Enhancing innovation and research utilisation in the disaster risk reduction sector

The project will explore:

• Innovation and research utilisation capability of Centre Participant organisations: Assess innovation and research utilisation capability and the extent to which Participant organisations use research to improve disaster risk reduction practices, including:
  • strategic alignment between end-user strategic directions and research
  • understand examples of how research is already being used
  • awareness of strategies to keep up to date with research
  • perceived effectiveness of end-user research utilisation processes 
  • efficacy of Centre research translation products and strategies
  • opportunities and barriers to enhancing end-user research utilisation
  • opportunities and barriers to enhancing innovation.
     
• Strategic roadmap: The project will provide recommendations and a roadmap, outlining how the Centre can collaborate with partners to assist Participant organisations to build and accelerate innovation and research utilisation capability. These recommendations and the roadmap will provide a strategic investment opportunity for the Centre’s Board to consider. The Centre will also use the recommendations and the roadmap to review the Centre’s 10-year research strategy.