Defence Science and Technology Organisation Independent External Review, October 1980

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Independent External Review of the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia)
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DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION Independent External Review October 1980 1
Independent External Review of The Defence Science and Technology Organisation Report October 1980 3
CONTENTS 5
PART A Background Information CHAPTER 1 TERMS OF REFERENCE 11
CHAPTER 2 THE DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION 15
CHAPTER 3 THE NATURE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 21
CHAPTER 4 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS 25
PART B Review Processes and Findings CHAPTER 5 REVIEW PROCEDURE 35
CHAPTER 6 ANALYSIS OF SUBMISSIONS 43
CHAPTER 7 REVIEW OF ESTABLISHMENTS 55
CHAPTER 8 DISCUSSIONS WITH DSTO CENTRAL, DEFENCE CIVIL AND MILITARY PERSONNEL OUTSIDE DSTO ESTABLISHMENTS 75
CHAPTER 9 QUALITY OF THE WORK OF DSTO 83
CHAPTER 10 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES - EFFECTIVENESS AND ECONOMICS 95
CHAPTER 11 RESEARCH BALANCE IN DSTO SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING WORK 103
CHAPTER 12 RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY AND NON-DEFENCE AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 107
CHAPTER 13 PROSECUTION OF DEFENCE R & D IN OTHER COUNTRIES 115
PART C Conclusions and Recommendations CHAPTER 14 ORGANIZATIONAL ALTERNATIVES 123
CHAPTER 15 INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF DSTO 137
CHAPTER 16 STAFF RESOURCES - ADEQUACY AND EFFECTIVE USE 147
CHAPTER 17 INTERACTION WITH THE DEFENCE FORCE 161
CHAPTER 18 EXPLOITATION OF NON-DEFENCE AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OTHER THAN INDUSTRY 169
CHAPTER 19 DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL R & D AND MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY 177
CHAPTER 20 THE FUNDING OF DSTO OPERATIONS 185
CHAPTER 21 EPITOME 195
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 199
Appendices APPENDIX 1 SECRETARIAT 201
APPENDIX 2 PUBLIC ADVERTISEMENT 204
APPENDIX 3 SUBMISSIONS 206
APPENDIX 4 FUNCTIONS AND ROLES OF THE DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION 209
APPENDIX 5 RESOURCES FOR DSTO 211
APPENDIX 6 COMPARISON OF STAFF CEILING REDUCTIONS 213
APPENDIX 7 DSTO ORGANIZATION 214
APPENDIX 8 DSTO ESTABLISHMENTS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES 215
APPENDIX 9 DSTO PLANNING BASE ELEMENTS, 1979-1980 218
APPENDIX 10 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INVOLVING DSTO 219
APPENDIX 11 VISITS TO ESTABLISHMENTS - SPECIFIC INSPECTIONS Task Titles and Elements (refer Appendix 9) 223
APPENDIX 12 TRENDS IN STAFF STATISTICS 231
APPENDIX 13 COMPARATIVE STAFF DISTRIBUTIONS FOR DSTO AND CSIRO-JUNE 1980 232
APPENDIX 14 DSTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF CLASSIFICATIONS - DECEMBER 1979 233
APPENDIX 15 DSTO STAFF AGE PROFILES 234
APPENDIX 16 DSTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF QUALIFICATIONS 1979 236
APPENDIX 17 DSTO PUBLICATIONS 1975, 1979 237
APPENDIX 18 COST ESTIMATE FOR REPLACING AND UPGRADING OBSOLESCENT MAJOR FACILITIES 238
APPENDIX 19 OVERSEAS VISITS 239
APPENDIX 20 DSTO EXPENDITURE IN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITIES, 1979 240
APPENDIX 21 GLOSSARY 241
INDEX 243

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