NSW strategic partnership to strengthen advanced manufacturing

The NSW Government has announced that along with the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF), the Bradfield Development Authority (BDA) and the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF) are starting a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening Australia’s sovereign industrial capability.

The collaboration aims to help accelerate the development of new and emerging manufacturing firms, drive growth and productivity, and create skilled, well-paid jobs.

Bradfield will build an innovation cluster for emerging manufacturing firms, with the partnership building a pipeline of referrals between the AMRF and NRF. This will help businesses looking to build out their supply chain from pre- to post-production, including R&D, design, logistics, production, distribution and sales.

With NSW contributing 30% of the nation’s manufacturing output and accounting for 37% of the proposals received by the NRF to date, the AMRF believes the facility is well-positioned to deliver meaningful impact by aligning the AMRF with the NRF to create maximum impact.

The partnership reflects the federal and state governments’ joint commitment to investing in sectors where Australia has a competitive opportunity. By combining national and state-level expertise, this collaboration is predicted to set a new standard for how policy and industry can work together to support innovation and investment.

“NRFC’s partnership with the AMRF will help to build out Australia’s industrial capability and create highly skilled jobs in the manufacturing industry,” said Federal Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Tim Ayres. “The innovation ecosystem being established at Bradfield brings significant opportunity for industry to thrive.”

“As Australia’s first new city in 100 years, located on the doorstep of the Western Sydney International Airport, Bradfield presents a significant opportunity to establish a global hub of industry innovation in Western Sydney,” added NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully. “We’re focused on creating high-value jobs and a place for advanced industries to thrive.

“The AMRF, while based in Western Sydney, is very much an asset of national strategic importance: businesses around the country are already doing projects with the AMRF.”

“Partnering with NRF will help grow and develop the state’s innovation ecosystem and industry even further,” concluded NSW Minister for Industry and Trade Anoulack Chanthivong. “Alongside the existing agreements the AMRF has with 11 NSW and ACT universities, this will support the entire manufacturing supply chain from R&D through to full-scale commercialisation.”

Image credit: iStock.com/gorodenkoff