Science and innovation

The department's work in this area includes the following:

• Supporting the Minister for Innovation and ICT; Science, the Hon Dave Kelly MLA.
• Supporting the Chief Scientist of Western Australia, Professor Peter Klinken AC FTSE.
• Facilitating linkages across government agencies and between industry, research and academic organisations at local, national and international levels.
• Leveraging co-investment from the private sector, federal, state and local governments, universities and other funding bodies - including WA's Cyber Security, Data Science and Life Sciences Innovation Hubs.
• Supporting the growth of the space sector to create jobs, diversify the economy, drive innovation and inspire a passion for STEM.
• Delivering the Western Australian Government's STEM Strategy including the Professional Learning and Mentoring program, Digital and Technology Skills Program and the Take 2 STEM campaign.
• Providing a long-term setting for the research and development programs across WA.
• Supporting the coordination of research and development across government to enable efficiencies of scale and scope to be identified. 
• Supporting and facilitating initiatives that diversify our economy and create new jobs and industries.
• Attracting investment in innovation.
• Supporting the capability and economic sustainability of regional economies.