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- Industry Innovation and Science Australia
- National Measurement Institute
- Optical astronomy in Australia
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- Applying to export rough diamonds
- Applying to export uranium and controlled ores
- Offshore mineral exploration and mining
- Offshore oil and gas exploration and development
- Offshore petroleum exploration acreage release process
- Regulating offshore oil and gas in Australian Commonwealth waters
- Regulating the Ranger Uranium Mine
- Taxes and royalties on minerals and petroleum
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Building industry
Business support
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Emissions reduction
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- Australian Square Kilometre Array Fellowships Programme
- Business Research and Innovation Initiative
- Business-research collaboration
- Collaborating with Asia-Pacific on science, research and innovation
- Collaborating with China on science and research
- Collaborating with India on science and research
- Cooperative research centres
- Enabling international space investment
- Industry 4.0
- Inspiring Australia: Science engagement in Australia
- International research collaboration
- Moon to Mars: opportunities for Australian businesses
- Prime Minister's Prizes for Science
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- Transitioning Australia’s automotive manufacturing industry
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Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
Increasing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) capability is at the core of the government’s science agenda as set out in the National Science Statement.
The global economy is changing which means new industries are emerging and new skills are required for workers at all levels.
Applying STEM knowledge and skills leads to:
- new products and technologies
- more efficient services and systems
- higher quality health care
- enhanced natural resource management
- new ways to respond to environmental change
- progress on tackling national and global challenges
- better decision-making in governments and industry
The importance of STEM
Action on STEM is critical to:
- Australia’s ability to compete in international markets
- creating new opportunities for industries
- supporting high living standards
Ensuring all Australians can be engaged with STEM is a key priority.
Women in STEM strategy
We are committed to improving the participation of women in STEM.
Our plan for Advancing Women in STEM outlines the government’s vision and role in supporting increased gender equity across the STEM sector.
The 2020 Action Plan and STEM Equity Monitor are the next steps in implementing this strategic framework.
STEM initiatives
We are supporting:
- community-wide engagement activities, grants and prizes through Inspiring Australia
- initiatives that foster girls’ and women’s interest in STEM and entrepreneurship, including the:
- Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship Grants Program
- Education Services Australia to develop the Girls in STEM Toolkit
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- We drive the implementation of National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA) initiatives.
- The Women’s Advisory Roundtable provides advice on how to advance the critical role of women across business, industry, innovation and science.
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Email STEM@industry.gov.au
Last updated: 8 December 2020
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