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1 RDA Sydney Reprt Strategic Industries Develpment arund the Western Sydney Emplyment Area (WSEA) August 2016 Reginal Develpment Australia Sydney brings tgether peple t prmte cllabrative decisin making fr the sustainable and just ecnmic develpment f Sydney, with a fcus n emplyment grwth.

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4 FOREWORD Reginal Develpment Australia Sydney (RDA Sydney) has undertaken this prject and written this reprt as part f its funding agreement with the Department f Industry within the NSW Gvernment. The purpse, the bjectives and the utcmes fr the prject were jintly develped and agreed with the Department f Industry and Reginal Develpment, the NSW Department f Industry, Department f Planning and Envirnment and the Department f Premier and Cabinet. The prject itself has invlved cnsiderable independent desk research, submissins and industry develpment wrk that has been undertaken ver many years by RDA Sydney in cnsultatin and cllabratin with many ther strategic partners. It has als invlved seeking feedback via survey and interviews frm a diverse range f cmpany and industry stakehlders within the initial industries that were targeted. Over 430 survey letters and s were sent ut t aviatin and aerspace, life science pharmaceutical and medical technlgy cmpanies, manufacturers and fd and agricultural grups. In additin pinin was sught frm ur key partner grups- industry assciatins, gvernment agencies, exprt industry assciatins, cuncils, universities, cnsultant grups and the airprt industry. Within the prject framewrk and the time available, we were nt able t survey all f the key stakehlders and gain input frm industry representatives frm all ptential industries that shuld be cnsidered. On the ther hand we have uncvered thrugh ur additinal desktp research, significant ptential industry pprtunities and interest by industry stakehlders t further develp via future wrkshps and taskfrces the ideas raised in this reprt. This wrk was cmmissined as an input t the lng term visin fr Greater Western Sydney and t help prvide a better understanding as t the ptential part that a new Western Sydney airprt and the lng term industry develpment f the Western Sydney Emplyment Area culd play arund it. This reprt prvides input and recmmendatins fr actin that address the issues raised by stakehlders including, the necessary future plicy settings by all levels f gvernment, the necessary future industry develpment strategies, and identifies the spatial, land-use and transprtatin infrastructure required t maximise the future ecnmic and scial benefits f a 24/7 airprt. It is hped that the findings and recmmendatins frm this reprt will be used by bth the NSW and Australian gvernment agencies in the future planning f the secnd airprt at Badgerys Creek and t help develp the ptential industry develpment strategies and plicies that will be critical fr all levels f gvernment t future masterplan the Western Sydney Emplyment Area. (WSEA) within the brader grwth f Greater Western Sydney (GWS). Fr further infrmatin regarding the findings f this reprt r t discuss any f the issues r recmmendatins under cnsideratin cntact Bb Germaine, Executive Officer, RDA Sydney via at bb.germaine@rdasydney.rg.au 3

5 FOREWORD... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY... 5 Abut Reginal Develpment Australia Sydney...11 Sectin 1 INTRODUCTION...12 Sectin 2 BACKGROUND Western Sydney Emplyment Area Discussin n Ecnmic Impact f a Western Sydney Airprt Leveraging Ecnmic Develpment arund Airprts Backgrund Research by RDA Sydney Sectin 3 TYPES OF POTENTIAL NEW BUSINESSES IN BROADER WESTERN SYDNEY EMPLOYMENT AREA Aviatin Industries Aerspace and Defence Industry Transprt & Lgistics Digital Industries Advanced Manufacturing & Electrnics Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturing Bimedical/ Bi tech/ Veterinary Prducts, Research and Testing Agribusiness Research/Fd Packaging & Prcessing Building and Cnstructin Materials/Resurces/ Energy Sectin 4 AEROTROPOLIS- AN AIRPORT CITY...78 Sectin 5 RECOMMENDATIONS Plicy Recmmendatins t Gvernment Further Wrk- Next Steps Best Practice CONNECT SAN DIEGO Sectin 6 APPENDIX Glssary References

6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpse f this prject has been t identify and scpe with key stakehlders, ptential new strategic industry develpment activities in and arund the Western Sydney Emplyment Area that culd be develped, bth directly r indirectly, based n existing r future supply chain capabilities and current/future grwth pprtunities with a new airprt planned within the next 10 years.at Badgerys Creek. Greater Western Sydney (GWS) is ne f the fastest ppulatin grwth regins in Australia with 4 millin ut f 7 millin estimated t be living in the regin by At present there is majr cncern abut Sydney being a mre balanced, mre equitable, and well-cnnected city f cities particularly with respect t jbs, transprt and access t educatin, amenities and infrastructure. New industry grwth is urgently needed t build a new innvative ecnmy t supprt and maximize the natinal investment return arund the future airprt and simulate the grwth f mre higher-paid jbs clser t hme. The prject itself has invlved cnsiderable independent desk research; submissins and industry develpment wrk that has been undertaken ver many years by RDA Sydney in cnsultatin and cllabratin with many ther strategic partners. It has als invlved seeking feedback via interview and by ur survey frm a diverse range f cmpanies and industry stakehlders within the initial industries that were targeted. Over 430 survey letters and s were sent ut t aviatin and aerspace, life science pharmaceutical and medical technlgy cmpanies, manufacturers, T&L assciatin grups, and fd and agricultural grups. In additin pinin was sught frm ur key partner grups- industry assciatins, gvernment agencies, exprt industry assciatin, cuncils, research grups, universities, cnsultant grups and the airprt industry. Within the prject framewrk and the time available, we were nt able t survey all f the key stakehlders and gain input frm industry representatives frm all ptential industries that shuld be cnsidered. On the ther hand we have uncvered thrugh ur additinal desk research, significant ptential industry pprtunities and interest by industry stakehlders t further develp via future wrkshps and taskfrces the ideas raised in this reprt. Hwever we have been able t Identify, liaise and scpe a range f ecnmic develpment grwth pprtunities with sme f these current and ptential key industry players, arund existing and ptential new industry capabilities, research institutes and infrastructure. We have als been able t instigate a starting pint frm which can develp with nging future wrk a framewrk in cnsultatin with industry t wrk cllabratively arund these pprtunities. Wherever pssible, we have attempted t identify new ptential industry innvatin centres f excellence and clusters with ptential fr assciated research/industry partnerships that can spin ff int ther ecnmic pprtunities, and als lay the grundwrk fr individual innvative business cllabrative taskfrces t encurage and stimulate new investment and jb grwth. In ur backgrund research, we uncvered significant additinal ecnmic develpment pprtunities fr Sydney and Australia in having a secnd flexible 24/7 peratinal airprt which bsts the air cnnectivity with the rapidly grwing Asia Pacific markets. ACI Eurpe - Ecnmic Impact f Eurpean Airprts (2015) reprt the catalytic impacts airprts have in that cuntries with better air cnnectins tend t benefit frm increased trade, higher investment, mre turism activity and better prductivity verall. Reprts by Airbus and Austrade with respect t the nline e-cmmerce market changes in China highlight the rapid changes that are ccurring nw and the anticipated significant grwth t 2034 in cnsumer wealth within the Emerging Ecnmies particularly in China and India. 5

7 This means that there will be prgressively significant additinal pprtunities fr trade and turism, if bth KSA and the new WSA airprt are designed and upgraded t be internatinally leading-edge in passenger and freight handling efficiency- helping Sydney maintain its Airbus Aviatin Mega Cities status. The main pint cming frm ur research hwever is that these pprtunities are happening nw acrss the range f ptential strategic industries that we have identified, and will present themselves even mre s ver the next 5-15 years - lng befre the new airprt is built! Outlined belw are sme f the key future ptential strategic industries and business pprtunities that have been identified:- Aviatin Design, build fit ut and equip a wrld class leading-edge airprt capable f starting small with ne runway (10 millin passengers per year) but grwing rapidly ver the next years. Design and build a cmplementary rad/rail transprt netwrk t maximise efficiency f the airprt and the grwth f GWS and WSEA as a whle. Develp majr additinal glbal aviatin OEM supply and maintenance capacity and capabilities Further develp and grw Australia s internatinal pilt, aviatin industry, and aircraft engineering training industry Wrk with industry grups, clients and data centres t verhaul and rapidly imprve the effectiveness and efficiency current air freight lgistics t imprve dmestic freight csts and times ut f Sydney. Aerspace /Defence Develp majr additinal glbal aerspace and defence OEM supply and MRO maintenance capacity and capabilities by creating a virtual cllabrative industry cluster utilising the latest new materials and technlgies. Develp a new Aerspace /Autnmus Space Centre bringing tgether the NSW industry and research autnmus and space industry capabilities and strengths. Establish a NSW Defence Science Institute (like Victria) with industry and university research institutins, and the NSW Chief Scientist s ffice and DI t accelerate pprtunities natinally and internatinally fr NSW. Transprt & Lgistics - Develp and effectively grw the T&L industry in GWS and in particular WSEA, which will see cntainer grwth f 3-4 times ver the next 40 years. Create and build new supply chain efficiencies with the air freight industry, and design and build new additinal intermdal terminals at Eastern Creek and ultimately at Badgery s Creek alngside the WSA airprt. Create a new T&L cllabrative virtual industry Centre f Excellence at Eastern Creek bringing tgether the NSW T&L industry and research capabilities and strengths. Build n existing capabilities a majr smart supply e-cmmerce and warehuse equipment industry 6

8 Digital Industries Build and develp the WSEA digital industry cluster in GWS as a whle - particularly arund the data centres, arund smart-ups, smart prducts and technlgies IT, B2B and Machine 2 Machine real-time autmatin systems and rbtics. Build and expand the new cllabrative creative digital industry Piivt cluster in inner Sydney arund UTS t ne cvering all f Sydney including GWS - based n a UCSD Cnnect San Dieg mdel.(see Sectin 5.3 Best Practice Cnnect San Dieg) Encurage the technical innvatin intercnnectivity between the digital industry and the ther cllabrative industry clusters in aviatin, aerspace defence, transprt & lgistics, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical and bitech, agribusiness, fd and beverage industries, and building and cnstructin. Advanced Manufacturing & Electrnics Create a new Start-up Ecsystem fr Manufacturing in Sydney, whilst develping a majr advanced manufacturing & electrnics cluster mdel fr Sydney -based n a UCSD Cnnect San Dieg style mdel - (See Sectin 5.3 Best Practice Cnnect San Dieg). This culd be develped ver a range f cmpetitive industry streams cvering all f Sydney including GWS. Build up investment and industry capability prfiles, and a gegraphic/sectr database f the leading manufacturing and research industry sectrs. This wuld include the industry research and technlgy centres, and cmpanies with leading-edge technlgies and expertise. Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturing - Wrkshp with key industry stakehlders, key new relcatin and exprt pprtunities and impediments identified in the reprt. Develp practical changes that culd be implemented immediately t vercme the significant reprted lst exprt pprtunities - with respect t new streamlined custms and air transprt freight systems, quicker respnse times, csts and expenses in accessing markets. Bimedical/Bi tech/ Veterinary Prducts, Research and Testing - Wrkshp with key industry stakehlders, key new relcatin and exprt pprtunities and impediments identified in the reprt. identify practical changes that culd be implemented immediately with ur airprt at KSA, and hw we capitalize n this with a new 24/7 WSA airprt- with respect t new streamlined custms and air transprt freight systems, interim airprt specialized refrigeratin and strage facilities, quicker respnse times, csts and expenses in accessing markets. Agribusiness Research/Fd Packaging & Prcessing - Develp a new cllabrative virtual fd innvatin research and industry develpment cluster with specialty streams, which build n the unique industry strengths and all f the key universities research capabilities f USYD, UNSW, UTS and WSU, and the CSIRO in Sydney. Encurage catalytic internatinal research and high value cmmercial and residential prject investment within WSEA - such as the Celestin Science Park. 7

