IMOS post 2022 National Roadmap and Research Infrastructure Investment Plan - Michelle Heupel - Integrated Marine Observing System

IMOS post 2022
National Roadmap and
Research Infrastructure Investment Plan
Michelle Heupel

  Annual Planning Meeting 2021

Reflecting on 2020
2020 was a difficult year, but IMOS collectively
managed to keep things operating
Thank you to all in the community for:
• Keeping the lines of communication open with the
  office and answering our queries to keep the NCRIS
  team informed
• Modifying your sampling to ensure data collection
  when equipment couldn’t be serviced
• Modifying your operations to meet COVID-safe
  protocols and keep things operating
• Working collaboratively to get work done and provide
  support to each other when travel wasn’t possible
• For staying positive and getting through this as a
  community

Impacts of COVID-19 on operations

IMOS Activities

      Activities achieved on-time   Fate of activities ‘not achieved’

Impacts of COVID-19 on data delivery

Disruptions to time series
 Minor disruptions to time series data
    • Ships of opportunity
    • Routine BGC sampling across the
      National Mooring Network

Looking to 2021 and beyond

Commonwealth Research Infrastructure Investment

What is the Roadmap?
“The 2016 National Research Infrastructure
Roadmap identifies priority research
infrastructure for the coming decade in nine
areas that will underpin research in which
Australia can and needs to excel, to deliver
long-term national benefit and foster strategic
international partnerships”

2016 perspective – Marine and Antarctic
What we have:
• Global leadership in Antarctic Research,
  sustained observation of marine systems via
  IMOS
• “IMOS and its collaborating partners are at the
  forefront of developing new monitoring
  technologies using advanced sensors and real-
  time integration of data into modelling suites.”
• Complementary infrastructure including RV
  Investigator, RV Solander, the Sea Simulator

2016 priority areas – Earth and environment
Marine systems:
• Enhance ocean observing capability and development
  of next generation observing infrastructure, such as
  AUVs, ROVs, vessels and expansion of IMOS into
  estuaries and coastal waters.
• Enhance capability by increasing blue water sea time
  for the RV Investigator and Aurora Australis.
• Further enhance the national coastal research vessel
  fleet and increase access to AIMS vessels for
  collaborative research.
• Maintain priority for deep drilling infrastructure on
  land, ice and in deep oceans and ice core storage.
• Maintain priority for Antarctic infrastructure including
  research stations

Commonwealth response

                        IMOS = $22M

The 2021 Roadmap

• As with 2016, this Roadmap will help determine
  the funding allocated in the next iteration of
  NCRIS – therefore it is a critical process for us.
• NCRIS is asking capabilities to consider how we
  are optimised, how we can show resilience and
  how we can be transformational
• These attributes will be a feature of forward
  plans and new aspects of the NCRIS program

Timing and processes
1. The National Research Infrastructure Roadmap is
   developed every 5 years.
2. The Commonwealth prepares a response to the
   Roadmap to inform forward funding.
3. A Research Infrastructure Investment Plan (RIIP) is
   completed to determine the scale, scope and
   composition of the NCRIS capabilities. The RIIP is
   conducted every 2 years and determines the level
   of funding provided to each capability.

During 2021 we will work to inform the Roadmap and
in early 2022 will submit a bid into the RIIP to
determine forward funding.

2022 (??)
    Government                                Early 2022
    decision on                              Submissions to the
    funding allocations                      Research             Oct to Dec (?)
                                             Infrastructure
                                                                  The government
                                             Investment Plan
                                                                  prepares a
                                                                  response to the
                                                                  Roadmap

                                                                                    Mar to August
Complete timing on the Roadmap and forward
                                                                                    Contribute to
investment strategy is unknown, but these are the                                   the Roadmap
relevant steps and potential timing                                                 discussions.
                                                                                    Interact with
                                                                                    the Expert
                                                                                    Panel

Our approach

IMOS planning to secure long-term funding

• The IMOS Strategy 2015-25 was structured around Need, Capability and Impact
• The 2017-22 Five Year plan was focused on broadscale, backbone and regional elements of observing

• 2020 activities focused on reviewing the program, planning and exploring priority areas for the future
• The IMOS Strategy 2030 expands on Need, Capability and Impact to include Amplify
• The 2022-27 Five Year plan is focused on creating impact, meeting NCRIS elements (e.g. optimisation)
  and exploring opportunities in emerging areas

IMOS forward planning
IMOS planning focuses on:
• Creating impact and societal benefit
• Addressing issues at scale (national, international)
• Supporting high quality science
• Expanding and enhancing use and user groups for IMOS
  data
• Measuring the use of and benefit derived from IMOS data
• Coordinating a collaborative and cohesive community to
  leverage our investment
• Producing freely available data

IMOS KPIs
1. Deploy and recover the equipment
2. Make all of the data discoverable and accessible
3. Ensure the data is taken up and used
4. Ensure science outputs using IMOS data have relevance and impact

Roadmap preparation

• We have developed a new Decadal Strategy
  (launching at this meeting)
• A 2022-2027 Five Year Plan is in development
• The program is being reviewed and reprofiled
  in response to requests to refresh
• Areas of emerging priority have been explored
  with the Science and Technology Advisory
  Committee and will be considered in more
  detail during 2021 to inform the 2022 RIIP
  submission

How can you get involved?
• The Roadmap will include elements of public comment
• The Department will be looking for ‘joined up voices’ or groups
  who show collective support for elements of the NCRIS
  program (e.g. committees, consortia, industry groups)
• The community can:
    • Be ready to respond to office requests for information or
      input
    • Maintain connections with stakeholders and end users – if
      you can secure letters of support or quotes about the
      value of IMOS please send them through
    • Advise the office of opportunities to connect with
      stakeholders, promote IMOS or support your institutional
      engagement in the Roadmap process

IMOS acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and Elders of the land and sea on which we work and observe and recognise their
 unique connection to land and sea. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples past, present and future.