What the department does to achieve Outcome 3
The department’s outputs under Outcome 3 reflect the Australian Government’s agenda for research, science and international education:
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Output 3.1—Research infrastructure
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Output 3.2—Assistance for collaboration and innovation
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Output 3.3—Support for the Australian education and training export industry and international relationships
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Output 3.4—National leadership in engaging people in science and technology.
The Outputs reflect the purposes for which Parliament has approved appropriations and provide the focus for the department’s financial resource management and for measurement of its performance. The details of the department’s commitment under each Output (referred to as Output Groups) were reported in the Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 2006–07, pages 79 to 94; page 94 refers to Questacon, which is reported in Chapter 6.
This chapter introduces the policy environment in which the four Outputs were delivered and then reports on how well the department delivered on its commitments. Performance information shows the effectiveness of the Outputs in achieving government objectives; assesses the efficiency of the department’s delivery of the Outputs in terms of quantity, quality and cost; and highlights significant achievements by programmes during 2006–07.