9 Wrkshp with key fd and agribusiness industry stakehlders, key new relcatin and exprt pprtunities and impediments identified in the reprt. Frm an exprt taskfrce t develp practical changes that culd be implemented immediately with respect t market facilitatin and meeting facilities at KSA Sydney airprt, new streamlined quarantine, custms and air transprt freight and interim refrigeratin and strage systems, quicker respnse times, csts and expenses in accessing markets. Building and Cnstructin Materials/Resurces/Energy - Build n the current existing industry develpment pprtunities by expanding the peratins f the smart ec-green building materials and metal specialist industry design, manufacturing and research cluster near Bluescpe Steel plant near Erskine Park WSEA, is hme t a diverse range f envirnmental water, waste and resurce recvery management and renewable energy cmpanies. Opprtunities exist t further develp these industries t accmmdate Sydney s ppulatin grwth. RDA Sydney bradly endrses the sentiments and ideas expressed in the Kasada Aertrplis bk, and encurages the bth the Australian gvernment and the NSW gvernment t braden the Airprt Plan s scpe recgnizing Western Sydney Airprt as the beginnings f an Airprt City, which will attract trade riented investment, increase technlgy emplyment and attracting highvalue real estate investment fr htel, attractin, ffice and internatinal/trade uses. Whilst it will be imperative fr high speed cnnectivity fr the new airprt with Parramatta and the CBD f Sydney by rail and by rad, the new airprt city will need t be planned as an essential cg (with its wn sense f place and character), as the catalytic central hub fr the WSEA emplyment area as well as a key destinatin t and frm each f these reginal centres. It will be critical that the lng-term planned and staged implementatin grwth f the Airprt City within the WSEA (and its relatinship t the brader grwth f GWS), be planned ver at least years, taking int accunt the time in the future when the airprt secnd runway is peratinal and the changes that will ccur ver that time in verall ppulatin and emplyment grwth f GWS. At the same time, it will als be critical t cnsider the way the rest f the Sydney metrplitan area will change with ther majr infrastructure changes being planned and implemented. We wuld als recmmend the utilizatin f a Virtual Sydney 3D mdel, similar t that currently being develped in Singapre, as part f the strategic planning prject, t help in visining, in develping alternative scenaris by simulatin and what if analysis; s as t develp a better 3D Masterplan frm which apprpriate current zning, spatial and transprt crridr identificatin and infrastructure staging, culd be develped. Whilst KSA airprt will remain as the leading airprt gateway t Sydney fr many years t cme, the new aertrplis fr the WSA airprt will need t build fr itself an independent brand and reputatin as vibrant leading 24/7 peratinal internatinal airprt city fr Western Sydney. It is envisaged that the new WSA airprt such as this will be able t differentiate itself dmestically but als internatinally, and entice additinal turists and business travellers (particularly frm China and India) t Sydney frm Nrth Asia. 8

10 It is expected that the fllwing additinal business pprtunities will need t be cnsidered:- With mre flexibility with respect t flight take-ff and landing times, and mre additinal flights frm new internatinal carriers- it will bring additinal turists and business peple seeking the cnvenience f staying fr the day r vernight, attending a cnference r ding business with Australian cunterpart at the airprt itself. Mre pprtunities t hst internatinal trade shws, cnferences and exhibitins, as well a range f ffice facilities fr business face t face meetings and financial trade activities. Because f the flexibility in flight times, ur relative gegraphic psitin, and ur relative mid-pint 24 hur time psitin with Nrth Asia (with respect t Eurpe and the US), the new WSA airprt culd becme a new additinal critical hub fr trade facilitatin, majr business deals and prject meetings. It will becme a key additinal internatinal student, cnference and research gateway fr all f the ptential strategic industry activities utlined in the ther sectins f this reprt. It will prvide access t new and additinal Western Sydney turist attractins and experiences which culd perate frm the airprt. RDA Sydney welcmes the recent pre-electin annuncement by the Turnbull Calitin Gvernment that if re-elected, the Federal Gvernment wuld partner with the NSW Gvernment in a new City Deal fr Western Sydney t grw Western Sydney arund the develpment f the new WSA airprt. RDA Sydney agrees with bth gvernments that the City Deal fr Western Sydney culd and shuld becme the single largest planning, investment and delivery partnership in the histry f Australia, in that it addresses the tw critical challenges fr Greater Western Sydney - stimulating massive jb grwth and creating better transprt links between the regin and the rest f Sydney. Hwever we wuld als say that it presents a nce in a lifetime pprtunity fr Australia, fr Sydney t nt nly maintain its glbal aviatin megacity status in the rapidly grwing Asian Pacific regin; but als allw us t innvate, meet the challenges f digital disruptin and rapidly grw the ecnmy, capitalizing n the unique n-line prduct and services exprt trade and turism pprtunities that will present themselves in new fund emerging cuntry wealth in China and India. In saying this hwever, RDA Sydney believes there is much t be dne, and has made a number f plicy recmmendatins t bth the Australian and NSW gvernment which are utlined in detail in Sectin 5.1 Plicy Recmmendatins t Gvernment, and Sectin 5.2 Further Wrk Next Steps. It is hped that the findings and recmmendatins frm this reprt will be used by bth the NSW and Australian gvernment agencies in the future planning fr the secnd airprt at Badgerys Creek and t help develp the ptential industry develpment strategies and plicies that will be necessary fr gvernment t critical future masterplan fr the Western Sydney Emplyment Area. We have endeavured t identify lcalized key industry develpment pprtunities in the brader WSEA area arund a timetable fr a new airprt, which can create greater access fr SMEs t participate and imprve ptential fr business grwth, diversificatin and linkage t glbal players and their supply chains. We hpe and trust that it will assist the federal Department f Infrastructure and the new Greater Sydney Cmmissin in gaining a better insight as t the necessary industry drivers needed twards planning, develping and implementing a mre integrated ecnmy arund the new airprt ready t supprt it when cmpleted 9

11 Finally we hpe that it will prvide input and recmmendatins fr actin with respect t cnsideratin f the issues; the necessary future plicy settings by all levels f gvernment, the necessary future industry develpment strategies, spatial, land-use and transprtatin infrastructure required t maximize the future ecnmic and scial benefits f a 24/7 airprt. 10

12 Abut Reginal Develpment Australia Sydney Reginal Develpment Australia is a partnership between the Australian, State and Lcal Gvernments created t strengthen reginal cmmunities. RDA Sydney is part f a natinal netwrk f 55 RDA cmmittees. These cmmittees are made up f lcal leaders wh vlunteer their time t wrk with gvernment, business and cmmunity grups t grw and strengthen their cmmunities. RDA Sydney s purpse is t build partnerships between gvernments, key reginal rganisatins, lcal businesses, cmmunity grups and key reginal stakehlders t prvide strategic and targeted respnses t ecnmic, envirnmental and scial issues affecting Sydney. RDA Sydney has develped a Reginal Plan fr Sydney. It is based n inputs frm stakehlders and draws infrmatin frm 87 existing plans and reprts published by the Australian, NSW and Lcal Gvernments and ther key agencies. The Plan describes Sydney s attributes, industries, emplyment base and key advantages. The Reginal Plan sets ut the ecnmic, envirnmental and scial visin fr the regin, articulating the drivers f change, identifying strengths, weaknesses and pprtunities, and listing pririties fr actin. It is a living dcument which is updated annually and used by RDA Sydney and its Regin t implement specific strategies (See ). RDA Sydney s recently updated strategic pririties are: Nurture innvatin and industry develpment t get the right jbs in the right place. Seek t influence gvernment plicy t make Sydney a liveable city with affrdable husing, amenity and imprved well-being and scial equity. Develp and prmte Whle f Metrplitan Sydney integrated planning capacity and tls. Develp RDA Sydney s rganizatinal capacity t deliver successful utcmes thrugh partnerships. In this cntext sme f RDA Sydney s pririty areas f fcus have been t:- Apply a Sydney reginal lens t the applicatin f federal/state plicy and planning as a cmparisn t ther states, and be the eyes and ears f gvernment Engage with all stakehlders including each level f gvernment, t create a whle f regin identity and visin, identifying Whle f Sydney metr issues 11

13 Sectin 1 INTRODUCTION Prject descriptin The purpse f this prject has been t identify and scpe with key stakehlders, new industry develpment activities in and arund the Western Sydney Emplyment Area that culd build n existing capabilities and current/future grwth pprtunities, with the planned Western Sydney Airprt at Badgerys Creek. Why is this prject needed? Greater Western Sydney (GWS) is ne f the fastest ppulatin grwth regins in Australia (4 millin by 2051), with majr infrastructure and a secnd airprt planned within the next 10 years. New industry grwth is urgently needed t build a new innvative ecnmy t supprt and maximize the natinal investment return arund the future airprt and stimulate the grwth f mre higher-paid jbs clser t hme. Objectives f the Prject Identify, liaise and scpe a range f ecnmic develpment grwth pprtunities with current and ptential key industry players, arund existing and ptential new industry capabilities, research institutes and infrastructure; Capture and prmte industry pprtunities such as Western Sydney airprt, new majr rads, rail, intermdal infrastructure etc as they link t the selected industry sectrs but als as they relate the adjacent reginal cities, and the Nrth West and Suth West Grwth Centres; Facilitate targeted industry stakehlder grup wrkshps t garner feedback and t test ideas; Develp a framewrk in cnsultatin with industry t wrk cllabratively arund these pprtunities; Lay the grundwrk fr individual innvative business cllabrative taskfrces t encurage and stimulate new investment and jb grwth; Assist the federal Department f Infrastructure and the Greater Sydney Cmmissin in gaining a better insight as t the necessary industry drivers needed twards planning, develping and implementing a mre integrated ecnmy arund the new airprt ready t supprt it when cmpleted. What are the expected ecnmic benefits? Identificatin f lcalized key industry develpment pprtunities in the brader WSEA area arund a timetable fr a new airprt, which can create greater access fr SMEs t participate and imprve ptential fr business grwth, diversificatin and linkage t glbal players and their supply chains; Identificatin f new industry innvatin centres f excellence and clusters with ptential fr assciated research/industry partnerships that can spin ff int ther ecnmic pprtunities. 12

14 Key Stakehlders NSW Department f Industry (DI) NSW Department f Premier and Cabinet (DPC) Department f Planning and Envirnment (DPE) Greater Sydney Cmmissin (GSC) Sydney Agriculture Strategic Appraches (SASA) Department f Infrastructure & Reginal Develpment Department f Primary Industries Infrastructure NSW, Urban Grwth, Jbs fr NSW Delitte -Shaping Future Cities-Designing Western Sydney Steering Cmmittee Western Sydney Airprt Alliance (WSAA) Sydney Airprt Crpratin (SAC) NSW Business Chamber Australian Industry Grup (AiG) Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) Engineers Australia, Cnsult Australia Cmmittee fr Sydney WSROC MACROC City f Sydney Cuncil Greater Western Sydney Cuncils Western Sydney Leadership Dialgue DATA61/ CSIRO Delitte, KPMG, PwC, Ernst & Yung Aurecn AAM Grup Sydney Aerspace Defence Interest Grup (SADIG) Ryal Aernautical Sciety (RAeS), Warren Centre Universities- WSU, USYD, UNSW, UTS, MQU, UW, and UN USYD- Schl f Aerspace, Mechanical & Mechatrnic Engineering Aerspace Develpments Pty Ltd Delta-V-Spacehub Australian Industry Defence Netwrk (AIDN- NSW) Aviatin Aerspace Australia, and Aviatin /Aerspace cmpanies Australian Assciatin f Unmanned Systems (AAUS) Australian Centre fr Space Engineering Research (ACSER) Suth West Sydney Manufacturing Industry Taskfrce Western Sydney Business Cnnectin Manufacturing & Engineering Institute f Australia Advanced Manufacturing Industry Grwth Centre Lcal Business Chambers Urban Develpment Institute f Australia (NSW), Prperty Cuncil FIAL, Australian Fd & Grcery Cuncil f Australia, Sydney Markets Reengineering Australia Fundatin F1 in Schls Technlgy Challenge Hawkesbury Harvest, SPUN, Sydney Markets, fd agribusiness cmpanies Australian Lgistics Cuncil, NSW Prts, ITLIS, Data 61/ Future Lgistics Living Labratry Medicines Australia, Cmplementary Medicines Australia Australian Autmtive Aftermarket f Australia (AAAA) 13

