CRCA 08: Cooperative Research, The Engine of Innovation

Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) bring research and industry together in creative and cost-effective collaborations to address specific national research priorities and to develop new products and opportunities of immense value. The CRC Programme is an Australian Government funded initiative.

One of the important challenges in maximising the impact of S&T is understanding and managing the complex processes that underpin world-class S&T research and innovation. The 2008 Annual Conference of the Cooperative Research Centres Association (CRCA) is an opportunity for Australian and S&T innovators to gain valuable insights from leading bureaucrats, academics and entrepreneurs about their experiences, their successes and their failures in this arena.

The CRC Association extends an open invitation for interested parties to join representatives from 57 CRCs throughout Australia at this conference to critically evaluate how successful scientific research and development innovation can happen through cooperative research, both in Australia and abroad.

The Annual Conference of the CRC Association brings together all CRCs from across Australia to discuss the latest approaches and achievements in world-class collaborative science and education.