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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SCIENTIST Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the National STEM Strategy National Interest: A Strategic Approach July 2013 A POSITION PAPER © Commonwealth of Australia ISBN 978-1-921916-83-0 With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted, all material presented in this document is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence (/licenses/by-nc/3.0/au/). For the avoidance of doubt this licence only applies to the material as set out in this document. h e details of the relevant licence conditions are available on the Creative Commons website (accessible using the links provided) as is the full legal code for the CC BY 3.0 AU licence (/licenses/by-nc/3.0/au/legalcode). Disclaimer h is paper has been prepared by the Oice of the Chief Scientist. h e contents of this paper do not indicate commitment by the Australian Government or Oice of the Chief Scientist to a particular course of action. h e Australian Government and the Oice of the Chief Scientist accept no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the content. h is document is available online at .au Suggested citation Oice of the Chief Scientist 2013, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the National Interest: A Strategic Approach, Australian Government, Canberra. CONTENTS Recommendations PREAMBLE 3 1. A BETTER AUSTRALIA 5 2. AUSTRALIA: 2025 7 3. THE