15 Sectin 2 BACKGROUND 2.1 Western Sydney Emplyment Area Greater Western Sydney has ne f the fastest grwing ecnmies in Australia. Its ppulatin is expected t rise frm 2 millin in 2011 t 2.9 millin in The NSW Gvernment established the Western Sydney Emplyment Area (WSEA) as an area t set aside fr industrial and cmmercial purpses that is serviced by strng rad links and infrastructure at the M4 and M7 junctin. This area will enable the regin t respnd t this ppulatin grwth and meet the demand fr new jbs. In April 2014, the Cmmnwealth Gvernment cnfirmed Sydney s secnd airprt wuld be built at Badgerys Creek, near the Western Sydney Emplyment Area (WSEA). In August 2014, the NSW gvernment annunced a prpsal t expand the WSEA t dedicate a further 4,573 hectares f emplyment land t this already successful emplyment hub t deliver even mre jbs fr western Sydney. The WSEA extensin, identified by amendment t the State Envirnmental Planning Plicy (Western Sydney Emplyment Area) 2009 (WSEA SEPP), will increase the emplyment area bundary suth t Elizabeth Drive and t include land west f the planned Western Sydney Airprt. Fr full detailed reprts see Grwth-Areas-and-Precincts/Western-Sydney-Emplyment-Area/Dcuments The Brader WSEA is intended t help deliver the NSW Gvernment s gal f delivering 50 per cent f Sydney s jbs grwth in Western Sydney prviding the pprtunity fr mre peple t wrk clser t hme. Transprt, lgistics and warehusing have been anticipated t be the main emerging emplyment sectrs utilising the Brader WSEA in the shrt t medium term while enhanced infrastructure will prvide pprtunities fr higher density emplyment, such as business parks, in the lnger term. In 2013, the NSW Gvernment released a draft Structure Plan fr the Brader WSEA, which included a prpsal fr an expanded WSEA bundary. (See next page fr Draft Structure Map fr WSEA as at 2013). Since that time further wrk has been prgressively undertaken t refine the plan fr the future develpment f the area and land arund the Western Sydney Airprt. At the time, the NSW gvernment expected t deliver mre than 36,000 industrial jbs and 21,000 ffice jbs ver the next thirty years. Hwever with the g ahead fr the secnd airprt at Badgerys Creek, and the extensin f the Western Sydney Emplyment Area, the NSW gvernment is currently seeking t prvide mre than the 57,000 jbs predicted ver the next 30 years, and the 212,000 jbs they had frecasted fr the lnger term. Develpment in the Western Sydney emplyment area is gverned by the State Envirnmental Planning Plicy (Western Sydney Emplyment Area)

16 Draft Structure Plan Western Sydney Emplyment Area (2013) 3 Cmments n Draft WSEA Emplyment Drivers & Land Use Back in 2013, RDA Sydney nted in its submissin 4 t the NSW gvernment that the Draft Structure Plan shwed an availability f a ttal f 8100 hectares f emplyment land cmprising 1750 hectares f zned emplyment land within the existing WSEA and 6329 hectares f future emplyment land. Our cncern then with the WSEA Ecnmics Issues and Drivers study 5 undertaken at the time by Urbis fr the NSW gvernment, was that despite the verall demand fr emplyment land varying hectares per annum fr Sydney with an average f 186 hectares per annum ver the previus 5-7 years, it nly identified a ptential demand f 2100 hectares in the study area fr the next 30 years! RDA Sydney still believe that this will be a majr underestimatin! Whilst we said at the time that it will take a majr catalyst r gvernment incentive t kick start demand t make it happen, we still feel that nce it des, demand will take ff and then supply f sufficient suitably priced zned emplyment land will nt be available prgressively as and when required. We als tabled ur reservatins at the time, t the realisable zned emplyment land areas that wuld be able t be develped with the apprpriate timely delivery f infrastructure at a cmpetitive price t that ffered in say Melburne r uter areas f Brisbane. We believe that 15

17 the fld plain issues, riparian, eclgical, tpgraphic and envirnmental cnsideratins utlined in the reprts will reduce the nett available land mre than that that has been utlined. We als highlighted the need t identify and cnsider majr infrastructure transprt and landuse crridrs fr the future develpment f each f these majr precincts, as they will have t be develped as a cmplete precinct, because n ne individual develper will be prepared t take the up-frnt risks assciated with trying t d it n their wn. At the time, the same WSEA Ecnmic Issues and Drivers study als discussed separately the ptential demand and drivers fr emplyment land and fr business parks, and reached a cnclusin then that grwth fr the abve jbs will nly invlve the need fr ne specialised centre at Baker s Lane and anther pssible specialised centre arund Badgerys Creek with a new lcal centre near a ptential rail statin at Luddenham? In the light f the recent changes, the ptential additinal new pprtunities identified later in this reprt, and the annuncement by Celestin fr a new Science Park at Luddenham 6, RDA Sydney believe these previus recmmendatins need reviewing. RDA Sydney still has a majr prblem with thse same initial assumptins that necessarily the nly likely demand fr the brader WSEA wuld be in the freight and lgistics areas, but we certainly agreed that incentives and interventin by gvernment wuld be critical t stimulate and encurage sufficient magnet attractin technlgy driven centre grwth required t make the whle effrt wrthwhile. With a decisin and cmmitment by bth the Australian and NSW gvernment since then, t build an airprt and prvide the necessary funds t upgrade the lcal rad infrastructure, we believe that this recent interventin and incentives given by gvernment have prvided a gd start, but that much mre will be needed! In additin t the abve, RDA Sydney wuld als like t re-emphasise the fllwing bservatins made back then abut ther industrial regins f the wrld and re-make the fllwing suggestins with respect t incentives and interventins:- Wrld class industrial regins in Sweden, Finland, Germany, Italy, and Singapre have nt emerged r exist withut centres f excellence within them where industry and leading edge innvatin, science and technlgy supprt centres c -exist alngside majr university r ther supprtive presence in the frm f R&D clusters, and training facilities; In fact, as an example in Australia, in the Claytn industry precinct utlined in the attached pht frm the paper The Rle f Precincts in Innvatin Systems by Dr Terry Cutler 7 he shwcases just hw the success f Claytn as an industrial precinct has rganically evlved. Nte: the presence f CSIRO, Mnash University, and Supprt GSI Knwledge Centre. And als Prfessinal services in the frm f technlgy Management Cnsultants, ANZ and NAB Banking fr lcal administratin and retail supprt facilities; 16

18 In the case f the Brader WSEA we suggested back then the ptential f:- New intermdal terminal with majr T&L industry Centre f Excellence precinct at Eastern Creek, and supprtive SME technlgy cmpanies fr all f the T&L precincts in GWS; Building materials and metal specialist industry cluster precinct near Bluescpe Steel plant near Erskine Park; IT Data Centre cluster arund Eastern Creek; Envirnmental Water and Renewable energy cluster; Bi energy, recycling and waste remediatin cluster arund the SITA waste site; Aerspace and defence industry technlgy, sustainment and manufacturing facility; Majr agribusiness technlgy and cmmercial business park apprpriately lcated within the study area; And lastly but mst imprtantly arund a future secnd airprt, culd be anther specialist centre with turism, cmmercial banking, prfessinal services, airprt services, air /rad/rail freight intermdal T&L facilities. Each f the abve ptential prjects suggested then were based upn the fact that there is already a significant industry presence and ptential cmpetitive psitin in GWS r elsewhere in Sydney which culd be capitalised upn. Nne f the abve will happen unless we can get a further cmmitment by bth the federal gvernment and NSW gvernment (frm bth sides f plitics), that they are prepared t cmmit t sme f these initial catalytic prjects t kick start the prcess. It is hped that as a result f the further develpment f these ideas and pprtunities in this reprt, bth sides f plitics and all levels f gvernment will see the benefits f making such cmmitments. Recent annuncements, made frm bth sides f plitics as part f the federal electin, with respect t a Western Sydney airprt, the imprtance f the future grwth in Greater Western Sydney t the ecnmy f Sydney and Australia as a whle, culd prvide just the pprtunity. 17

19 The Claytn Precinct, Victria: an example f an rganically develped industrial district 8 18

20 2.2 Discussin n Ecnmic Impact f a Western Sydney Airprt Much has been written by many authrs abut the ecnmic benefits f airprts generally and mre especially an airprt at Badgerys Creek in Western Sydney. Fr the purpses f ur study int the ptential strategic industries in the brader WSEA regin, we have taken an verall macr strategic supply chain industry view in relatin t the siting and lcatin f businesses and research rganisatins in Sydney s targeted key industries as they are nw and hw they may and culd change by 2030 with a new 24/7 airprt. As yu will be aware, fr the purpses f the technical reprt fr the current Australian gvernment EIS fr the Western Sydney Airprt 9, the ptential emplyment impacts were cnsidered in three categries: Direct airprt emplyment - including thse persns that are emplyed at the airprt t assist in the prvisin f its services. Direct emplyment at an airprt typically includes administratin and airprt management staff, baggage handlers, airline staff, freight prcessing, retail peratrs, gvernment peratrs, security and ther services prvided t custmers; On-site business park emplyment - thse industries directly supprting the peratins f the airprt (e.g. flight kitchens), services fr airprt emplyees and passengers (e.g. htels, restaurants, turism, car rental), as well as freight, high technlgy, manufacturing and finance / business related services; Off-site (flw-n) emplyment The distributinal effects n ppulatin and emplyment decisins in Sydney (and NSW), as businesses lcate clser t the perating airprt and peple lcate clser t emplyment pprtunities. In the cntext f ur discussins we will cver the majr pprtunities with respect t bth Direct and On-site business park industry fr the WSA site itself, but in the main we will be fcussing ur attentin t the brader surrunding ecnmic develpment f the WSEA itself, and the brader implicatins fr the ecnmy f Greater Western Sydney and the glbal develpment f Sydney verall. ACI Eurpe - Ecnmic Impact f Eurpean Airprts Reprt In the latest Intervistas ACI Eurpe - Ecnmic Impact f Eurpean Airprts Reprt dated Jan there is a very relevant discussin with respect t the ttal ecnmic impact f Eurpean airprts in respect t their catalytic, induced, indirect and direct ecnmic impacts. (See They highlight in the reprt that what sets airprts and assciated aviatin activities apart frm mst ther sectrs, is their ability t facilitate and generate wider ecnmic activities, which bsts verall natinal ecnmic perfrmance. Cuntries with better air cnnectins tend t benefit frm increased trade, higher investment, mre turism activity and better prductivity verall. These psitive effects are knwn as the catalytic impacts f airprts. 19

