Cockatoo’s buzzwords – read on. The infrastructure expenditure is to support emerging industries, underpin mature industries and help to address national challenges. Examples are:
§ National network of medical imaging facilities across Australia.
§ Facilities to support gene discovery and genome analysis in universities and specialist centres.
§ Fabrication capability for Australia’s emerging nanotechnology industry.
§ Networked Biosecurity Framework to improve collaboration between existing agencies and institutions involved in biosecurity research.
Facilities are being developed by a collaborative effort between the Australian Government, state and territory governments, universities, research agencies and industry. An extra $640 million in cash and in-kind contributions was initially pledged. Go to http://www.ncris.dest.gov.au/
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