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Andrew Garth
General Manager
CDIC

DEVELOPING " AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSES WANTING TO BREAK INTO THE

DEFENCE MARKET NOW HAVE A CENTRAL POINT TO TURN

TO FOR BUSINESS ADVICE, FUNDING INITIATIVES, EXPORT
AUSTRALIA'S ACTIVITIES AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES."

DEFENCE The Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC) The CDIC have three key focus areas:
· Industry development activities including, business
was launched late last year to help support defence
industry development.
advice and funding for sector wide initiatives.
· Facilitating innovation by connecting business,
academia and research organisations with innovative
Australian businesses wanting to break into the
ideas to Defence.
Defence market now have a central point to turn to for
business advice, funding initiatives, export activities and
· Defence business competitiveness and exports
focuses on enabling expert business advisers
networking opportunities.
to provide defence specific advice to help grow
CDIC General Manager, Andrew Garth said the ten-
INDUSTRY year initiative would see the Department of Defence Australia and will help industry across a range of areas
prosperous Australian businesses.
The CDIC business advisers are located around
and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
working closely together to support local industry.
“Collaboration between Defence and industry is critical
including, business management, skills development and
to meet the challenges of the future and deliver the
supply chain facilitation.
Government’s ambitious program of works. The Defence
and industry partnership of the future will be instrumental
in delivering and supporting the future ADF”.

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