The
Defence Rapid Prototyping, Development and Evaluation Program (RPDE) is an interesting model for government-industry cooperation on problem solving. The Defence Department pays for industry personnel and academic experts to work on RPDE projects, which aim to come up with quick solutions to problems:
- Quicklooks: in less than three months.
- Tasks: delivers a prototype or report in a year to a year and half.
The industry
participants of the RPDE are a "whos who" of defense companies. University members include the ANU.
This is similar to some
US DARPA programs.
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