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Inquiry recommends successor program for international research collaboration
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Innovation has tabled its report on Australia’s international research collaboration.
The Committee, chaired by Maria Vamvakinou, sought clarification from the government of the status of the International Science Linkages program which is not funded beyond June 2011. It argued that, rather than setting a particular direction or providing prescriptive guidelines on how to collaborate, the Australian Government should continue to provide assistance to encourage and facilitate international collaboration. It recommended that a successor program for the International Science Linkages program be developed with an increased budget.
The report made 18 recommendations addressing the issues of: impediments to outbound researchers; impediments to incoming researchers; access to domestic and bilateral research grants; access to overseas-based grant schemes; and strategies and opportunities.
