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The need for a Decadal Plan
ANSTO is the custodian of Australia's nuclear science, technology, and engineering capabilities and expertise, including significant research infrastructure assets and a highly-skilled and dedicated workforce. The organisation has a mandate to provide expert and technical advice to Government on all matters relating to nuclear science, technology, and engineering. ANSTO also must ensure the research infrastructure enables national prosperity and growth by supporting excellent science and innovation outcomes with impact that benefits Australia.
Compared to other national research infrastructure, ANSTO’s portfolio is diverse not only in relation to the fields of research in which it is applied but also in the manner in which it operates, the breadth of its user base, and its role in supporting ANSTO operations and business. Managing and operating research infrastructure is central to ANSTO’s purpose. The ANSTO Research Infrastructure Decadal Plan provides the organisation with a ten-year outlook for the portfolio that has been informed by ANSTO’s mission research and business needs, as well as those of the Australian research community, industry, and Government. The Decadal Plan:
· identifies Priority Areas and sets Objectives for the next decade · outlines Key Initiatives to achieve these Objectives and Priorities, and
· includes a framework for its implementation and review to ensure it remains a contemporary strategic planning resource over the next ten years.
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The Decadal Plan was informed by ANSTO staff, external users from universities, industry, and Government agencies. It supports the development of world-class landmark, national and institutional capabilities to meet evolving and emerging needs, and to enable world-class translational research and innovation that creates economic impacts and benefits. Looking ahead and understanding priorities enables planning of investment, strengthening of partnerships, and ensuring ANSTO’s research infrastructure remains focused on delivering an excellent User Experience. With a clear understanding of priorities, ANSTO will be prepared to leverage the most relevant opportunities as they arise. In relation to workforce development, the Decadal Plan will inform initiatives to refresh and broaden ANSTO’s workforce as necessary to meet the challenges of the future and to maintain a reputation as a provider of world-class research infrastructure and services. A guiding principle for the Decadal Plan is to further strengthen our agility and responsiveness to future changes in the global research landscape. The Decadal Plan, with its six priority areas, underpinning objectives and key initiatives, was developed to deliver this outcome.
