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Partnerships

Research partnerships are longer term funding arrangements where both partners contribute expertise and jointly set priorities. Research partnerships provide the Australian aid program with ongoing access to the best available expertise at global, regional and local levels. AusAID partners with Australian, international and developing country research institutions.

Australian research partners

Health knowledge hubs

AusAID is providing $24 million over four years to establish four Australian–based health knowledge hubs. Each hub brings together experts within and outside of academia to build a practical knowledge base on priority issues. The hubs are:

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

ACIAR, as a key partner in the Australian aid program, contributes to the objectives of advancing Australia’s national interests, reducing poverty and increasing sustainability through assisting and encouraging Australian scientists and institutions to use their skills to develop solutions to agricultural problems in developing countries. AusAID partners with ACIAR in a number of countries to improve agricultural productivity.

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) [external website]

State Society and Governance in Melanesia Program (SSGM)

SSGM at the Australian National University is engaged in a program of research on governance, development and state–society relations in Melanesia and the wider Pacific Islands. SSGM has received support from the Australian Government since its inception in 1996.

State Society and Governance in Melanesia Program (SSGM) [external website]

The Indonesia Project

The Indonesia Project at the Australian National University is a major centre for the study of Indonesian economic development. The Project aims to create and sustain a high level of interest in Indonesian development among senior officials and opinion leaders in both countries, support and promote high quality policy debate and dialogue on Indonesia and contribute in a practical manner to Indonesian development.

The Indonesia Project [external website]

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

CSIRO is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world. The AusAID–CSIRO Alliance brings together CSIRO’s research skills with AusAID’s development expertise to jointly tackle systematic research on issues of priority to countries in the Asia Pacific region. Specific areas of work include climate adaptation, water resources, sustainable cities and energy.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) [external website]

AusAID CSIRO Alliance [external website]

Developing country partners

AusAID is committed to supporting developing partner country capacity to solve local problems. We work closely with networks and institutes to build the research skills required. The following are examples of these networks:

[external websites]

For a number of years AusAID has partnered with key in–country research organisations, providing long term funding for research and outreach activities. The following are key partners.

ICDDR, Bangladesh

AusAID provides core funding to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research in Bangladesh (ICCDR, B) which undertakes research to support health systems strengthening, women and children’s heath as well as improved disease surveillance and disease management. ICCDR, B has also won a number of AusAID competitive research grants to investigate maternal and neo-natal health programs in Bangladesh and the use of mobile phones to deliver vital health care.

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research in Bangladesh (ICCDR, B) [external website]

National Research Institute, PNG

The National Research Institute is Papua New Guinea's leading think tank on public policy and development–related issues and trends. The Institute advocates the need for research–based information to form the basis for policy debates and discussions. AusAID supports the Institute’s research program.

National Research Institute [external website]

Pacific Institute for Public Policy

AusAID has supported the Pacific Institute for Public Policy in Port Vila, Vanuatu since the Institute was first established in 2007. The Institute pursues research and analysis on the themes of economic growth, trade policy, telecommunications, migration, regional integration and governance in the Pacific and plays a specific role in translating and channelling research and evidence to policy–makers and communities to inform and influence development policy.

Pacific Institute for Public Policy [external website]

PNG Institute for Medical Research

The Papua New Guinea Institute for Medical Research is an internationally recognised key centre addressing PNG national health concerns and priorities through evidence. AusAID provides funding to the Institute to support its continued growth and sustainability, as well as funding specific research activities.

Papua New Guinea Institute for Medical Research [external website]

SMERU Research Institute, Indonesia

SMERU is an independent institution for research and public policy studies which professionally and proactively provides accurate and timely information, as well as objective analysis on various socioeconomic and poverty issues considered most urgent and relevant for the people of Indonesia.

The Institute has been at the forefront of the research effort to highlight the impact of government programs and policies, and has actively published and reported its research findings. The work has expanded to include other areas of applied and economic research that are of fundamental importance to contemporary development issues. AusAID has supported SMERU since the Institute began.

SMERU Research Institute [external website]

International partners

Center for Global Development (CGD)

In 2006, AusAID and CGD signed a partnership agreement. Through this partnership, CGD has undertaken research into fragile states, migration and development and climate change. The agreement has resulted in over 100 written outputs including books, working papers, essays and policy briefs and over 60 information sharing events. With Australia’s support, CGD has provided advice to developing country governments, including preparing a debt relief strategy for Zimbabwe. AusAID funding has also increased the Centre’s focus on issues in the Asia Pacific region.

Centre for Global Development (CGD) [external website]

The World Bank

The World Bank and AusAID work together on a number of research activities. One example is the Justice for the Poor (J4P) program which AusAID supports in Indonesia, East Timor, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and PNG. Research and policy dialogue undertaken through Justice for the Poor is resulting in improvements to peoples' lives. For example, the Government of East Timor has requested J4P's assistance to develop East Timor's first community feedback system for local development programs.

The World Bank [external website]

Justice for the Poor program [external website]

 

Last reviewed: 25 October, 2011