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Backing Australia's Ability (BAA) was a five-year innovation plan launched by the Howard government in January 2001.[1][2]

Previous policy

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Previous policies for this group of portfolios under the Howard government were:

Science and Innovation Committee

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The Science and Innovation Committee (SIC), originally known as the Ministerial Committee to Oversight Implementation of Backing Australia's Ability (MCOIBAA), is a sub-committee of Cabinet established as part of the initiative to oversee the implementation of Backing Australia's Ability.[3][4] It is composed of:[5]

An Innovation Action Plan for the Future

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The initiative set aside AUD 2.9 billion over five years 2001–02 to 2005–06, overseen by a Science and Innovation Ministerial Council, chaired by the Prime Minister and advised by the Chief Scientist.[6]

The objectives were:[1]

Building our future through science and innovation

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On 4 May 2004 the Prime Minister announced a second plan, subtitled "Building our future through science and innovation", which is referred to as "BAA2".[7]

The objectives were:[7][8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Commonwealth of Australia (January 2001). Backing Australia's Ability: An Innovation Action Plan for the Future. ISBN 0-642-72133-5, ISR 2000/223. Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2007.
  • ^ "Innovation Plan". ABC Radio National broadcast. 3 February 2001. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2007.
  • ^ "Transcript of the Prime Minister The Hon. John Howard MP, Federation address and launch of the 'Backing Australia's Ability', Australian Technology Park Centre, Sydney". 29 January 2001. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  • ^ "Public-Private Partnerships for Research and Innovation: An evaluation off the Australian Experience" (PDF). OECD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  • ^ "Science and Innovation Committee". Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  • ^ "Backing Australia's Ability – An Innovation Action Plan for the Future 2001". Press Release, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2007.
  • ^ a b "Backing Australia's Ability, Building our future through science and innovation". Press Release, Australian Government. 4 May 2004. Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2007.
  • ^ "Science gets $5.3b new spending". The Age. 6 May 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2007.
  • ^ Jason Koutsoukis (7 May 2004). "Flak for PM's innovation policy". The Age. Retrieved 2 February 2007.
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