HEADLINE TO BE PLACED IN THIS SPACE Energy Food Health Light Metals Oceans Water National Research Flagships John Williams – 12 December 2006

Celebrating 80 Years

CSIRO 6500 staff located at 56 sites CSIRO ranks in top 1% of world scientific institutions in 13 of 22 research fields 3500 patents granted or pending world-wide More than 163 companies are based on CSIRO intellectual property You know us already, but we are…

National Research Flagships Launched April 2003

Flagships Focus resources on issues of national importance and urgency (water, energy, health, oceans, transforming industries)-around 30% of CSIRO Align with NRP’s Seize opportunities only attainable through large- scale R&D/industry partnership (national and global) Driven by outcomes and delivery Intrinsically multi-disciplinary

Energy Transformed Energy futures Low emission electricity Low emission transport Low emission distributed energy National Solar Energy Centre

Food Futures Advanced genetics - delivering premium value in food and feed Breed engineering Innovative processing Quality biosensors Value chain improvement and integration LC-ω3 PUFA oilseed crop

Light Metals A continuous process (TiRO) for cp grade titanium from titanium tetrachloride. Aluminium and magnesium manufacturing Alumina Aluminium Magnesium Titanium

Preventative Health * Productivity Commission 2005, Economic Implications of an Ageing Australia, Melbourne, April * * * Colorectal cancer Neurodegenerative disease, mental disorders and brain health Health data & information Cardiovascular disease Gut health The health challenge for Australia

Southwest WA Urban waterscapes Great Barrier Reef catchments River Murray region Australian water systems Water Resources Observation Network (WRON) Water for a Healthy Country

Wealth from Oceans Ocean system prediction and responses Ocean based forecasts of Australian climate Ocean based industry development and growth Ocean based regional development and growth Supercomputing and high-resolution ocean circulation models

Flagship Collaboration Fund Flagship Collaboration Fund part of the BAA2 package in 2004 Budget $96.8M over seven years (2004/05 to 2010/11) Designed to increase external collaboration (primarily with Australian universities) as a key feature of Flagships CSIRO prepared guidelines in consultation with universities, AVCC and ARC

Flagship Collaboration Fund The Collaboration Fund supports: Clusters minimum of $1M p.a. for approx. 3 years with Australian universities, CRCs and other PFRAs Projects approx. $100,000 for 1 year, with Australian universities Visiting Fellowships academics from Australian and overseas universities Postgraduate Scholarships with university and CSIRO supervision

Flagship Collaboration Fund Collaboration Fund activity to date: 10 Clusters approved from rounds 1 and 2-next call due mid Project applications approved to proceed so far with 8 under consideration 10 Visiting Fellowships to date, with 2 under consideration-advertising now for Postgraduate scholarships to date with applications for 2007 just closed 20 Australian universities involved in Clusters, Projects and Fellowships, with the majority involved in more than one activity 5 ARC Federation Fellows involved in existing Clusters

Recent Flagship Review Following a week of presentations, analysis of written material, detailed discussions and laboratory visits: …the “overwhelming conclusion from the Panel is that the Flagship model has provided a compelling framework within which broad ranges of research capabilities are assembled to focus on outcomes of national significance to Australia”.

Some Key Recommendations The Panel strongly endorsed the continuation of the Flagship Initiative at least at the current funding level Flagships continue to place emphasis on the Flagship Collaboration Fund clusters as an effective collaboration mechanism That the impact of the Flagships and the flagship model could be broadened by involvement to an even wider research community That the move of resources to what is, at least in the short- term, a lower base from which to generate external earnings has created a case for seeking transition funding That the success of the Flagship model could be more broadly applied across the NIS