National Security Objectives for Science and Innovation
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About the Objectives
The Australian Government has identified twelve objectives for science and innovation to enhance our national security. The realisation of these objectives will help us build a more prepared and resilient society and allow the national security community to make smarter use of information. In combination, they will enhance the full spectrum of our national security capabilities.
A brief description of each objective is provided below. Numbers and letters are used to provide clarity in ordering but do not represent any form of prioritisation. The National Security Science and Innovation Strategy sets out how science and innovation can be applied to each of these objectives in greater detail.
Theme: A more prepared and resilient society
We can reduce the risk posed by national security threats through improving the resilience of our community, organisations, electronic systems, and physical infrastructure. Taking a comprehensive approach to these inter-connected challenges, equipping our first responders, and gaining a better understanding of these threats and our response to them are important parts of this work.
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Enhancing the resilience of our information and communication systems against attack or damage. |
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Enhancing the ability of our physical infrastructure to withstand attack or damage and remain functional. |
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Developing new approaches to enhance social cohesion, community and organisational preparedness, and risk awareness. |
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Preparing Australia for emerging challenges through understanding their potential impact and possible responses. |
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Developing better approaches to inform decision making on the impact of threats and the effectiveness of our responses. |
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Ensuring our agencies possess the necessary knowledge and equipment to assist and protect the community. |
Theme: Smarter use of information
We need to be able to share information critical to national security seamlessly between stakeholders in a timely and usable manner and use it to make better and more informed decisions. The exponential increase of data being generated and shared makes the management and use of information more complex. The rapid evolution of information technology presents many new opportunities to enhance how we gather, analyse, share and present information.
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Providing new tools and methods for the national security community to share and use information |
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Enhancing how the national security community makes decisions, shares operational information and communicates in a crisis. |
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Contributing to the evidence base for policies and standards that enhance our national security. |
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Improving the ability of agencies to capture, integrate and analyse information from multiple sources. |
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Developing smarter tools and methods to detect, observe, monitor and identify entities of interest or concern. |
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Ensuring agencies have the ability to collect, analyse and use evidence from a range of sources. |
Further information
For further information, please see the National Security Science and Innovation Strategy.