Accountability in action
Impact Assessment Report
Australia’s RDCs have implemented a set of guidelines for impact assessment.
In 2017-18, the 15 Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) invested around $750 million in RD&E to improve the profitability and sustainability of rural industries and communities. The funding is a combination of levies on production paid by producers, and contributions from government, paid by taxpayers.
As managers and stewards of this money on behalf of the government and industry, it is imperative that the RDCs are fully accountable and transparent for expenditures, and able to demonstrate the impact and performance of the work they do.
To assist this program all RDCs support and have implemented a set of guidelines for impact assessment (updated 2018). See below for the links to these documents, along with a companion document that outlines key changes made in the most recent update. Individual evaluations undertaken by the RDCs can be explored through our catalogue.
Impact Report Downloadables
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The RDCs have developed a suite of 10 indicators designed to demonstrate system wide value and align with the National Innovation Agenda as well as other frameworks.
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Final report of the Cross-RDC Impact Assessment for the Five-Year Period 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2018.
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This document serves as a companion to the revised impact assessment guidelines, describing the amendments made to the original document and the rationale for those changes.
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This document comprises the latest impact assessment guidelines undertaken by Australia’s rural Research and Development Corporations.
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The impact assessment program is governed by a set of procedures and processes detailed in this document.
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The results of this report are highly positive and demonstrate that the investment by the RDCs, as a whole, has been delivering significant benefits to Australia.
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