Inspiration from the Deserts: Science Engagement in and about Australia’s Desert Regions
Inspiration from the Deserts: Science Engagement in and about Australia’s Desert Regions Report
- Author(s): Expert Working Group on Science Engagement and Australia’s Desert Regions,
- Published: 2013
- Publisher: Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
Abstract: The deserts have the power to inspire all Australians. And, as the most productive region in export income per capita in Australia, they play a vital role in its future. The science that explains, reveals and develops opportunities within this region is essential to creating both inspiration and driving prosperity. Australian deserts cover five million square kilometres (around 70% of our landmass), which is among the most sparsely inhabited regions on Earth. They represent a formidable science communication challenge; current programs, while many and enthusiastically delivered, are also fragmented, uncoordinated and under-resourced. Consultations in Alice Springs during the development of the Inspiring Australia Report highlighted these challenges as well as the fact that many separate organisations across different states and territories are currently communicating science in various ways. It is therefore proposed that these challenges should be addressed across the desert regions as a whole rather than state-by-state or via individual organisations.
Research Notes: http://www.industry.gov.au/science/InspiringAustralia/ExpertWorkingGroup/Pages/Library%20Card/InspirationfromtheDeserts.aspx Available from
- Urls: https://web.archive.org/web/20140212015233/http://industry.gov.au/science/InspiringAustralia/ExpertWorkingGroup/Documents/InspirationFromTheDeserts.pdf, https://web.archive.org/web/20160405071038/http://industry.gov.au/science/InspiringAustralia/ExpertWorkingGroup/Pages/Library%20Card/InspirationfromtheDeserts.aspx
- Publisher Location: Canberra