The Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) is the
Australian government
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's principal source of advice on
science
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,
engineering
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and innovation issues, as well as relevant aspects of education and training. When PMSEIC was created in 1997, it took over the responsibilities of the
Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council (ASTEC).
PMSEIC meets twice a year in full session and the non-ministerial members of PMSEIC, the standing committee, meet four times a year. Much of its work is undertaken through working groups. These groups are composed of members of the council as well as others co-opted from
industry
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Economics
* Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity
* Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery
* The wider industrial sector ...
,
universities
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, science agencies and government departments.
The Standing Committee responds to issues referred by the government, or by meetings of PMSEIC, and identifies and develops a range of issues to be considered by PMSEIC.
References
Scientific organisations based in Australia
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