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Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) are an Australian Federal Government program and are key bodies for Australian scientific research. The Cooperative Research Centres Programme was established in 1990 to enhance Australia's industrial, commercial and economic growth through the development of sustained, user-driven, cooperative public-private research centres that achieve high levels of outcomes in adoption and commercialisation. The program emphasises the importance of collaborative arrangements to maximise the benefits of research through an enhanced process of utilisation, commercialisation, and technology transfer. It also has a strong education component with a focus on producing graduates with skills relevant to industry needs. Most CRCs offer scholarships for postgraduate students.[1]

The CRC programme is administered by the Commonwealth Department of Industry and Science.[2] Reviews of the CRC programme have been regularly undertaken. In 2012, an independent impact study found that from 1991 to 2017 CRCs generated a net economic benefit of $7.5 billion.[3] This equates to an annual contribution of $278 million, or around 0.03 percentage points to GDP.[3]

The Cooperative Research Centre Association (CRCA) was established on 1 December 1994 to promote the CRC program while also acting as a conduit for information sharing and learning between CRCs.[4] Over time the role has evolved to the extent that today the CRCA is recognised as the principal non-Government advocate of the CRC Program.[5]

History[]

Since the commencement of the CRC Programme in 1991, there have been 14 selection rounds.[6] Selection rounds were conducted in March 1991, December 1991, December 1992, December 1994, and then at regular two-year intervals: 1996 through 2006. Following the review of the Programme in 2008, the 11th and 12th selection rounds were both held in 2009. Selection rounds are now annual.[6] A number of websites of the previously funded CRCs are archived in perpetuity on the National Library of Australia's Trove online library database aggregator.

Retired programs[]

SERC[]

The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Space Environment Management was administered by the Space Environment Research Centre (SERC). Based on Mount Stromlo, Australia, SERC operated from 2014 to 2021 and conducted research into practical global efforts for space debris management, mitigation and removal. SERC Participants included EOS Space Systems, Lockheed Martin, Optus Satellite, Australian National University, RMIT University and NICT (Japan).

Bushfire CRC[]

The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre was an Australian-based organisation which conducted research into the social, environmental, and economic impact of bushfires.[7][8] Although the CRC has completed operations, a legacy of a decade of research content is still online and accessible.[9] Funded originally by a grant from the Australian government's Cooperative Research Centre in 2003, the Bushfire CRC was funded to 2014 to address key issues raised by recent major fires. The Bushfire CRC was made up of all the fire and land management agencies in Australia and New Zealand, CSIRO, the Bureau of Meteorology, the Attorney General's Department and several other fire related organisations. A small executive office was maintained in East Melbourne. The organisation participated in the Cooperative Research Centres Association (CRCA).[10] The work of Bushfire research is carried forward within the expanded research portfolio of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, established 2013.

CSSIP[]

{{anchor}CSSIP}} The Cooperative Research Centre for Sensor Signal and Information Processing (or CSSIP) was an organisation established under the Cooperative Research Centres program.[11] It operated from 1992 to 2006, performing research, development, and education within several Information and Communications Technology areas:[12] CSSIP's education arm was assigned to NICTA in mid-2005.[13][14]

Spatial information[]

The CRC for Spatial Information (CRCSI) was a research organisation funded by Australia's Cooperative Research Centre Programme (CRC) and by participant contributions.[15] The CRCSI was founded in 2003 with the successful re-bid announced in August 2009.[16] The programme ended in June 2018.[17] The CRCSI conducted research and development projects that involved collaboration between government, corporate, and academic resources. The CRCSI ensured Australia and New Zealand remained relevant in a spatially-connected world. The CRCSI was responsible for innovative research; the application and commercialisation of spatial information technologies by building collaborative partnerships.[18][19] A study commissioned by the CRCSI and ANZLIC in 2008 found that the spatial information industry contributed between $6.4 and $12.6 billion to Australia's GDP in 2006-2007 alone.[20] CRCSI has offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Wellington in New Zealand.[18] The CRCSI research delved into key industry sectors, including: agriculture, natural resources and climate change; defence; built environment; and health through the delivery of spatial information across positioning, rapid spatial analytics and spatial infrastructures.[21]

List of CRCs[]

The CRC Program provides funding to CRCs across six industry sectors: manufacturing technology, information and communication technology, mining and energy, agriculture and rural-based manufacturing, environment and medical science and technology. A current directory of CRC Association members is maintained by the CRCA website.

Manufacturing technology[]

Active[22]

  • Innovative Manufacturing CRC
  • Rail Manufacturing CRC
  • Future Battery Industries CRC
  • iMove CRC

Past

  • CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology
  • CRC for Advanced Manufacturing
  • CRC for Bioproducts
  • CAST CRC
  • CRC for Construction Innovation
  • CRC for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Technologies
  • CRC for MicroTechnology
  • CRC for Railway Engineering and Technologies
  • CRC for Welded Structures
  • CRC for Wood Innovations
  • CRC for Polymers
  • CRC for Advanced Composite Structures

Information Technology and communication technology[]

Active

  • Cyber Security CRC
  • SmartSat CRC

Past

  • Australasian CRC for Interaction Design
  • Australian Photonics CRC
  • Australian Telecommunications CRC
  • CRC for Enterprise Distributed Systems Technology
  • CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management
  • CRC for Satellite Systems
  • CRC for Sensor Signal and Information Processing (CSSIP)
  • Smart Services CRC
  • CRC for Spatial Information
  • CRC for Technology Enabled Capital Markets
  • Young and Well CRC
  • Capital Markets CRC
  • iMOVE Australia - commenced in September 2017. A collection of 44 partners, in a 10-year project for R&D in intelligent transport systems, freight and supply chain, and smart mobility.
  • Cyber Security CRC