21 They claim in the reprt that fr every 10% increase in a cuntry s air cnnectivity, GDP per persn in that cuntry increases by an additinal 0.5%. Or t put it mre simply, the mre air cnnectivity yu have, the wealthier yu are likely t be. In the reprt they describe hw each cuntry has its wn stry t tell, but there are a few brad trends that affect cuntries t greater r lesser extents: Islands and mre remte cuntries tend t have higher relative catalytic impacts given the physical barriers f seas and ceans, r the sheer time and expense invlved in accessing these areas via rad r rail, air cnnectins are crucial if these cuntries are t remain plugged int the glbal ecnmy; Cuntries with inbund turism as a crnerstne f their ecnmies als tend t have higher relative catalytic impacts nly aviatin ffers the quick and affrdable travel that underpins mass turism in Eurpe. This effect is typically mre bvius at sun destinatins cuntries within Eurpe; The develpment f the aviatin sectr within individual cuntries since its liberalisatin als influences its relative imprtance t natinal GDP. Cuntries which enjyed high grwth in air cnnectivity as a result f new airline bases being established r increased hubbing activity fr example, are likely t see the catalytic impacts f airprts taking a relatively higher prprtin f GDP. The abve factrs can interact with each ther in varius ways, and allw a rugh understanding f the brader trends influencing the varying levels f airprt catalytic impacts. The reprt really highlights that the decisins that natins make, and the plicies they chse t pursue, als play a significant rle. It is n cincidence that Turkey which sees aviatin as a key strategic sectr fr its ecnmy tps their list. As we knw, each f the abve trends apply t Sydney and Australia, with respect t ur relatinships t the Asian Pacific markets and the rest f the wrld! With Sydney as ur glbal city, putting in place the right plicy envirnment, that allws bth ur tw internatinal airprts at KSA and WSA t grw their traffic and glbal reach, will help ensure that air cnnectivity has the maximum pssible psitive impact n wider ecnmic grwth fr Australia as a whle. The ACI-Eurpe reprt als states that the wider ecnmic impacts, r catalytic impacts f airprts and assciated aviatin activity, are arguably their mst imprtant psitive effect they are certainly the impacts that distinguish aviatin frm many ther sectrs. Aviatin s cntributin t wider ecnmic grwth can be thught f via fur main channels: Trade - Everyne wins when cuntries trade. Trade cannt happen withut the gds being transferred between cuntries, and abut 35% f the value f ttal traded gds glbally is transprted via air. In many sectrs, transprt acrss lng distances via rail, rad r ship simply takes t much time. Als airprts and aviatin play a key rle facilitating the starting up f this trade in the first place by enabling the face t face meetings necessary t build up slid cmmercial relatinships. Investment- As we knw, emerging ecnmies and key trading partners ffer a ptentially massive surce f freign direct investment. Face-t-face meetings are a fundamental cmpnent in the develpment f these relatinships. But aviatin als plays an imprtant rle in supprting the nging wrk that fllws the investment. The everyday activity f ding business means that there is ften a steady stream between reginal ffices and cmpany headquarters, r indeed ther reginal ffices arund the wrld, as cmpanies shuttle persnnel t share knwledge and ensure managerial versight. 20

22 Turism- Like their reprt fund in Eurpe, Turism in Australia plays a huge rle in ur ecnmy. The activity generated by turism, such as htels, bars, restaurants and entertainment, are relatively labur-intensive, and ften ffer pprtunities fr wrkers with a diverse range f experiences and qualificatins. This helps ensure that the impact f turism is mre widespread thrughut the cmmunities. Air travel, they fund has made pssible the age f mass affrdable turism as we knw it. Be it fr lnger distance trips, r just fr city breaks, the time invlved in getting frm A t B via any ther transprt mde wuld simply rule mst such trips ut, befre the financial expense invlved is even cnsidered. This will be a majr factr in the ptential prgressive future grwth f inbund turism by affluent business and turist visitrs frm India and China in particular. Prductivity- Prductivity, they fund matters a lt. In the lng-run, the ecnmic grwth f a cuntry is driven by increases in the prductivity f its wrkers, and all the mre s in the cntext f glbalised cmpetitin- by finding mre efficient ways f prducing the same utputs, r using innvatin t create new technlgies and prducts which did nt exist befre? Airprts and their netwrk f destinatins, they fund reduce transprt csts and increase destinatin ptins. At its mst simplest, this increases the chances that the right wrkers are ding the right jb at the right time, equipped with the right tls and the right qualificatins increasing their prductivity and therefre their cntributin t GDP. Finally the ACI-Eurpe reprt als highlighted the fllwing additinal pints which have relevance t Australian cmpanies:- Air cnnectivity is nt just the preserve f large multinatinal crpratins. Like in Australia, mre than 99% f Eurpean businesses are Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). They prvide tw thirds f all private jbs and are respnsible fr mre than half the value add f the Eurpean ecnmy; DHL fund that the majrity f SMEs expect t derive up t 50% f their revenues internatinally by 2019,and that SMEs, that perated utside f their dmestic G7 ecnmies, were mre likely t have average annual grwth f mre than 10% ver the previus 3 years; SMEs, with a greater share f internatinal revenue were mre likely t be yunger cmpanies, and inadequate transprt infrastructure ranked in the tp 3 fr main barriers fr ding business; Ecnmic Grwth vs Cnnectivity Grwth There is an argument that is smetimes made that ecnmic grwth supprts air cnnectivity grwth rather than the ther way arund. The reprt says that this misses the pint. Wider ecnmic grwth supprts cnnectivity grwth, but equally cnnectivity grwth supprts wider ecnmic grwth. The reprt cntends that it s a virtuus circle bth depend upn each ther. 21

23 Glbal Market Frecast- Airbus In 2015, Airbus brught ut a Glbal Market Frecast reprt in which they have made the fllwing predictins and assumptins:- Wrld air passenger traffic will duble in the next 15 years, with the rate f grwth grwing at 5.8% relative t the real wrld GDP grwth f abut 2.8%; There is a tw speed ecnmy perating- with Emerging Ecnmies such as India and China grwing at twice the rate f the Advanced Ecnmies; Overall, it is estimated that the middle class ppulatin numbers in these emerging ecnmies will grw frm 2.7billin in 2014 t 4.7billin in 2034! Mst f these peple will cme frm India and China; The prprtin f private cnsumptin in emerging cuntries with respect t wrldwide private cnsumptin is estimated t grw frm 31% in 2014 t 43% in 2034; By 2034, the prpensity t travel will change t such an extent, that there will n average the fllwing trips per capita: - India (0.3), PRC (1.09) cmpared with Eurpe (2.24) and Nrth America (2.16)! As Australia is clser t Shanghai in flying time than Lndn r Ls Angeles, it presents an enrmus pprtunity; It will pay t be cnnected. At present, Airbus states that there are 42 Aviatin Mega Cities (i.e. nes with >10,000 lng haul passengers per day). By 2033 it is estimated that there will be 91 they ll have mre than 2.2 millin lng haul passengers a day. Mre than 95% f their lng-haul traffic will be t, frm r via ther Aviatin Mega Cities10. It s quite an exclusive club, and ne wrth getting int tgether these cities will accunt fr nearly 35% f Wrld GDP! Hwever, membership is nt assured fr example accrding t EUROCONTROL s utlk 12, all f the EU s Aviatin Mega Cities are classified as having a level f airprt infrastructure which makes it impssible fr all f them t meet demand. These Aviatin Mega Cities are facing a severe airprt capacity crunch in the next 20 years, which will result in significant lst pprtunity. With a new additinal flexible Western Sydney airprt, Sydney and Australia have an pprtunity t attain the full benefit. Grwth in Online E-Cmmerce The grwth in nline e-cmmerce particularly in the Asian Pacific regin will present sme significant new verseas trade pprtunities fr Australian cmpanies. Fr example, accrding t the Austrade E-Cmmerce in China- a Guide fr Australian Business 13, the take-up f e-cmmerce in China is nt driven by PC shppers, but by cnsumers using their mbile phnes. Accrding t the China Internet Netwrk Infrmatin Center (CNNIC) in 2014, as quted in the Guide, 520 millin Chinese accessed the internet via smart phne frm a ttal ppulatin f 632 millin internet users. The PRC Chinese gvernment target is t cnnect 1.2 billin peple (85%) f the ppulatin t 3G r 4G mbile phne systems by Business t Business (B2B) e-cmmerce is als grwing rapidly due t its lw csts and accessibility f infrmatin. Accrding t China Internet Watch-Online B2B Market, as quted in the Guide, China s B2B market reached USD $1.2 trillin in 2013, with an annual grwth rate f apprximately 20% p.a.- the main items are fd, raw materials, clthing and accessries, with Alibaba s having 40% f the market share. Accrding t McKinsey estimates (as 22

24 quted in the E-Cmmerce in China guide), as a result f these technlgy changes and rising incmes the upper middle class in China will accunt fr ver 54% f husehlds by The Austrade E-Cmmerce in China- a Guide fr Australian Business reprt ges n t say that the availability f branded prducts has nt kept up fr this grwth in private wealth, and that there is greater trust in perceived freign-branded prducts bught nline via Tmall, JD.cm and Yihadian. Anther reasn given fr this new demand, is that they d nt have majr retail stres which are easy t get t and with the range f prduct chices that they all want. Fr example, in the mre prgressive 1 st tier cities such as Beijing, Guangzhu and Shanghai, heavy cngestin is als a factr in the buying decisin. As their wealth increases verseas fd, health and medicinal prducts, educatin and travel have becme mre fashinable and in demand. Interestingly, the reprt als highlights that in 2014, the prprtin f Australian prducts bught nline via Taba & Tmall sites in China was- skincare (40%); fd & wine (19%); shes and clthing (15%); and health supplements (6%). 23

25 2.3 Leveraging Ecnmic Develpment arund Airprts Like many thers, RDA Sydney is firmly f the view that in rder t leverage the ptimum ecnmic develpment utcmes frm a new airprt it is imperative that ne develp an verall visin and macr-reginal business strategy that encmpasses the planning and grwth f nt just the airprt itself but the verall future ecnmic and scial develpment f the regin itself. In that light, we have included a very interesting article written by Adam Wasserman and Jim Brgan frm Glbal Lgistics Develpment Partners 14 abut the keys t leveraging ecnmic develpment at and arund airprts t illustrate the pint. Fur Keys t Helping Ecnmic Develpment Sar thrugh Airprt Investment District Planning Airprt Investment + District Planning = Ecnmic Develpment Airprts supprt a range f business needs fr their cmmunities, including lng distance prfessinal travel, access fr lcal shippers and custmers t natinal r internatinal markets, and even serving as centers fr reginal cllabratin and training activities. Yet transprtatin planning and reginal ecnmic develpment activities ften exclude r under-emphasize airprts. The fact is, statewide and metrplitan mbility plans must accentuate the links between transprtatin investments and ecnmic develpment strategies, s planners need t understand hw airprts fit int the freight transprtatin system and hw airprt investments, when strategically cnceived and implemented, can help integrate vital transprtatin, trade, and ecnmic gals. S here are the fur pints that planners and ecnmic develpment prfessinals must keep in mind abut the relatinship between airprts and ecnmic develpment:- #1 Airprts Play Critical Rles in High-Value Glbal Supply and Distributin Chains Airprts and air carg services play an increasingly crucial rle in a range f dynamic glbal supply chains. Air carg typically tends t transprt relatively high-value and small r lightweight gds, prducts that generally require advanced skill input and thus prvide high-impact ecnmic develpment targets. These supply chains require high velcity transprt and seamless, reliable lgistics. Sme f the prducts well-suited fr air carg include electrnics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, autmtive, industrial machinery and aerspace cmpnents, and apparel. These sectrs may verlap; fr example, the Krean-made tuch capacitive electrnic screens used in Frd Explrers leave Krea in the mrning, land in Anchrage, Alaska fr a technical stp and then g n t Chicag, in all, within 17 hurs, including the truck-t-plant transprtatin. As high-value inventry items, these screens require near justin-time imprtatin t avid the unnecessary cst f carrying nsite inventry. 24

