Australia Asia Education Engagement Symposium    

Paul  Ramadge,  Australia-­‐Indonesia  Centre  

31  March  2014  

The  story  so  far    

October  2013  !  The  new  Australian  Government  makes  

Indonesia  a  priority.  Monash’s  thought  leadership  is  acknowledged.    

!  The  Australia-­‐Indonesia  Centre  is  announced,  along  with  the  New  Colombo  Plan  and  a  fresh  commitment  to  complete  a  Closer  Economic  Partnership  Agreement.  

From  February  2013  !  Monash  University  steps  up  its  engagement  

in  Indonesia,  capped  by  the  awarding  of  an  honorary  doctorate  to  the  Vice-­‐President.    

!  Monash  conducts  a  series  of  dialogues  in  Jakarta  on  leadership,  innovaHon,  health,  educaHon  and  sustainability.    

The  story  so  far    

The  next  month    !  Federal  Funding  Agreement.  !  CollaboraHon  Agreement.  !  Strategic  Plan,  Business  Plan.  !  First  Board  meeHng.  !  Advisory  Board  and  Patrons.  !  Website  launch,  Events  Schedule.  !  Recruitment  Phase  II.  

Since  October  last  year  !  Headquarters  at  Monash’s  Caulfield  campus.  !  Our  own  logo.  !  Two  research  networks  –  one  in  Australia,  

one  in  Indonesia.    !  Governance,  organisaHonal  structures.    !  First  corporate  commitments.  !  A  start-­‐up  team!  

Start-­‐up  phase  

Go-­‐live  phase  

The  core  objecHves      

1.  Promote  greater  community      understanding  of  contemporary  Indonesia  and  its  growing  importance  to  Australia.  

2.  Strengthen  and  deepen  Australia-­‐Indonesia  linkages  in  government,  business,  educaHon,  science,    research  and  communiHes.    

3.  Deliver  soluHons  to  shared  naHonal  challenges  in  areas  such  as  health,  food,  energy  and  infrastructure  via  highly  collaboraHve  research.    

Our  presHgious  research  network    

* More universities or research centres may be invited to be part of the centre’s activities as the need arises.

Australia-­‐Indonesia  Centre          Monash              University  

Universitas  Gadjah  Mada   InsHtut    

Teknologi  Bandung  

Universitas  Airlangga    

The  University  of  Sydney    

The  Australian  NaHonal  University    

The  University  

of  Melbourne  

CSIRO  

InsHtut  Pertanian  Bogor  

Universitas  Hasanuddin  

Universitas  Indonesia    

Director

Deputy Director

(Engagement)

Education and Culture Committee

Executive Officer

Cross-disciplinary teams with input from Government and Industry

Executive Assistant

Deputy Director

(Research)

Manager, Projects and

Programs

Projects  and  programs  to  deliver  core  objecHves  

The  start-­‐up  team    

MONASH

 SER

VICES  

(HR,  Legal,  Finance,  A

udit,  IT,  etc)  

Manager, Media

Research Advisory Group

Engagement Advisory Group

Manager, Indonesia

Our  strategy,  core  objecHves  and  projects  are  aligned  

CapabiliHes  mapping  

Top  six  research  

challenges    

NaHonal  and  cross-­‐border  

research  workshops  

Research  

RelaHonships  mapping  

Top  six  relaHonship  

opportuniHes  

NaHonal  and  cross-­‐border  relaHonship  programs  

RelaHonships  

Joint  AIC-­‐Lowy  InsHtute  polling  

Public-­‐engagement  

strategies  

High-­‐profile  documentary  

series  

A]tudes  

IniHal  Year  1  acHviHes  to  address  Core  ObjecHves  

Why  the  centre  ma_ers        

Ross  FitzGerald,  Visy  Director  and  AIC  Board  member  “Every  now  and  again  an  opportunity  comes  along  to  make  a  difference  in  life,  to  change  life  for  the  be_er.  The  Australia-­‐Indonesia  Centre  is  such  an  opportunity.”  

