Emergency Management Special Interest Group

At a meeting at SimTecT 2007, stakeholders interested in the simulation opportunities for Emergency Management / National Security expressed an interest in forming a Special Interest Group.

The Simulation Australia Board has agreed to facilitate and support this.

Objective

To facilitate a coordinated approach to Emergency Management and National Security simulation related activities in order to maximise benefits to users and opportunities for Australian industry.

Activities

Provide a regular forum for engagement of the simulation industry and users, to facilitate dialogue, awareness and progression of key issues related to the use of simulation within the Emergency Management and National Security environment
Maintain a shared awareness of the state of key issues related to the use of simulation within the Emergency Management and National Security environment
Develop and implement a coordinated Action Plan to help address key issues that inhibit increased and effective utilisation of simulation within the Emergency Management and National Security environment
Educate and lobby governments and potential users as to the opportunities and benefits of simulation
Facilitate industry awareness of the Emergency Management and National Security market including user needs and key issues
Facilitate promotion and demonstrations of industry capabilities
Provide the facility for a user / industry communications channel prior to the development of specific opportunities
Facilitating teaming of suppliers.

Terms of Reference

Refer to the Terms of Reference for further details.

Meetings

Capabilities

The companies are compiling their capabilities - this will be available in 2011.

Templates:

Committee

To move this forward, an Interim Committee has been formed, as described in the Terms of Reference. The workload is not onerous, but without the committee, this initiative will not go anywhere. If you are interested, please contact the

Name	Organisation	Role
	CombatFX / Pride Studios	Chair
Matt Moncrieff	Calytrix Technologies	Deputy-Chair
Nick Howden	CAE Professional Services	Past Deputy-Chair
	Simulation Australia	Secretary
Rob Carpenter	Army	Committee Member
Paul Gordon	QinetiQ Consulting	Committee Member
Dawn Hayter	Igor Human Science Consultancy	Committee Member
Kenny MacLeod	TMN Simulation	Committee Member
Todd Mason	Kriegspiel Developments	Committee Member
Don Perugini	Intelligent Software Development	Committee Member
Ben Sullivan	QuickEvac	Committee Member
Jim Truscott	Truscott - Crisis Leaders	Committee Member

Presentation by Dr Richard Davis

At the SIAA AGM on 20 September 2007, Dr Richard Davis, Head National Security, Science & Technology Unit, Prime Minister & Cabinet Department, gave a presentation.

Links

Link	Comment
NSST Unit Website	National Security Science and Technology Branch of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C)
National Security Science and Innovation Strategy	This aims to enhance the application of science and innovation to national security. It establishes a unified set of national security objectives for science and innovation and an annual process for the national security community to communicate their science and innovation priorities to researchers, entrepreneurs and funding programs. The Strategy will facilitate better collaboration, more relevant research and development, and the enhancement of required research capabilities. Published by PM&C
National Security Science and Innovation Directory	Provides a brief guide to a number of the organisations and coordination mechanisms relevant to national security-related science and innovation. Published by PM&C
National Security Website	This web site provides a single access point for national security information from the Australian Government
About PM&C	The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C)