<p>The Australia-Indonesia Centre is collaboratively
researching solutions to shared national challenges in four Clusters: </p>
<p>* Energy<br>* Infrastructure<br>* Agriculture and Food<br>* Health</p>
<p>In 2015 a Cluster Investment Plan (CLIP) was developed for
each Cluster. This was undertaken through planning workshops held in Australia
and Indonesia. In November 2014, CSIRO was contracted by the AIC to assist with
the Cluster planning process by applying its ‘foresighting’ method, which
analysed key trends in each theme towards 2030 and beyond. The over-arching
goal was ‘to support the development of CLIPs which focus on priority research
areas of shared interest between Australia and Indonesia, and to promote
integration, synergy and learning amongst the Cluster teams’.</p>
<p>The objectives of the Foresighting Project were:</p>
<p>1. For each Cluster, analyse megatrends and megashocks with
shared relevance for Australia and Indonesia to support the development of each
CLIP;<br>2. Develop exploratory scenarios with AIC partners of
Australian and Indonesian regional development to identify and integrate
research priorities within and between Clusters;<br>3. Test and apply the DFAT-CSIRO Research for Development
Alliance method to assess the learning and integration achieved amongst AIC
researchers as a result of the foresighting.</p><p></p