Knowledge Transfer and Australian Universities and Publicly Funded Research Agencies is a March 2006 report to DEST, prepared by the consulting firm PhillipsKPA. The report explores the nature and dimensions of the practice and value of knowledge transfer within Australia, as practised by universities and public funded research agencies, against a background of international and domestic developments.
Research Communication Costs in Australia: Emerging Opportunities and Benefits is a September 2006 report by John Houghton, Colin Steele & Peter Sheehan of Centre for Strategic Economic Studies Victoria University, Melbourne. The study draws on international and local experience to provide a preliminary cost-benefit analysis of existing and emerging alternatives for scholarly communication for institutions in Australia, and for Australia as a whole.