The rural research and development corporations: a case study for innovation
A study produced by the Centre for International Economics describing the common features of Rural Research and Development Corporations (RRDCs), focusing on how the RRDCs plan and prioritise research and development. This paper is one of a number of case studies and research papers commissioned as background to Mapping Australia's Science and Innovation System.
Abstract
There are currently nine RRDCs constituted under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act (1989) and a further six industry owned companies which have evolved from statutory RRDCs. These 15 organisations together plan and fund, from compulsory and voluntary industry levies matched by the Commonwealth, much of the agricultural R&D conducted in Australia.
This study describes the common features of the RRDCs as well as their diversity. It focuses on how the RRDCs plan and prioritise R&D, the pathways they use to promote adoption of R&D outputs, and the approaches they employ in monitoring and evaluation. The study highlights the relationships between the RRDCs and their industries, researchers, governments and the broader community.
Author(s)
Jenny Gordon; Roger Mauldon;
Centre for International Economics
Publication Details
| Type : |
Reports |
| Published : |
15/8/2003 |
Topics Covered
| Sectors : |
| Research |
| Science & innovation |
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| Detailed :
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| Mapping science and innovation |
| Research and development |
| Rural, regional and remote |
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