Tony  AbboJ,  Prime  Minister  “Strong  relaHonships  are  based  on  mutual  knowledge  and  understanding,  which  is  why  this  centre  will  make  such  an  important  contribuHon.”  

Ed  Byrne,  Vice-­‐Chancellor  of  Monash  University  “What  is  exciHng  is  that  the  AIC  will  foster  high-­‐value  linkages  between  government,  business  and  academia.  This  is  the  best  way  to  develop  big,  high-­‐impact  innovaHons.”  

Why  the  centre  is  needed  .  .  .  the  state  of  relaHons    

Strong  relaHonships,  trust  and  global  

ambiHon      

Genuine  partnerships,  innovaHon  and  mutual  benefits    

Respect  for  cultural  and  religious  

differences    

•  Acer  decades  of  effort,  the  bilateral  relaHonship  is  weak.    

•  In  Australia,  there  are  pockets  of  excellence  but  .  .  .    

•  It’s  a  love-­‐hate  relaHonship.  

•  Australia  points  to  economic  naHonalism,  protecHonism,  corrupHon  and  weak  

role  of  law.  

•  Indonesia  points  to  a  lack  of  trust,  cultural  literacy  and  understanding.    

•  Both  governments  are  seeking  .  .  .    

Asia  is  changing  rapidly    

“Shale  gas  will  change  the  energy  balance  across  the  world.  We  really  need  to  prepare.  InnovaHon  and  human  capital  are  criHcal.  We  want  to  do  the  high  R&D  in  Indonesia  .  .  .  the  dream  is  to  be  a  knowledge  economy.”                                                                Indonesian  Minister  or  Finance  ChaOb  Basri  

“The  improvement  of  educaHon  in  China  will  bring  about  a  new  modern  workforce  with  be_er  vision  and  skills  .  .  .  we  will  build  a  system  of  technological  innovaHon,  working  with  universiHes.”                                  President  Xi  Jinping  of  China    

“Successful  naHons  do  two  things  right  –  they  get  it  right  on  naHonal  policy  (infrastructure,  skills  and  innovaHon),  and  they  work  to  improve  supply  chain  flows,  pursue  free  trade  agreements,  and  create  the  right  business  environment.”                                                                                                                                Prime  Minister  of  Singapore  Lee  Hsien  Loong  

And  Indonesia  is  rising      

McKinsey  Global  Ins0tute  Report,  September  2012  

The  bigger  picture  involves  global  networks    

Global  Players  (governments,  mulHnaHonals)  

Asia                                  ASEAN    

Indonesia        (Government,  Industry  &  Academia)  

Australia              (Government,  Industry  &  Academia)  

!  Ensuring  that  Australia  and  Indonesia  are  part  of  the  most  dynamic  global  value  chains.  

!  Becoming  part  of    high-­‐impact  networks  –  sector  by  sector.  

!  Unpacking  the  R&D  prioriHes  of  mulHnaHonals  and  responding  to  research  gaps.  

!  Finding  new  ways  to  deepen  relaHonships  and  to  collaborate.  

How  culture  varies:  Linear-­‐AcHve,  MulH-­‐AcHve  and  ReacHve  

We  don’t  want  to  waste  the  opportunity    

Think  differently    

Act  differently    

Make  a  bigger  impact    

Leave  a  lasHng  legacy    

!  Change  the  way  Australians  think  about  Indonesia.  

!  Develop  stronger,  more  resilient  cross-­‐border  relaHonships.  

!  Bring  together  the  smartest  thinkers  in  both  naHons  from  Academia,  Government  and  Industry  –  the  leaders  commi_ed  to  making  a  difference.  

!  Consistently  explain  the  value  of  Australia-­‐Indonesia  collaboraHon  and  shared  innovaHon.  

Australia Asia Education Engagement Symposium    

Paul  Ramadge,  Australia-­‐Indonesia  Centre  

31  March  2014