26 Lessn learned: Certain supply chains prize prximity t air service, making a lcatin near an airprt with direct r cnnecting service an ecnmic develpment asset. Nt every airprt can serve as a carg r majr carg facility but, fr thse with the capacity and access t markets, becming a majr carg airprt culd prvide further ecnmic pprtunity. Fr smaller markets, expedited r cntract carrier service can ffer cnnectins that are critical fr ecnmic pprtunities such as attracting high-value manufacturing. Thugh majr lad center airprt represent valuable investment lcatins, fr a variety f reasns nt every cmpany will need r want t be lcated at r arund a majr carg gateway, s understanding the value and limitatins f feeder-cnnectivity t internatinal carg service is vital. #2 An Efficient, Well-Cnnected Airprt Supplies a Cmpetitive Advantage Because they prvide feeder and direct air service cnnectins, natinal and glbal ecnmies benefit frm airprts as integral ecnmic develpment elements. Site selectin and supply chain surcing prfessinals gain tangible cmpetitive advantages frm inbund and utbund air service t key markets. This value especially impacts business sectrs that need r require seamless cnnectins between key supply chain markets. Many f tday s mst valuable supply chains--such as mvement f aut parts between Seul and Atlanta, pharma between Indianaplis and Birmingham, UK, and even fresh lbsters between Bangr, Maine and Paris, France--require frequent and predictable cnnectins. With an understanding f hw an airprt fits within natinal and glbal supply chains, in the cntext f ther reginal cmpetitive factrs such as the business climate and wrkfrce, we can supprt grwth f air service rute develpment while delivering strng intelligence t help attract investment at and near airprts. Air cnnectins between markets, as well as efficient surface transprtatin links frm airprts t critical lcatins and facilities, impact develpment f bth carg and passenger investment. #3 Start with the Airprt City With industry s (smetimes very fast) changing demand drivers, we can gain cmpetitive advantage by artfully integrating transprtatin cnnectivity and infrastructure, alng with an investment attractin strategy, int a reginal freight planning/ecnmic develpment effrt. Sme regins have begun t recgnize this ptential, but the wrk is mstly at the cnceptual stage. Planning circles have begun t discuss airprt city strategies, which incrprate cnslidated business and planning strategies. Althugh airprt city planning strategies remain largely planning exercises, they ffer gd starting pints. Thrugh such wrk in Denver, Atlanta, and Dallas, airprts and their surrunding regins are beginning t identify hw t integrate the jint bjectives f airprt planning, air service develpment, infrastructure planning, and ecnmic develpment. While examples already exist f ecnmic centers emerging arund r near airprts, sme nw talk abut taking this t a distinctly new level. The Washingtn Metrplitan Airprts Authrity, fr example, lks t build ut frm the substantial high-tech/aerspace/gvernment cntracting business base arund Dulles Internatinal Airprt, t prduce investment sites that culd supprt a far brader range f businesses than nw ppulates the Dulles Tll Rad. In Birmingham, UK there are plans t integrate high-speed rail investments with land develpment planning, airprt grwth and nsite investment attractin. And well-passed the planning stages, many peple will have read abut Dubai s Wrld Central prject which takes planning, develpment and transprt t an entirely different level. 25

27 A thughtful airprt-vicinity develpment plan can help trade-riented investment attractin, increase technlgy emplyment and attract high-value real estate investment fr htel, attractin, ffice, and internatinal industrial/trade uses. Regins that adpt airprt city strategies can realize ecnmic benefits extending thrughut the majr metrplitan regin and surrunding twns. #4 Use it r lse it Many airprts sit n underutilized land assets that are ripe fr develpment, fr bth aviatin and nnaviatin uses. While airprts exhibit justifiable cautin abut apprving lng-term uses, many businesses prize airprt lcatins and this demand will increase. When develping this land int cmmercial r industrial real estate that supprts industries relying n air carg, it is vital t enhance truck access and t imprve traffic and travel times with crrespnding imprvements t the transprtatin crridrs mving in and ut f the airprts. This represents an pprtunity t grw airprt revenues as well as generate ecnmic pprtunity, but nly when the airprt and its reginal partners cllabrate n these activities. Beynd n-airprt assets, there are even wider pprtunities fr assets near the airprt. Thugh likely nt quite as valuable as n-airprt sites, these prperties als can prve highly strategic. Tmrrw s glbal cmmerce picture increasingly necessitates strng links between transprt and ecnmic develpment. The questin is, hw can we create the necessary linkages amng reginal transprtatin investments, reginal ecnmic develpment strategies, and airprt planning? Ecnmic develpers must identify the key cmpetitive niches f their markets and f the gds mving t, frm, and thrugh their regins tday. Transprtatin and land use planners must better understand hw the existing and ptential reginal industry mix views the imprtance f efficient air service, as well as the current perfrmance and needed imprvements f the airside and landside system. Strng reginal leadership is required t develp business partnerships amng airprts, ecnmic develpment rganizatins, municipalities, metrplitan planning rganizatins, and the private sectr, s each party can cntribute t develping airprt districts as business hubs. Glbal grwth in the business sectrs that require speedy cnnectins between imprtant supply chain and business hubs will g beynd cnnectins t the largest lad center markets like New Yrk and Paris. Air cnnectivity can equalize facility lcatin ptins s ther markets can cmpete fr investment in new ways. The fur key cncepts utlined abve can help t realize the full market ptential and cmpetitiveness f a regin. Use this framewrk t build a strng business case fr enhanced passenger and carg service as well as nsite and ff-site investment attractin pprtunities. The relatinships are in place t pursue these pprtunities t maximize ecnmic grwth ptential. In this RDA Sydney reprt we have endeavured t identify the future market ptential f sme targeted industries arund a future airprt, the transprtatin links and the ptential ecnmic develpment pprtunities. We hpe that ur wrk will help the verall planning prcess and be incrprated int the detailed develpment f an airprt masterplan which includes land-use, rad-rail transprtatin, cmmunicatin and utility infrastructure in the WSEA n and arund the new airprt. 26

28 2.4 Backgrund Research by RDA Sydney As stated previusly RDA Sydney wrks with all levels f gvernment, industry grups, business, research and develpment, educatin rganizatins and cmmunity representatives t identify the needs and pprtunities f Sydney, t facilitate the develpment f new ideas, prjects and initiatives that create ecnmic, scial r envirnmental utcmes acrss the Sydney regins. With respect t this prject, we have undertaken the fllwing scping and reviewing wrk reflecting n the key pririties fr the Greater Sydney regin, but building n the current cllabrative knwledge and netwrks already established by RDA Sydney in the past:- Significant desk research n internatinal reprts with respect t past and current future ecnmic develpment and pssible industries arund airprts in Eurpe, the US and the Asia Pacific; RDA Sydney has been ne f the funding members f the Western Sydney Airprt Alliance - a calitin f cmmunity grups, business and trade unins that supprt the develpment f a secnd Sydney airprt in Western Sydney at Badgerys Creek. See Drawing n varius Australian gvernment airprt reprts, Western Sydney Airprt Alliance and Business Chamber Western Sydney airprt reprts prepared by Delitte, GHD, Urbis, Aecm, Aurecn, Kasardis and Ernst and Yung; and als ther reprts prepared fr the Western Sydney University (WSU), Liverpl and Penrith Cuncil; RDA Sydney participated in a series f wrkshp Think Tanks, led by AECOM n behalf f NSW Planning (DPE), and has made submissins regarding the Draft Brader Western Sydney Emplyment Area Structure Plan; Reviewing the Draft Western Airprt EIS Reprt and submissins, the latest Infrastructure Australia Infrastructure Plan and Pririty List, current Infrastructure NSW reprts and submissins made by ther majr stakehlders and RDA Sydney in the past; Reviewing backgrund ntes, reprts and submissins prepared as part f the Brader Western Sydney Emplyment Area Structure Plan, Emplyment Land Taskfrces, Sub- Reginal Strategies, and past and current NSW gvernment metr strategies including the current A Plan fr Grwing Sydney-2014; Drawing n input and expertise prvided in wrkshps and cnferences run by the Western Sydney Business chamber, the Western Sydney Airprt Alliance and the Ryal Aernautical Sciety; RDA Sydney has facilitated input frm key stakehlders by rganizing T&L industry frums fr the develpment f the NSW Freight & Prts Strategy; RDA Sydney wrte a submissin and was asked t cntribute t Supplementary Questins by the NSW Gvernment s Standing Cmmittee n State Develpment n the Inquiry int Reginal Aviatin Services.; 27

29 Drawing n industry backgrund experience frm SADIG members. RDA Sydney is the funder and facilitatr f the Sydney Aerspace and Defence Interest Grup (SADIG), a cllabratin f industry grups which tgether has attracted ver 200 member cmpanies, t pursue further develpment and pprtunities fr aerspace and defence industries (See ) ; SADIG facilitates cmpanies and key gvernment agencies t cme tgether n a cllabrative basis t share infrmatin, knwledge, expertise and future applicatins f technlgy. Where there are pprtunities fr advanced technlgy applicatins at airprts, r clustered activity fr aviatin manufacture, repairs, maintenance and peratins, the SADIG aerspace and aviatin stakehlders have capability fr significant ecnmic impacts. RDA Sydney als wrks clsely with the Australian Department f Defence, Department f Science & Technlgy (DST), DATA 61/CSIRO, 8 different NSW university research grups, the Warren Centre, the Ryal Aernautical Engineers, the Ryal Aernautical Sciety and Aviatin-Aerspace Australia; Capitalising n the input learnt frm the activities f the Supply Chain, Cmpsites, Autnmus and Space 2.0 Frum wrking grups as part f SADIG; Capturing the recmmendatins made in the UNSW- Future f Aircraft Maintenance in Australia 2015 reprt; Updating and reviewing the latest RDA Sydney 2015 Ecnmic Baseline Reprt prepared by AEC grup and the previus Greater Western Sydney Ecnmic Develpment Bard (GWSEDB) 2008 Ecnmic Develpment Prfile which highlighted the majr industry supply chain sectrs, and emplyer cmpanies by LGA in Greater Western Sydney; Capturing input and reprts with respect t activities arund the develpment f the Health and Educatin precincts develped by RDA Sydney, Liverpl, Penrith and Parramatta Cuncils and ur invlvement as part f the Steering Cmmittee n the Delitte-led Shaping Western Sydney Cities Prject; Drawing n numerus Innvatin and Smart cities reprts, wrkshps ver the last 2-3 years particularly abut the future, the lcatin f smart wrk centres, centres f excellence, and the impact f digital disruptin; RDA Sydney prject managed the develpment f a 3D Virtual Sydney Prf f Cncept Planning mdel fr Sydney by the AAM grup t advcate the benefits t gvernment f utilizing 3D technlgy as a cmmunicatins and cmplex planning tl fr strategic and urban develpment. This Virtual Sydney digital mdel is currently being upgraded fr RDA Sydney by AAM with the latest aerial data fr Metrplitan Sydney including the Blue Muntains, capable f being used fr future what if strategic planning, ecnmic, transprt and spatial land-use mdelling; And finally utilising the feedback gained frm numerus discussins and wrkshps with industry bdies, transprt and lgistics cmpanies and university research grups. The recent RDA Sydney facilitated industry Frum n the Impact f Digital Disruptin n Industry at the Re-engineering Australia Fundatin Natinal F1 in Schls Natinal Final 28

