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Paperback / softback. New. In 2001, CSIRO's future looked shaky. The Australian government had announced a big increase in public funding for science, but had pointedly left the iconic national research agency out when it came to distributing the cash. Facing the threat of funding cuts and loss of reputation, CSIRO set about reinventing itself through what became known as its National Flagship Initiative. This book is the story of that program, told by Ron Sandland who led the initiative and Graham Thompson who designed its systems and processes. To achieve the changes that were necessary for its survival, CSIRO had to wrestle with almost every aspect of its identity and culture. A new way of doing science was in the making, one designed to bring together the nation's best minds to tackle some of its biggest challenges - including water, energy and the future of food. The result: the biggest shakeup in the history of CSIRO. And it paid off - the agency received extra funding and won the…
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Icon in Crisis: The Reinvention of CSIRO Paperback - 2012
by Ron Sandland; Graham Thompson
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- Title Icon in Crisis: The Reinvention of CSIRO
- Author Ron Sandland; Graham Thompson
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 358
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of New South Wales Press
- Date 2012
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781742233390 / 1742233392
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 1.2 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 658.045
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