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Driving economic growth in South Australia through Critical Technologies.
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Growing South Australia's workforce to support delivery of complex defence projects.
Find out how technological and environmental change is transforming industry.
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South Australia’s Small Business Strategy 2023-2030 is designed to support small businesses to adapt, grow and succeed, now and into the future.
Learn about how the State Government is working with The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia to create a combined new university for our state.
Supporting researchers, entrepreneurs and businesses to accelerate their progress through funding from the State Government.
Equipping innovative, early-stage South Australian startups with grant funding to support the commercialisation of an innovative product or service.
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The Department for Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS) works closely with industry, universities, research organisations and governments to promote research collaboration and investment and grow South Australia’s reputation for competitive global excellence in research.
We also support the adoption and application of new technologies and better practices to support research translation and commercialisation.
We want to see stronger translation and commercialisation outcomes to drive greater real-world productivity impacts, as well as an increased proportion of South Australian businesses and research organisations that collaborate for innovation purposes, and more startups and scale-ups developing innovative solutions.
Research and innovation activities, alongside the adoption of existing and emerging technologies, are key drivers of productivity growth and will be crucial for South Australian businesses to compete on the world stage.
South Australia’s Economic Statement outlines a vision for an economy that is fit for the future – that is smart, sustainable and inclusive.
South Australia boasts world-class research capability and globally recognised innovation districts. We now have the opportunity to enhance collaboration across all sectors of our economy.
To improve our performance and position South Australia to benefit from research, technology and innovation, we must capitalise on our research strengths, major investments and assets. We must also boost collaboration between industry and researchers, and support innovation and entrepreneurship networks, to translate knowledge into innovation and higher productivity.
The Research and Innovation Fund (RIF) supports local businesses and organisations to commercialise their innovative research, ideas or products – either through direct grants, or by funding activity (including events, accelerators program and co-working spaces) in support of the broader research and innovation ecosystem.
The Department for Industry, Innovation and Science joins the Australian Government in funding Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs).
CRCs are medium to long term collaborations between industry, researchers and end users, established to solve complex, industry identified problems. There are currently 10 CRCs that are either headquartered or have a significant node in South Australia.
The Department for Industry, Innovation and Science supports the operations of six major research facilities in the state, as part the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
NCRIS facilities provide researchers with access to globally competitive, cutting-edge research equipment and technical support.
Professor Helen Marshall
Professor Marshall is a nationally and internationally recognised leader in vaccine research, particularly for her work in preventing deaths and disability from life threatening infections such as meningococcal disease.
The Chrysos PhotonAssay Team
Chrysos’ PhotonAssay™ technology replaces centuries-old methods for measuring gold and other valuable metals in mineral ores with a clean, green and super-fast X-ray technology.
Congratulations to all winners and finalists of the 2023 SA Science Excellent and Innovation Awards.
Learn more about the outstanding work of each winner by visiting scienceawards.sa.gov.au.
The South Australian Government is introducing a new statewide innovation model to strategically connect the state’s growing innovation districts, including Lot Fourteen, Tonsley and Adelaide BioMed City.
The model will bring together all economic activity zones and innovation assets under a centralised strategic vision and policy position, unlocking greater value, stimulating economic growth, supporting valuable international knowledge transfer and collaboration, and creating new opportunities for jobs growth, linking education, skills and workforce programs.
It seeks to capitalise on South Australia’s competitive advantage in defence, space, advanced manufacturing and critical technologies industries.
The South Australian Science Excellence and Innovation Awards recognise the work of inspiring science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) leaders and teams working in research and education institutions, schools, industry and the community.
There are experienced DIIS team members available to support your growth ambitions – whether that be help with workforce development, navigating government and other support programs, connecting with peers and industry leaders, or the adoption of new technologies.
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