1. Trusted Autonomy Workshop 6 November 2015 Presented by Professor Clive Baldock Executive Director for Physical Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics and Information Sciences Australian Research Council

2. Overview of the ARC The Australian Research Council (ARC) is a non- corporate commonwealth entity within The Department of Education and Training. The ARC’s main responsibilities are: –providing funding for research through the competitive funding schemes of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP); –providing policy advice on research matters to Government; –evaluating research quality in Australia through the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) exercise; –and, together with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), administering the Australian Research Integrity Committee (ARIC).

3. 2014–15 Federal Budget (Approx. AU$415 billion) 2014-15 Federal (Treasury omitted)

4. 2014–15 Federal Budget (Approx. AU$415 billion) Australian Government support for science, research and innovation shown in red (Treasury omitted)

5. Commonwealth investment in R&D 2014–15 ($m)

6. Commonwealth Investment in R&D 2015–16 (%)

7. National Competitive Grants Programme Area of box represents funding awarded over the period 2009–2014. N.B. - Centres of Excellence, SRIs, not awarded in every year. - ITRP and DECRA only funding since 2012

8. ARC NCGP funding by scheme 2006–2014

9. Grants funding by institute (%) 1971–2014

10. ARC NCGP funding* by Fields of Research 2002–2014 *All grants, excluding NICTA and some co-funded centres and SRIs where Field of Research was not nominated

11. ARC NCGP funding* Environmental/Biological Research 2002–2014 *All grants, excluding NICTA and some co-funded centres and SRIs where Field of Research was not nominated

12. Success Rates By four digit FoR codes (all schemes 2011–2015): 0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics 0803 Computer Software 0804 Data Format 0805 Distributed Computing 0806 Information Systems 0807 Library and Information Studies 0899 Other Information and Computing Sciences

13. FoR Network mapping… STEM disciplines

14. FoR Network mapping… Links to 01

15. FoR Network mapping Links to 08

16. FoR Network mapping… Links within 08

17. FoR Network mapping… selected codes

18. Focusing Government Investment— Research Priorities The Australian Government has developed a set of Science and Research Priorities, they are: - soil and water - transport - cybersecurity - energy - resources - advanced manufacturing - environmental change - health More information at www.science.gov.au

19. National Competitive Grants Programme

20. Linkage Projects Linkages 2011–2015 Higher Education Government Industry/business Non-profit/other

21. Linkage Projects Linkages 2011–2015 Higher Education Government Industry/business Non-profit/other

22. ITRP Linkages All rounds Higher Education Government Industry/Other

23. Details of the Industrial Transformation Research Programme—the Schemes Consists of two schemes: - Industrial Transformation Research Hubs - Industrial Transformation Training Centres Web: arc.gov.au I Email: Communications@arc.gov.au

24. Industrial Transformation Training Centres (ITTC) To foster close partnerships between university-based researchers and industry to provide innovative training for early career researchers vital to Australia’s future industry. Over the life of the programme the ARC will enable: - establishing Training Centres nationwide - support “industry ready” Higher Degree by Research candidates and postdoctoral researchers - provide a maximum of $1 million per year for up to five (5) years for each Training Centre.

25. Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (ITRH) Opportunities for universities and industrial partners to focus on significant collaborative R&D projects with outcomes beyond their independent endeavours. The ARC will invest up to $1 million per year in each Research Hub with matching investment by industry partners up to a maximum of five (5) years

26. International Collaboration on ARC-funded Projects, 2009–2014 *Outcomes for 2014 are not complete and do not include funding for Future Fellowships, Australian Laureate Fellowships, Linkage Projects.

27. International Collaboration by Country 2009–2015 * Data for funding allocation year 2015 does not include funding rounds commencing in 2015 that are not yet complete, e.g. Future Fellowships.

28. International collaboration with top ten countries on ARC grants in 2015

29. Support for international collaboration All ARC funding schemes are open to international applicants applying through eligible Australian organisations Support for international collaboration incorporated within ARC’s funding schemes Partner Investigators (PIs) can be based overseas Project funding for travel, including for overseas PIs, to support international collaboration –Information on International Collaboration in –ARC schemes: www.arc.gov.au > International

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