Mining and energy[]

Active[22]

  • CRC for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE)
  • Future Fuels CRC
  • Mineral Exploration (MinEx) CRC

Past

  • Australian CRC for Renewable Energy
  • Parker CRC for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions[buzzword]
  • CRC for Clean Power from Lignite
  • CRC for Coal in Sustainable Development
  • CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC)
  • CRC for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration
  • Energy Pipelines CRC
  • CRC for Mining
  • CRC for Sustainable Resource Processing
  • Predictive Mineral Discovery CRC
  • Deep Exploration Technologies (DET) CRC

Agriculture and rural-based manufacturing[]

Active[22]

  • CRC for Honey Bee Products
  • CRC for High Performance Soils
  • Food Agility CRC
  • CRC for Developing Northern Australia
  • Fight Food Waste CRC
  • Blue Economy CRC
  • Future Food Systems CRC

Past

  • Aquafin CRC (CRC for Sustainable Aquaculture of Finfish)
  • Australian Biosecurity CRC for Emerging Infectious Disease
  • Cotton Catchment Communities CRC
  • CRC for an Internationally Competitive Pork Industry
  • CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies
  • CRC for Forestry
  • CRC for Innovative Dairy Products
  • CRC for National Plant Biosecurity
  • CRC for Sheep Industry Innovation
  • CRC for Sugar Industry Innovation through Biotechnology
  • CRC for Sustainable Rice Production
  • CRC for Sustainable Sugar Production
  • CRC for Tropical Pest Management
  • CRC for Tropical Plant Protection
  • CRC for Value Added Wheat
  • CRC for Viticulture
  • Poultry CRC

Environmental science[]

Active[22]

Past

  • CRC for Space Environment Management (SERC)
  • Bushfire CRC
  • CRC for Australian Weed Management
  • CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management
  • CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
  • CRC for The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
  • CRC for Greenhouse Accounting
  • CRC for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity
  • CRC for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management
  • CRC for Tropical Savannas Management
  • CRC for Water Quality and Treatment
  • CRC for Catchment Hydrology
  • CRC for Freshwater Ecology
  • CRC for Irrigation Futures
  • CRC for The Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems
  • CRC for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration
  • CRC for The Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems
  • CRC for Water Quality and Treatment
  • Desert Knowledge CRC
  • Environmental Biotechnology CRC
  • eWater CRC
  • Invasive Animals CRC
  • Sustainable Tourism CRC

Medicine and technology[]

Active[22]

  • CRC for Alertness, Safety and Productivity
  • CRC for Cancer Therapeutics
  • CRC for Living with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Digital Health CRC

Past

  • Biomedical Imaging CRC
  • CRC for Aboriginal Health
  • CRC for Asthma
  • CRC for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
  • HEARing CRC
  • CRC for Diagnostics
  • Oral Health CRC, formerly the CRC for Oral Health Science
  • CRC for Mental Health
  • CRC for Vaccine Technology
  • The Vision CRC
  • Wound Management Innovation CRC
  • Young and Well CRC

Benefits[]

  • The CRC program is estimated to have supported 4,400 doctorate and master's degrees by research.[23]
  • The value of CRC education outcomes is estimated to be a total of $163 million.[23]
  • The Poultry CRC produced an information sharing service which the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization praised for increasing interest in poultry production.
  • The CRC for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management produced the first written history of resource management by the Yalanji people, written in both English and Yalanji language.
  • The Molecular Plant Breeding CRC, in conjunction with the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics developed an education program about the role of gene technology in agriculture. Over 5,000 high school students in South Australia and Victoria have participated in program.
  • Each year the CRC programme supports around 2,000 Australian researchers and more than 1,000 PhD students.[24]
  • Over 150 CRC programme supported post-graduate students graduate each year.[24][25]

See also[]

  • CSIRO – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
  • Lowitja Institute

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ "Study with CRCs". CRC Association.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Overview of CRC Program". CRC Association.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 August 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
  8. ^ Bushfire CRC
  9. ^ CSIRO Information page
  10. ^ Cooperative Research Centres Association (CRCA)
  11. ^ Cooperative Research Centres Association (CRCA) website
  12. ^ "CSSIP website". Archived from the original on 25 September 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007. (accessed 19-Sep-2007)
  13. ^ "CSSIP Annual Report 2005-06" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
  14. ^ CRC website
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ GeoConnexion. 7 August 2009. (accessed 28 May 2010).
  17. ^ ANZLIC News Archived 2009-09-12 at archive.today, "The CRC for Spatial Information wins rebid". 10 August 2009.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b CRCSI website
  19. ^ Paul Smith. "Spatial devices boost economic growth". The Australian Financial Review. 17 March 2008
  20. ^ Sandra Rossi "Landmark study qualifies economic benefits of spatial information", Computerworld. 14 March 2008.
  21. ^ CRCSI Information, 2015
  22. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Current Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs)". business.gov.au. Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  23. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. ^ Palmer, Nigel (2012). The CRC Contribution to Research Training. Canberra, ACT: Cooperative Research Centres Association. ISBN 978-0-9874649-0-3.

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