Science and innovation Innovation In Agriculture – Opportunities and Constraints Dr. David Ireland...

Science and innovationInnovation In Agriculture – Opportunities and ConstraintsDr. David Ireland

August 2015

CSIRO | David Ireland | August 2015

The role of science in innovation


Cellular communication

Internet

GPS

Microchips

Touch screen

siriDARPA

DARPA

US Military Navstar program

CIA and NSF

DARPA, Japanese

governmentUni Pittsburgh and

US Weather Bureau

I believe in innovation, and that the way you get innovation is you fund

research and you learn the basic facts

- Bill Gates


Macro-environment and economy

Australia’s innovation dilemma; a systemic challenge in translating innovation inputs to outcomes, constraining productivity performance. 10th in the world for innovation inputs, 22nd for innovation outcomes, 81st for innovation efficiency (Global Innovation Index).

The digital revolution; information intensive science, systems and industries transforming everything. Massive increases in the volume, value, velocity of data, the power of digital platforms and capacity for insight from cosmic to atomic scale.

Global change, integration and interdependence; of human and environmental systems, science, commerce and innovation. Increasing risk and opportunity. Shift of economic, social and environmental influence towards Asia and developing economies.

Collaborative innovation; shift to networked and global innovation models, customer supply choices and global competition goes up. Requires effective models for market vision, multi and inter disciplinary research andcapability integration.

Policy alignment

A changing Australian economy requiring new growth engines; priority industry growth centre opportunities in advanced manufacturing, food and agribusiness, medical technologies and pharmaceuticals, mining equipment, technology and services, oil, gas and energy resources.

Responding to national research priorities; in food, soil and water, transport, cybersecurity, energy, resources, advanced manufacturing, environmental change and health.

Australia’s challenges and opportunities

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Strategy 2020: Australia’s Innovation CatalystBoosting Australia’s innovation performance

Our mission: Create value for customers through innovation that delivers positive impact for Australia

Projects & TeamsCreative, entrepreneurial,

collaborative teams tackling big challenges through science, technology and innovation

Customer valueDelivering value through innovative solutions for customers in industry,

government and community

Impact deliveryCreating new economic,

environmental and social

impact for Australia


The science of innovation


Innovationethos & drivers

When passion meets preparation through collaboration great innovations are realised

“I have not failed. I have just found 10,000

ways that will not work”- Thomas Edison

“creativity is intelligence having“

- Albert Einstein


Case study I: something old‘a classic’


• Check with Comms

Innovation with a ‘twist’For his research on self-twisting yarn Dave Henshaw was made a Member of the Order of the British empire (MBE) in 1970


Case study II: something new‘the disruptive new technologies’


CSIRO’s Food and Innovation Centre


Case study III: some things borrowed & some things shared

‘collaborative platforms’


The excess genius



Business models for success‘flexibility and connectivity’


CSIRO: modes of engagement

Industry partnerships

Mobility Research Projects

Strategic partnership (Chinese Academy of Science, CAS)

Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)

Joint venture

Service model (fire-testing and façade engineering)

Spin-off companies (Wanda Tech.)

Mapping the path to impact


Thank youDr David Ireland

t +61 2 6276 6444e [email protected] www.csiro.au

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