The tech and eng academy wants research funding in-place until close to the election after next

The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering’s budget makes the most of the Government’s research commercialisation strategy, calling for the feds to “fully fund” it “for no less than a five-year period.”

ATSE also calls for “a research funding strategy that covers the entire research pipeline from curiosity-driven research to industry-led research commercialisation.”

The budget bid also includes ensuring the STEM-skilled workforce can meet demand by expanding education, including requiring future teachers of the disciplines to have relevant degrees.

But while the academy mentions more than once the importance of “curiosity driven research” the emphasis is on outcomes. “Strategic and targeted investments will result in the early adoption of future technologies and creation of critical national capabilities and promote resilient sustainable future growth.”