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Good outcomes for science in Budget 2018 | |
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2018-05-08 | |
发布年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 澳大利亚 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
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The 2018 Federal Budget contains good news for Australian scientists and research institutions with welcome investments in critical national research infrastructure and medical research. The budget also includes new initiatives to support women in STEM, an Australian space agency and funding to conserve and protect the Great Barrier Reef. “This is a good budget for science,” said Professor Andrew Holmes, President of the Australian Academy of Science. “It reflects the long-term and strategic approach that is needed for Australia to benefit from science and innovation at a global scale." A 12-year National Research Infrastructure Investment Plan will commit $1.9 billion to critical national research infrastructure, including $140 million for upgrades to the two most powerful computing facilities in the Southern Hemisphere. “Australia’s national supercomputers give scientists across government, industry and universities the processing power for the complex scientific computations needed in an advance society including accurate weather forecasts, drug development, and large-scale astronomy,” Professor Holmes said. Medical research is also a centrepiece of the Budget, with a new $1.3 billion National Health and Medical Industry Growth Plan that will play to Australia’s strengths in medical science and technology. This plan includes a 10-year $500 million Genomic Health Futures Mission to develop ‘precision medicine’ approaches to a wide range of diseases. It also includes 10-year investments of $248 million for rare cancers and diseases and $125 million for the Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission to support more research and better diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. The Budget includes a $41 million space agency and investment program, $4.5 million in new measures to encourage girls and women to pursue STEM education and careers, and a $29.9 million research initiative on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. “We have a long way to go as a nation, particularly on big issues like STEM education and training at school and university and climate change,” said Professor Holmes. “But we are moving forward together and the Government has made a clear commitment in this Budget to working collaboratively with the science sector to maximise the benefits for all Australians.” Science budget highlights
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来源平台 | Australian Academy of Science |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/113652 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
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