30 has prved a gd test as t the viability fr ptential pprtunities fr smart technical industries arund a future airprt. This reprt als underpins RDA Sydney s bjective f grwing existing innvatin precincts and imprving access t markets - trading partners, clients and labur, in rder t allw cmpetitive industries t grw and increase the availability f gds and services. Airprts and their assciated infrastructure are an intrinsic part f access t markets and imprtant cntributrs t the lcal ecnmy. The fllwing RDA Sydney, stakehlder and tpic expert dcuments have prvided key inputs int this reprt: Reginal Develpment Australia Sydney Emplyment Lands Plicy Psitin June Prepared by Jhnstn Enterprises Australia Ltd. Reginal Develpment Australia Sydney Submissin t the Draft Western Sydney Emplyment Structure Plan A Greater Glbal City Sydney RDA Sydney, Cnsult Australia & 10,000 Friends f Greater Sydney. Jint study n Aviatin Capacity in the Sydney Regin. Reprt t Australian and NSW Gvernments. NSW University s Final Reprt t Suth West Western Sydney Manufacturing & Engineering Skills Taskfrce A. Junr & D. Fraser IRRC UNSW Business Schl. NSW state gvernment s A Plan fr Grwing Sydney. Liverpl City Cuncil s Badgerys Creek Airprt Sydney s Innvatin and Lgistics Hub. A Western Sydney Aertrplis maximizing the benefits f Badgerys Creek. Cmmissined by Sydney Business Chamber, Arab Bank and Liverpl Cuncil. Prepared by Jhn D. Kasarda, Directr, Center f Air Cmmerce, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business Schl. Delitte Access Ecnmics Ecnmic Impact f A Western Sydney Airprt cmmissined by NSW Business Chamber. Peter Marsszeky, Aerspace Develpments Pty Ltd Urbis Brader Western Sydney Emplyment Area Ecnmic Issues and Drivers Study April Fur Keys t Helping Ecnmic Develpment Sar thrugh Airprt Investment District Planning. Article written by Adam Wasserman Glbal Lgistics Develpment Partners LLC and Jim Brgan Executive Vice President Cambridge Systematics. The Scial and ecnmic Impact f Airprts in Eurpe. Airprts Cuncil Internatinal/ Yrk Aviatin. White Paper The Aertrplis Cncept fr Badgerys Creek. Matt Cetzee Aurecn. The Case Fr Badgerys Creek. Bb Meyer Cx Richardsn Architects and Planners Hubs f the future: An integrated mbility netwrk fr passengers and freight. Siemens. 29

31 Cnnecting Australia _The Ecnmic and Scial Cntributin f Australia s Airprts. Prepared fr Australian Airprts Assciatin. Delitte Access Ecnmics (2012) The rle f precincts in innvatin systems a discussin paper by Dr Terry Cutler (2009) Ecnmic Impact f Eurpean Airprts A Critical Catalyst t Ecnmic Grwth, InterVISTAS (January 2015) Mapping Demand 2016/2035 Glbal Market Frecast, Airbus E-cmmerce in China: A Guide fr Australian Business 20 facts abut air freight Sydney and the Sydney Airprt(s), Anett Faustmann (August 2014) Aviatin Infrastructure Industry Capability Directry 2010, Austrade and ICN Future f aircraft maintenance in Australia: Wrkfrce Capability, Aviatin Safety and Industry Develpment, Hampsn, D Fraser, M Quinlan, A Junr, S Gregsn (Octber 2015) Sydney Airprt Master Plan 2033 NSW Freight and Prts Strategy, Nvember 2013 Navigating the Future NSW Prts 30 Year Master Plan, NSW Prts (Octber 2015) NSW Lng Term Transprt Master Plan, Transprt fr NSW (December 2012) Industry Actin Plan: NSW Digital Ecnmy, NSW Digital Ecnmy Industry Taskfrce (September 2012) Sydney and New Suth Wales: Australia s ICT and Digital Capital, NSW Department f Industry (May 2016) Innvatin in Mtin: Cnnect Annual Reprt 2010, University f San Dieg The startup ecnmy: Hw t supprt tech startups and accelerate Australian innvatin, PwC cmmissined by Ggle Australia (April 2013) Medicines Australia Facts Bk 4, Medicines Australia (July 2015) Australia in the Asian Century White Paper, Australian Gvernment (Octber 2012) Scientific American Wrldview: A Glbal Bitechnlgy Perspective (2016) The Australian Green Building Industry: Yur Green Partner, Green Building Cuncil f Australia (2011) Aertrplis: The Way We'll Live Next?, Jhn D. Kasarda and Greg Lindsay (2012) 30

32 Sectin 3 TYPES OF POTENTIAL NEW BUSINESSES IN BROADER WESTERN SYDNEY EMPLOYMENT AREA 3.1 Aviatin Industries Sydney is Australia s internatinally recgnized glbal city, ne f the wrld s leading sught after turist destinatins. It is the gateway t NSW and the largest city in Australia. Accrding t an article in 2014, abut Sydney s airprts by Anett Faustmann 15, Sydney s Kingsfrd Smith Airprt is Australia s largest internatinal airprt, with 50% f internatinal air freight being handled at Sydney Airprt. In 2012, abut 850 flights arrived r departed every day, which ttalled 310,000 flights a year. It is the busiest airprt in Australia, cnnecting Sydney t 46 internatinal, 23 dmestic and 28 reginal NSW destinatins (June 2009). It directly emplys 75,580 peple (full and part time), adding indirect emplyment f 130,550 jbs this ttals in 206,130 jbs. The building f a brand new secnd Western Sydney Airprt fr Sydney present huge challenges but at the same time incredible pprtunities - t build a wrld class leading-edged designed internatinal airprt which can shw ff Australia s cmpetencies t the wrld. Having said that, it is imperative that we take the pprtunity nw t build an ecnmy arund the airprt which utilises the best available designs and technlgies, but helps the restructure f Sydney int a mre balanced, sustainable, and liveable plycentric city, with several well cnnected thriving city centres. We shuld therefre use the pprtunity t supprt and develp, nt nly the strategic industries that will be needed in the building f this airprt, but als the majr ptential future innvative industries f tmrrw bth within Australia and internatinally. Airprt Design and Equipment We can and shuld encurage an exprt airprt design & engineering and equipment industry capable f chasing the reputed 40% wrld grwth in airprts in particularly in the Asia Pacific. Accrding t the Austrade Aviatin Infrastructure Industry Capability Directry , Australia s strengths in design, research and develpment, master planning, engineering, cnstructin and IT have been successfully used t build airprts and assciated urban develpments in Australia and glbally. Australian nise and envirnmental mnitring systems have been incrprated in mst f the wrld s majr airprts and cities including Lndn, Ls Angeles, Hng Kng and Dubai. In additin, technlgy frm an Australian firm is used in managing apprximately 80 per cent f the wrld s ceanic airspace. 31

33 Australian businesses als ffer cutting-edge baggage handling and lighting systems, perimeter and landside security systems, and airprt cnstructin and prject management technlgies and services. Air Services We shuld seek t maximise pprtunities t supply and supprt the new Western Sydney airprt but als exprt prduct and services t the rapidly grwing Asia Pacific aviatin market:- Advanced Navigatin Equipment The Navigatin Aid Equipment fr the airprt will need t supprt the latest all weather landings as fg at times will be a prblem. The develpment f the systems required here in Australia will be useful in develping and selling similar systems verseas; Supprt and maintenance f this equipment; Air Services Fire Fighting and Rescue prducts and services; UAV Cntrl Centre Unmanned Aerial Vehicles these will be very prminent when the airprt is fully develped and Cntrl Centres at airprt precincts have been fund t be very imprtant fr the safe and cntrlled use f these devices. (See mre in-depth discussin later in Aerspace/Defence sectin.) Aircraft Maintenance Accrding t The Future f Aircraft Maintenance in Australia 2015 Reprt by UNSW 17, By 2025, there will be an estimated 30% glbal wrkfrce shrtfall in aircraft maintenance capacity, with Australia and the Asia Pacific regin particularly hard hit. Australia has an excellent internatinal reputatin with respect t air safety, and the develpment and training f aircraft engineering and trades technicians. There is a wealth f practical experience in the maintenance f all types f aircraft bth new and ld. With this back grund, there is an excellent pprtunity t recapture this expertise and develp a new generatin f yung engineers and apprentices able t make up this shrtfall in the regin The Reprt cncludes This wuld mean mving quickly t rebuild bth ur aircraft maintenance and maintenance training industries by 2020, t permit Australia t handle a high prprtin f its wn needs acrss the civilian airline, general aviatin and Defence sectrs. There is als a great pprtunity t capitalise n ur strng safety standards and high-end maintenance capability by building a maintenance and training capacity, capable f cmpeting aggressively in the highestvalue niches f the glbal market. Practical CASA certified training prjects develped with TAFE fr apprentices, such as the Histrical Aircraft Restratin Sciety (HARS) prject in Albin Park r at TAFE SWSI Padstw will be critical t bth prmte the ptential pprtunities fr the industry, but als encurage students becme interested and take up the necessary STEM skill training. It has been suggested by Peter Marsszeky, ne f ur SADIG airprt cnsultants (Aerspace Develpments Pty Ltd), that the aircraft hangars wuld need t be f sufficient size - capable f supprting the largest aircraft with assciated supprt equipment built in fr maintenance and repair f current and future aircraft. As this airprt will be 24/7 peratinal, it will need t be capable f handling these aircraft frm the start, with pprtunities t handle additinal future lng haul majr carrier maintenance. 32

34 Air Freight Currently, accrding t the previusly quted 2014 article abut 20 Facts abut Freight at Sydney s Airprts by Anett Faustmann 18, it reprts:- Sydney Airprt handles $36 billin in air freight, and cntributes $8 billin in NSW Grss State Prfit. Including assciated services this number bumps up t $16.5 billin; 80% f all air freight is carried by passenger aircrafts, 20% by dedicated freight aircrafts; Air freight exprts are dminated by perishables (fruits and vegetables) and manufactured gds; Air freight imprts are typically high value urgent manufactured prducts such as cmputer and vehicle parts. In additin, the grwth expectatins f air freight and the Sydney Airprt are significant. The current Sydney Airprt Master Plan 19 frecasts: Air freight vlumes are expected t increase by 85%. The Sydney Airprt is expected t mve an additinal 480,000 tnnes f air freight in 2029, increasing frm 595,000 tnnes in 2009 t 1,100,000 tnnes in 2029; Over the next ten years the Airprt is expected t generate abut 100,000 additinal jbs as a cnsequence f increasing passengers, freight, retail and cmmercial business; At bth the internatinal and dmestic terminals, the airprt takes up 240,000 square meters f cmmercial space, including 25,000 square metres f general retail space; In 2033, an estimated 388,000 passenger aircraft mvements are expected; Ttal air freight is frecast t grw frm 615,378 tnnes (2012) t 1,011,312 tnnes (2033) with an average annual grwth f 2.4%. (Apprximately 80% f this air freight is internatinal as against dmestic air freight); The NSW gvernment has a prgram as part f the NSW Freight and Prts Strategy 20 in place that aims t increase and ptimise the landside mvements t supprt efficient air carg lgistics t and frm the Sydney Airprt. Ultimately the ptential air freight mvement in and ut f a new airprt will depend n the future demand fr air freight in Western Sydney as well as the relative plane freight carrying capacity f the internatinal/ dmestic passenger planes. Fr this reasn, new Air Freight terminals will need built-in flexibility fr rapid capacity grwth. We anticipate that there will be cnsiderable pressure frm new manufacturing and service industries that will set up in WSEA, and the majr transprt and lgistics industry distributin cmpanies perating arund Penrith, Blacktwn, Eastern Creek and Liverpl, fr additinal air carg capability. Livestck Transprt It has als been suggested by Peter Marsszeky frm Aerspace Develpment, that a sectin f the air freight terminal be capable f prcessing exprt and imprt traffic, including livestck a grwing and majr exprt business. Livestck crralling and penning as well as apprpriate quarantining facilities, wuld be needed therefre in the surrunding vicinity f the airprt t allw the lading and yarding f exprt livestck. 33

