Benefits of local government and university research alliances

Amit Chanan; Jaya K. Kandasamy; Bruce L. Simmons

doi:10.1680/muen.2009.162.2.111

Benefits of local government and university research alliances

Amit Chanan, Jaya K. Kandasamy, Bruce L. Simmons

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Local government plays an integral role in the Australian economy with a cumulative annual expenditure of over Aus$20 billion representing around 2% of Australian GDP. Local government authorities employ around 1ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‚Â¢3% of the Australian workforce and provide a wide range of services and infrastructure. There is a general lack of appreciation among council staff of the value of collaboration with universities and vice versa. However, staff at Kogarah Municipal Council, having been involved in partnership projects with universities, strongly value the benefits of such collaborations. Councils can provide a ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“one-stop-shopÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ for applied research and its application for a range of disciplines from science and technology to arts and policy studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	111-116
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer
Volume	162
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/muen.2009.162.2.111
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Kogarah Municipal Council (Kogarah, N.S.W.)
local government
partnership
research and development
universities and colleges

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