Australian 研究 基金s 落ちるing behind
The realisation アイスランド spends more per person on important 研究 and 開発 than Australia has 誘発するd calls for 重要な reinvestment in the 部門.
Universities Australia says data from 2015/16 showed for the first time since 人物/姿/数字s have been kept, Australia's 研究 投資 拒絶する/低下するd.
"研究 拡大するs Australia's economy, 研究 saves lives, 研究 creates new 製品s and 産業s that 生成する 職業s," 長,指導者 (n)役員/(a)執行力のある Catriona Jackson said on Wednesday.
"But over the past three 10年間s we've seen a worrying 傾向 with 政府s 行為/行うing いっそう少なく and いっそう少なく R and D and universities have had to step into the 違反 to 持続する 国家の capacity."
Australia now spends 1.88 per cent of 甚だしい/12ダース 国内の 製品 on 研究 and 開発, 井戸/弁護士席 below the 経済協力開発機構 普通の/平均(する) of 2.38 per cent.
"Australia's R and D spend as a 百分率 of GDP is いっそう少なく than アイスランド's. That's a country with a 全住民 smaller than Canberra," Ms Jackson said.
Universities Australia wants the 連邦の 政府 to keep the Education 投資 基金, after it was 一時停止するd in 2015 and 予定するd for 終結.
"We welcome the 政府's 予算 かかわり合い to rolling 投資 in 現在の and new 国家の 研究 組織/基盤/下部構造," Ms Jackson said.
"But Australia also needs 資本/首都 基金s to build 研究 capacity at universities across the country.
"の近くにing EIF will 否定する our world-class 研究員s the proper 資源ing and 安全 they need to keep doing what they do best - making 打開s for the betterment of all."