35 Grund Supprt Equipment The new airprt will need facilities fr maintenance and repair as well as strage f equipment. NSW has several internatinally capable designers and suppliers f grund supprt equipment baggage handling, signage, mbile freight scissr-lifting gear e.g. Nepean Bliss- Fx, A.D.McCallum, Byrn Aviatin, Frgacs-Brens, and Varley. It has been suggested by ne f ur cnsultants frm the Western Sydney Airprt Alliance Matt Cetze that an pprtunity perhaps exists t develp a new exprt-riented grund equipment systems design/supply cluster integrated with airprt design architects - ie design the new airprt arund a brand new baggage handling slutin? Internatinal Training, Research and Educatinal facilities Australia, and in particular Sydney are already renwned fr their training f internatinal pilts, administratin management staff, engineers and technical service peple. The University f Sydney and University f NSW currently have many internatinal training prgrams in peratin. In additin within the eight tp universities within NSW there is significant aerspace research skills capability. With a 24/7 airprt peratin there wuld be an additinal pprtunity t develp a new cllabrative university centre f excellence campus with integrated testing and maintenance facilities t prvide the fly-in fly-ut practical n-the-jb training fr Australian and verseas undergraduates. This wuld f curse include flight training facilities fr internatinal pilt training. Airline Technical Offices Initially it is anticipated that mst f the current dmestic airlines and sme f the well-knwn internatinal lng-haul full-fare and lw-cst carriers perating ut f KSA wuld seek t als perate ut f the WSA airprt. Bearing in mind as t the ptential additinal air passenger traffic frm the Asia Pacific market - particularly China that has been utlined befre, it is interesting that recently tw China wned Grups (the Nanshan Grup and the HNA private airline grup), have bught a 39.97% stake in Virgin airlines. We expect that these changes culd ptentially cntinue, and that a 24/7 peratinal airprt will encurage mre airlines t cme t Australia, thus bringing in significantly mre new business and cmpetitin. Over the next few years it will be becme mre evident as t what the lng term psitin will be. Prgressively, as the WSA develps, mre and mre airline technical ffices will need t be pened fr supprting individual carrier engineering, peratins and administratin supprt. Business Executive Jet Services Currently there are several internatinal and Australian-based business executive jet services fr business passenger traffic perating ut f KSA and Bankstwn airprts. It is envisaged that prximity t the CBD f Sydney, high speed rail cnnectivity, and internatinal and 34

36 dmestic flight intercnnectedness will cntinue t be an imprtant cnsideratin with respect t client use and peratins f business executive jet services. Flights and Sydney CBD intercnnectivity, cnvenience and cst are key factrs in the lcatin and peratins fr these business jet services. Ultimately it wuld be anticipated that there wuld be a spread f business between KSA, Bankstwn and WSA. As mre and mre business will be dne in Western Sydney in the future, with the greater flexibility f night flight slts arund 24/7 peratins, it is expected that many mre internatinal business jet services and private jet charters will take up the pprtunity f lcating at the new Western Sydney airprt. Security Services Cybersecurity and airprt security are nw key elements in the functining f internatinal and dmestic airprts. Thus the new airprt will create a need fr the latest security and surveillance prducts and services which will create significant additinal business fr this industry in Australia, with the prspect f exprt sales t ther internatinal airprts. Secure areas fr military and bmb scare aircraft parking will be needed. Emergency/Disaster Respnse. At the mment the majr ADF defence disaster aircraft respnse effrt is cncentrated ut f the Richmnd Airprt base. Prgressively the lng term future f Richmnd, KSA, Bankstwn and WSA airprts will need t be cnsidered with respect t Australia s Disaster Relief Hub (aircraft repair, supply stckpiles, training). As the WSA airprt will be situated adjacent t the Blue Muntains and Warragamba Dam it is anticipated that new pprtunities will arise fr additinal UAV autnmus disaster respnse (fire, lcal flding etc) delivery services, as well as internatinal relief effrts. 3.2 Aerspace and Defence Industry The aerspace and defence industry is engaged in the design, manufacture, maintenance and verhaul f aircraft, aviatin engines and cmpnents. The industry als cvers the design, engineering and manufacture f defence systems and cmpnents fr military use. Sydney, and in particular Greater Western Sydney(GWS), is already hme t a large range f innvative, specialist and high-tech aerspace and defence cmpanies servicing bth the dmestic and internatinal markets. The industry perates in bth the civil and defence aerspace markets. Aerspace cmpanies in GWS design and manufacture cmpnents and systems fr majr civilian prjects such as the Airbus A380 and Being 787. The sectr als plays a key rle in maintaining Australia s strategic defence capability with the Australian Department f Defence a majr custmer fr the regin s prducts and services. 35

37 Sydney is als hme t a substantial number f Australia s Defence Frce (ADF) service men and wmen acrss all branches, lcated at 17 key Defence Frce establishments. The regin is hme base fr significant ADF capabilities, including the RAAF Heavy Air Lift Grup, Australian Army Special Frces, and Navy Aflat Supprt, Minehunters and Clearance Diving Teams. This cncentrated presence means the regin is hme t a large pl f defence-capable cmpanies and rganisatins, including a number f prime cntractrs. Main activities undertaken in the regin are design, (MRO) - maintenance repair and verhaul, prject management, in-service supprt and advanced manufacturing. The aerspace and defence industry is technlgically advanced, dealing with state-f-the-art systems and peratins. The industry in GWS takes advantage f a skilled labur frce alng with research and develpment pprtunities t prvide high-end value add manufacturing slutins. GWS s capabilities in relatin t the design, engineering and manufacture f aviatin and defence cmpnents includes the: Manufacture f electrnic aviatin and sftware systems; Engineering f tling systems fr the manufacture f aircraft bdies and cmpnents; Manufacture f aircraft engines and internal and external bdy cmpnents; and Design and manufacture f defence systems fr guided missiles, snar and unmanned vehicles. Capabilities in relatin t the repair, maintenance and verhaul f civil and military aircraft in GWS at the Bankstwn and Richmnd Airprts includes: Assembly and maintenance f helicpters; Repair and maintenance f defence aircraft; Maintenance and verhaul f large aircraft and engines; and Repair f aircraft cmpnents. Leading Businesses include:- Australian Aerspace A subsidiary f Eurcpter, Australian Aerspace is the nly manufacturer f helicpters in Australia. The cmpany has a significant maintenance peratin at Bankstwn Airprt. BAE Systems Assembly, maintenance and verhaul f aircraft and military systems fr the Australian Defence Frce. Cre capabilities include guided weapns, ptical systems, unmanned aerial vehicles and electrnic warfare systems. Frgacs- Brens Industries With a state-f-the-art factry in Ingleburn, Brens Industries is ne f the mst advanced aerspace and defence manufacturers in Australia. Brens prduces majr tling prgrams fr cmmercial aircraft and cmpnents and assembly autmatin systems fr military applicatins fr a range f majr glbal clients. Byrn Aviatin Design, manufacture and maintenance f equipment fr cmmercial aviatin and defence. The Revesby based cmpany specialises in the manufacture f interir mdificatins, in-flight and grund supprt equipment. 36

38 Hawker Pacific Design, engineering and verhaul f aviatin engines and cmpnents with a majr peratin at Bankstwn Airprt. Quickstep Technlgies - Largest independent aerspace-grade advanced cmpsite manufacturer in Australia with facility at Bankstwn Airprt- using bth traditinal autclave and leading edge ut-f-autclave prductin technlgies fr aerspace and autmtive. Nrthrp Grumman (ex Qantas Defence Services) specialize in Cyber, Lgistics, Autnmus Systems, C4ISR, and Strike -. UAV s, Cybersecurity at Villawd and Masct, Maintenance and verhaul f military aircraft, facilities at engines and avinic cmpnents at Bankstwn and Richmnd airprts. Raythen Australia A large multinatinal manufacturer f avinics, electrnics and cmbat systems. Key areas f expertise include weapns systems, submarine cmbat systems and systems integratin. Thales Manufacturer f underwater equipment and weapns systems fr glbal defence clients. The Sydney Olympic Park and Rydalmere based cmpany specialises in the develpment f navigatinal aid equipment and snar systems fr military vessels. Thmas Electrnics Manufacturer f electrnic systems fr defence and aerspace Turbmeca Australasia A subsidiary f SAFRAN, a leading glbal helicpter engine manufacturer with an assembly and maintenance peratin at Bankstwn Airprt. Majr Aerspace Supply- Chain Cluster As mentined previusly, RDA Sydney is the funder and facilitatr f the Sydney Aerspace and Defence Interest Grup (SADIG), a cllabrative f industry grups which tgether has attracted ver 200 member cmpanies, t pursue further develpment and pprtunities fr aerspace and defence industries. (See ) SADIG facilitates cmpanies and key gvernment agencies t cme tgether n a cllabrative basis t share infrmatin, knwledge, expertise and future applicatins f technlgy. Where there are pprtunities fr advanced technlgy applicatins at airprts, r clustered activity fr aviatin manufacture, repairs, maintenance and peratins, the SADIG aerspace and aviatin stakehlders have capability fr significant ecnmic impacts. RDA Sydney (thrugh SADIG) als wrks clsely with the Department f Defence, NSW DI, Austrade, DST, DATA 61/CSIRO, 8 different NSW university research grups, the Warren Centre, the Ryal Aernautical Engineers, the Ryal Aernautical Sciety and the Aviatin-Aerspace Australia. Drawing n industry backgrund experience frm SADIG members It is believed that with the visin and supprt frm bth the Australian and NSW gvernment, there culd be a real pprtunity t develp far mre significant aerspace, aviatin and defence industry technlgy, design, supprt, sustainment and manufacturing facilities in the vicinity f the WSEA and a 24/7 airprt but as a part f a virtual cllabrative industry cluster. 37

