❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding expenditure and funding for research, innovation, and science-related projects across various portfolios for the years 2017-2021. The response details allocations to universities, government agencies, private organisations, and Cooperative Research Centres.
AnsweredQoN 6249Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 June 2020
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations
QuestionView source ↗
(1) Can the Minister advise for each portfolio agency within their responsibilty, what expenditure was incurred in supporting external and internal research, innovation and/or science related projects for the years 2017-18 and 2018-19? (2) Can the Minister advise for each portfolio agency within their responsibilty what funding has been allocated towards supporting external and internal research, innovation and/or science related projects for 2019-20 and 2020-21? (3) For each of (1) and (2) can the Minister provide a break down of expenditure/funding between the following recipient categories: (a) Universities; (b) State government agencies; (c) Private organisations; (d) Cooperative Research Centres; and (e) All Other Categories?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 August 2020
Response time
6 days
Gold Corporation, Infrastructure Western Australia and Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
(1) Nil
(2) Nil
(3) Not Applicable.
Note that Infrastructure WA was not established until 24 July 2019.
Lotterywest
(1) 2017-18 - $2,824,202
2018-19 - $6,162,283
(2) 2019-20 - $7,901,151
2020-21 - nil
(3)
Categories
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
a) Universities
-
$914,079
2,660,209
-
b) State Government Agencies
-
-
-
-
c) Private Organisations
$424,202
$322,286
$375,898
-
d) Cooperative Research Centres
-
-
-
-
e) All Other Categories
$2,400,000
$4,925,918
$4,865,044
-
Total
$2,824,202
$6,162,283
$7,901,151
-
Premier and Cabinet
(1) Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre:
- 2017-18: $150,000 cash funding plus equivalent of 1 FTE in-kind funding.
- 2018-19: $300,000 cash funding plus equivalent of 2 FTE in-kind funding.
(2) Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre:
- 2019-20: $300,000 cash funding plus equivalent of 2 FTE in-kind funding.
- 2020-21: $300,000 cash funding plus equivalent of 2 FTE in-kind funding.
(3) Cooperative Research Centres - $1.05M in cash plus equivalent of 7 FTE in-kind funding.
Public Sector Commission
Response includes amounts paid (excluding GST) to an external party in the financial years in (1) and (2) for projects where the predominant purpose is research or innovation.
(1) $204,000.
(2) $191,000.
(3) For 2017-18 and 2018-19
(a) Nil.
(b) Nil.
(c) 100%.
(d) Nil.
(e) Nil.
For 2019-20 and 2020-21
(a) Nil.
(b) Nil.
(c) 100%.
(d) Nil.
(e) Nil.
State Development, Jobs and Trade
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation advises:
(1) $53.03 million
(2) 73.77 million
(3) Breakdown of (1) and (2) by category:
(1) $m
(2) $m
(a) Universities;
17.99
28.74
(b) State government agencies;
3.83
3.53
(c) Private organisations;
20.87
26.69
(d) Cooperative Research Centres; and
0
1.2
(e) All Other Categories
10.39
13.61
(1) Nil
(2) Nil
(3) Not Applicable.
Note that Infrastructure WA was not established until 24 July 2019.
Lotterywest
(1) 2017-18 - $2,824,202
2018-19 - $6,162,283
(2) 2019-20 - $7,901,151
2020-21 - nil
(3)
Categories
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
a) Universities
-
$914,079
2,660,209
-
b) State Government Agencies
-
-
-
-
c) Private Organisations
$424,202
$322,286
$375,898
-
d) Cooperative Research Centres
-
-
-
-
e) All Other Categories
$2,400,000
$4,925,918
$4,865,044
-
Total
$2,824,202
$6,162,283
$7,901,151
-
Premier and Cabinet
(1) Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre:
- 2017-18: $150,000 cash funding plus equivalent of 1 FTE in-kind funding.
- 2018-19: $300,000 cash funding plus equivalent of 2 FTE in-kind funding.
(2) Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre:
- 2019-20: $300,000 cash funding plus equivalent of 2 FTE in-kind funding.
- 2020-21: $300,000 cash funding plus equivalent of 2 FTE in-kind funding.
(3) Cooperative Research Centres - $1.05M in cash plus equivalent of 7 FTE in-kind funding.
Public Sector Commission
Response includes amounts paid (excluding GST) to an external party in the financial years in (1) and (2) for projects where the predominant purpose is research or innovation.
(1) $204,000.
(2) $191,000.
(3) For 2017-18 and 2018-19
(a) Nil.
(b) Nil.
(c) 100%.
(d) Nil.
(e) Nil.
For 2019-20 and 2020-21
(a) Nil.
(b) Nil.
(c) 100%.
(d) Nil.
(e) Nil.
State Development, Jobs and Trade
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation advises:
(1) $53.03 million
(2) 73.77 million
(3) Breakdown of (1) and (2) by category:
(1) $m
(2) $m
(a) Universities;
17.99
28.74
(b) State government agencies;
3.83
3.53
(c) Private organisations;
20.87
26.69
(d) Cooperative Research Centres; and
0
1.2
(e) All Other Categories
10.39
13.61
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