Discover the second priority of our Innovation Roadmap. Promoting and supporting more research collaboration and commercialisation in Queensland is vital to ensure research is translated into commercialisation opportunities for a thriving innovation economy. Explore the key initiatives across government for opportunities to participate and prosper.
Outcome
Queensland’s world-class research and collaborations are translated into creating commercialisation opportunities
Queensland is globally recognised for our research quality — the challenge is to commercialise it in partnership with industry to create innovative products and services that can help improve the lives of people and support the creation of new jobs.
Improving research and business collaboration at the same time as increasing expenditure on research and development and commercialisation outcomes are all important steps towards creating a thriving innovation economy.
Objectives
These objectives clarify the actions we need to take to achieve this priority:
- Increase expenditure on research and development.
- Enhance commercialisation of research and development.
- Improve research and business collaboration.
- Support the growth of university research income.
- Increase investment in intellectual property.
Key initiatives
These initiatives spread across various agencies are just the start — more will be added as the Roadmap continues to get delivered and reviewed. All of the initiatives contribute to achieving the ultimate goals of the Roadmap across different sectors of the economy.
| Key initiatives | Lead agency |
|---|---|
Deliver the Transforming Corrections to Transform Lives, a unique and innovative project that sees QCS working in partnership with Griffith University and the Paul Ramsay Foundation to improve the lives of women and their families in contact with the criminal justice system and stop the cycle of reoffending.* | QCS |
Continue to deliver the Industry Research Fellowships (IRF) program to support greater commercialisation outcomes. | DESI |
Pilot the development of technology roadmaps to support the IRF aligned with government’s priority industries. | DESI |
Deliver new programs to improve collaboration between researchers and industry and achieve greater commercialisation outcomes. | DESI |
Deliver a regional university commercialisation fund. | DESI |
Deliver a science industry co-investment fund. | DESI |
Support Queensland universities and research institutes and the health system to leverage increased Australian Government funding opportunities such as new Cooperative Research Centres and through the Medical Research Future Fund. | DESI and Health |
Deliver international collaborative research and information sharing programs that support Queensland research to be world-class. | DESI and TIQ |
Support the Queensland Defence Science Alliance. | DESI |
Support Queensland Hospital and Health Services and health and knowledge precincts to foster research into innovative products and services for translation into improved patient care and commercial opportunities, including through clinical trials. | Health |
Develop a Queensland Science Strategy. | DESI |
*New initiative included for delivery
Lead agencies
- DESI — Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
- Health – Queensland Health
- QCS – Queensland Corrective Services
- TIQ — Trade and Investment Queensland
Last updated: 17 Jul 2024