The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (also called DIISR), was a department of the Australian Government that existed between December 2007 and December 2011. The Department was charged with further developing growth in Australian industries and advancements in science and research.[2] Ministers with responsibility for the department included Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and Nick Sherry, Minister for Small Business.[3]
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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 3 December 2007[1] |
| Preceding Department |
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| Dissolved | 14 December 2011 |
| Superseding Department | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Annual budget | A$9.384 billion (2011–12) [citation needed] |
| Department executives |
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| Website | www.innovation.gov.au |
The department was responsible for:[4]
- Manufacturing and commerce including industry and market development
- Industry innovation policy and technology diffusion
- Promotion of industrial research and development, and commercialisation
- Biotechnology, excluding gene technology regulation
- Export services
- Marketing, including export promotion, of manufactures and services
- Investment promotion
- Enterprise improvement
- Construction industry
- Small business policy and implementation
- Business entry point management
- Facilitation of the development of service industries generally
- Bounties on the production of goods
- Trade marks, plant breeders' rights and patents of inventions and designs
- Country of origin labelling
- Weights and measures standards
- Civil space issues
- Analytical laboratory services
- Science policy
- Promotion of collaborative research in science and technology
- Co-ordination of research policy
- Commercialisation and utilisation of public sector research relating to portfolio programs and agencies
- Research grants and fellowships
- Information and communications technology industry development
The Department was made up of several divisions including; Innovation, Manufacturing, Science & Research, Corporate, Industry & Small Business Policy, eBusiness and Questacon.[citation needed] The Enterprise Connect and AusIndustry divisions served as the program delivery arms of the Department.[citation needed]
The department was headed by a Secretary, initially Mark Paterson, who was succeeded in June 2011 by Don Russell.[5]
References
edit- ^ CA 9186: The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 8 December 2013
- ^ "DIISR - Our Organisation". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Organisational Chart" (PDF). Government of Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Administrative Arrangement Order" (PDF). Government of Australia. 3 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ Grattan, Michelle (2 June 2011). "For some, there's no getting away". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014.