Defence’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator is firing on all cylinders, according to its head Professor Emily Hilder, who says she is “surprised” by how much work her small team has chewed through in just over a year.
As the accelerator moves into its second year of operations, Professor Hilder told InnovationAus.com that work on all programs is well underway, and that contracts are beginning to flow.
Contrary to assumptions that “being within a large organisation would slow [ASCA] down”, the ability to leverage the Defence department’s existing systems and processes, as well as consult closely with the Australian Defence Force on their needs, “actually sped us up”, she said.
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