Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR200200197
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$183,144.00
Summary
Seeing yourself in Australian digital cultural heritage. To ensure that Australia's museums, galleries and archives reflect what is important to all of us as we move into the digital age, we need to increase accessibility, participation and ownership for all Australians. We therefore aim to discover and test best practices for engaging diverse members of the general public in the creation of digital cultural heritage. Outcomes will include engagement of new visitor groups and increased accessibi ....Seeing yourself in Australian digital cultural heritage. To ensure that Australia's museums, galleries and archives reflect what is important to all of us as we move into the digital age, we need to increase accessibility, participation and ownership for all Australians. We therefore aim to discover and test best practices for engaging diverse members of the general public in the creation of digital cultural heritage. Outcomes will include engagement of new visitor groups and increased accessibility to collections. Cultural institutions will gain access to new digital practices for telling a wide range of lesser-known stories. This will bring cultural and social benefits as well as economic benefits by putting our cultural sector at the forefront of cutting edge international digital practice.Read moreRead less
Learned Academies Special Projects - Grant ID: LA170100023
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$345,000.00
Summary
Decadal plan for technology research in Australia. This project aims to assess the research needs of key Australian industry sectors, based on likely scenarios for Australia in 2030 and industry’s readiness to adopt new technology. The project expects to highlight opportunities for research organisations and companies to deliver research outcomes and to identify skilled people to support Australian competitiveness. These opportunities can then be mapped against current research efforts to help p ....Decadal plan for technology research in Australia. This project aims to assess the research needs of key Australian industry sectors, based on likely scenarios for Australia in 2030 and industry’s readiness to adopt new technology. The project expects to highlight opportunities for research organisations and companies to deliver research outcomes and to identify skilled people to support Australian competitiveness. These opportunities can then be mapped against current research efforts to help provide a road map for future research strategies. The project outputs will help guide the implementation of programs by industry and research organisations, and ensure a higher quality workforce with skills matched to future demand.Read moreRead less
The trailblazing women and the law project. The trailblazing women and the law project will create, showcase and analyse the first publicly accessible, national, oral history of seven decades of Australia’s pioneer women lawyers contributing to the fields of gender, oral history, biography, law, citizenship, social networks, cultural informatics, ePublication and women’s history archiving.