39 This virtual cllabrative industry cluster shuld be develped in cnjunctin with the ther key industry clusters at Masct, Macquarie Park, Bankstwn and Richmnd but include all f the key CSIRO, Data 61and NSW university aerspace research centres as well as wrking in cnjunctin with the Hunter Defence and Shalhaven Defence clusters. It is agreed that whilst there is interest in this prpsal there needs t be a lt mre discussin abut it. Further investigatin and wrkshps are recmmended t develp these ideas, NSW Defence Science Institute The Defence Department current First Principles Review and the Natinal Innvatin and Science Agenda prvide the framewrk fr greater cnslidatin and integratin f Defence s technlgy expertise and natinal science infrastructure. The Defence Science and Technlgy (DST) Grup, as the brker f Defence R&D activities, has been tasked t execute this plan and establish the necessary partnerships and cllabratins with leading scientific establishments within industry and academia as part f Defence s innvatin strategy. The Defence Science Institute (DSI) is ne f the mechanisms that the Department f Defence is using t build netwrks and cllabratin between industry and universities. The bjective is t build n the DSI mdel f engagement in Victria t create DSI like entities in NSW and SA. The DST grup has been wrking with SADIG industry team with supprt f 8 NSW universities, since last year, t prmte the idea t the NSW Chief Scientists ffice and the NSW Department f Industry. This prpsal seeks t establish a similar entity in NSW t create defence science netwrks and cllabratins between NSW industry and universities. Defence will netwrk the DSI s in all states t create greater pprtunity fr all industry and all universities. This initiative will supprt the cllabrative industry develpment initiatives utlined abve. Aerspace Space Research Hub Centre SADIG has three active wrking cmmittees- Supply Chain, Innvatin and Skills, and three specialist sub fcus wrking grups in the areas f Cmpsites, Autnmus Systems, and Space 2.0. Systems. It is thrugh these grups that the fllwing ptential strategic industry pprtunities have been identified:- Australia s Space Industry Australia s nging scial, envirnmental and ecnmic well-being depends n the cntinued and cst effective access t satellite data. Psitin, navigatin and timing data is becming increasingly central t persnal navigatin and planning, and the nging ecnmic prductivity and security f industry sectrs such as transprt, lgistics, mining and agriculture. Gespatial and Earth bservatin data help us understand weather predictins, drughts, frest fires, urban develpment, and future scial planning needs. Satellite cmmunicatins technlgies, including bradband, enable Australian citizens and cmpanies t cnduct essential business and access critical services such as emergency transprt. Australia has had an active civil space prgram since 1947, but its Satellite Utilisatin Plicy 21 states that it "des nt cmmit Australia t human spaceflight, dmestic launch 38

40 capabilities r t the explratin f ther planets". The glbal space industry is estimated t be wrth arund $US1 trillin by Australia already has a burgening space industry, but plicy has nt kept up with the pace f technlgical and industry grwth, industry leaders say." In a nutshell, the cst f space missins has fallen a thusand fld, we want t seize the disruptin that's ccurring in the industry by that lw cst windw that's pened up t leapfrg the ld mdels f ding space," said Tim Parsn, chief executive f start-up acceleratr Delta-V. "We're kind f deciding we're nt ging t wait fr the gvernment, we're ging t shw leadership and we're ging t actually execute missins using start-up thinking." Entrepreneurs said they are tapping int private investment and partnerships with universities instead f waiting fr gvernment supprt, building new cmpanies and new applicatins that slve prblems n Earth. Sme start-up cmpanies, including thse at delta-v, are wrking n prjects including miniaturised satellites, data gathering and earth bservatin using hyper-spectral cameras. Andrew Dempster, Directr f the Australian Centre fr Space Engineering Research at the University f New Suth Wales said Australia is technlgically capable f running a space industry. "We're the largest ecnmy in the wrld nt t have a space agency and there's n real excuse fr that either," Mr Dempster said. "We're much mre psitive abut where that can g and we have 10 t a dzen different small start-up cmpanies, peple lking t actually get stuck int space. On the plicy side I think it's nt s much we need a change in plicy, we need a plicy." Australia's space industry is already n the internatinal map, with the Internatinal Space University running its Suthern Hemisphere Summer Space Prgram in Adelaide while, next year, Australia will play hst t the Internatinal Astrnautical Cngress, the wrld's largest space cnference. Autnmus Systems/ UAV Testing Precinct The unmanned aerial sectr has been steadily grwing in the backgrund fr ver 15 years. Initially seen in the military, UAS are nw increasingly used in a civil capacity t carry ut varius peratins, ften mre cst effectively and with less safety risk t humans than cnventinally pilted aircraft (CPA). It is expected that ver the next 15 years, the cmmercial use f unmanned systems will increase ver ne hundred fld (in the United States, by 2030, it is predicted that ver 100,000 UAS will be perating cmmercially). This glbal grwth trend is expected t be replicated in Australia. Australia has a large land mass with a mstly urban ppulatin (80% ppulatin) lcated mstly n the east cast. The remteness and the need fr surveillance has created significant pprtunities in bth defence and cmmercial markets fr UAVs and autnmus systems. NSW, being gegraphically midway alng the eastern seabard will becme the majr cmmercial market, with the presence f unique ptential industry, research technical capabilities and cmpetitive strengths. Sydney and NSW hst several f Australia s Australian Defence Frce (ADF) - Air, Naval and Land strategic bases. Sydney has fur perating airprts at Kingsfrd 39

41 Smith (Dmestic and Internatinal), Bankstwn and Camden (General Aviatin), and Richmnd (RAAF); with a new Western Sydney Airprt t cme; 64% f NSW s Defence cmpanies are perating frm Sydney; Many f the wrld s leading defence prime cntracting firms have technlgy ffices and suppliers in Sydney particularly in the areas f aerspace, systems integratin, intelligence, warfare and sensr systems, with simulatin supprt infrastructure eg Nrthrp Grumman, Thales, Safran, Raythen and BAE; NSW has several leading edge SME Unmanned Autnmus Vehicles (UAV), Unmanned Autnmus Systems (UAS) system develpers, hardware and sftware prviders selling t bth the Australian and internatinal markets; NSW universities have a strng academic and industry technlgy presence in aerspace - bth in design f UAV s, sensry equipment, unmanned systems and field rbtics, but als mre imprtantly in design f apprpriate systems integratin technlgy/sftware; Mst f the leading digital, virtual reality IT and creative mvie industries in Australia are perating frm Sydney; Significant materials science, cmpsites, miniature electrnic design industry and research capability; Significant simulatin, spatial planning, mining and agricultural technlgy sftware research and industry capability; Sydney hsts a large internatinal pilt and engineering educatin training and majr aviatin sustainment and repair industry. Autnmus Systems Fcus Grup RDA Sydney thrugh SADIG has been instrumental in bringing tgether an Autnmus Systems Fcus Grup. The intended aim f this Autnmus Systems Fcus Grup is t vercme many f the present barriers, and thrugh better cllabratin help t develp additinal market pprtunities fr all f the research and industry stakehlders bth dmestically and verseas. They have scped interest and capabilities frm a range f NSW based research rganizatins and industries (with their natinal affiliatins) s as t encurage and further develp/grw their expertise and cmmercial interests. A key utcme frm this fcus grup has been the identified need t prvide apprpriate technical industry input t gvernment agencies including CASA, t enable better plicy settings, with respect t legislatin, and regulatry accreditatins and licensing f UAS peratrs. Anther grup utcme has been the identified need t smehw develp a NSW led virtual cllabrative cluster integrating the varius unique industry, university and research hubs within NSW in a similar way t the riginal ARC Centre f Excellence fr Autnmus Systems that used t perate with five university research centres up until the end f One f the majr pprtunities that the grup see is the develpment f an UAV /autnmus systems testing centre, which wuld be ideally lcated near the new WSA airprt, in a similar way t the Australian Research Centre fr Aerspace Autmatin (ARCAA) precinct near Brisbane airprt (See ). 40

42 The grup has discussed the develpment f a US styled NASA space hub centre in Sydney bringing tgether the varius university and CSIRO research and industry grup activities. One f NASA s famus astrnauts, Greg Chamitff, wh heads up the Texas University space research prgram, and is als a visiting prfessr with the USYD Schl f Aerspace, Mechanical and Mechatrnic Engineering, has prpsed a Texas NASA style mdel (See discussin in the next sectin). NSW led Australian Space Industry In the last year, a separate Astrnautics and Space 2.0 steering grup has been established jintly by the NSW Department f Industry (DI)), and RDA Sydney; with representatives frm Aviatin-Aerspace Australia, Australian Centre fr Space Engineering Research (ACSER), Department f Industry, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Canberra, Space Industry Assciatin f Australia, Delta-V Spacehub, Saber Astrnautics, The University f Sydney and several interested businesses. The bjectives f this grup have been t identify the key industry areas f activity, the key players and capabilities, with a fcus n further industry engagement, participatin and pprtunity scping, and t help develp and cmmunicate a new strategic directin fr the NSW based industry t enhance uptake f A+S2.0 Space prjects - particularly in develping new uses and new technlgy algrithms, sftware and prcess systems which culd be implemented using small lw-cst cube satellite technlgy. Discussin has als centred n the develpment f a US styled NASA space hub centre in Sydney similar t say the - AerSpace Technlgy Research and Operatins (ASTRO) Center at the University f Texas. See This space hub may ultimately grw t be part f a natinal Australian aerspace agency. This NSW virtual cllabrative space hub centre wuld be an pprtunity in bringing tgether gvernment, the varius key universities, and CSIRO research and industry grups already active in NSW with the fllwing draft missin:- Fster greater cllabratin between industry, gvernment and academia acrss NSW and Australia in rder t strengthen and grw natinal aerspace and autnmus systems capabilities, and t establish internatinal relatinships that will prmte and enhance access t verseas markets. Guide research and technlgy directin, and advise academic prgrams acrss targeted research and capability streams, in rder t assure relevant and high quality aerspace and autnmus educatin and research utcmes. Cnsistently inspire students and the public with the pssibilities f Australian break-thrugh technlgy and invlvement in the future f Aerspace and Autnmus Systems thrugh STEM utreach activities. 41

43 3.3 Transprt & Lgistics The Greater Western Sydney regin has emerged as a pivtal hub in the Australian transprt & lgistics industry due t its strategic lcatin in Sydney and its access t markets alng the eastern seabard and internatinally. It is characterized by large cmpanies with extensive transprt and distributin netwrks and cmpanies prviding services cvering all facets f supply chain management. Due t the prximity t the M7, M2, M4 and M5 Sydney rbital mtrways, GWS is als hme t significant warehusing and distributin centres fr sme f Australia s largest retailers, whlesalers, cnstructin cmpanies and manufacturers lking t mve their prducts t their custmers as efficiently as pssible. Many f these areas are either in r adjacent t WSEA in particular:- Eastern Creek, Rpes Creek and Erskine Park, Minchinbury, Huntingwd, Greystanes, Smithfield, Wetherill Park and Prestns. The industry in GWS is nw well develped with the capability t rganise and execute the transprt and strage f gds n a natinal and glbal level by rad, rail, sea and air. GWS is an imprtant hub in Australia s sea freight netwrk with studies indicating that ver 80% f cntainers imprted int Sydney s Prt Btany are delivered within 40 kms radius f the Prt within the Sydney metrplitan area. The gds assciated with thse 80% f imprt cntainers are either destined fr the Sydney market r unpacked at Sydney based distributin centres, repackaged and distributed t reginal NSW r interstate. Accrding t the latest NSW Prts Masterplan , Prt Btany is expected t becme Australia s largest cntainer prt by vlume in the next 30 years. Cntainers are expected t grw frm 2.3 millin TEU nw t between 7.5 millin and 8.4 millin TEU per year by The current rail/rad intermdal terminals at Cks River, Yennra, Chullra, Villawd and Mint, will be added t by new intermdal terminals cming nline at Enfield, Mrebank, St Marys, with a planned future terminal at Eastern Creek and anther adjacent t the Western Sydney Airprt at Badgerys Creek. NSW Prts expect the current trends t cntinue but with an upward trend f cntainers destined fr Sydney s western and suth western suburbs, especially t Blacktwn, Fairfield, Hlryd (nw Cumberland) and Liverpl due t the availability f large parcels f land and lwer csts. Rad transprt represents the majr mde f transprt in GWS due largely t the extensive infrastructure netwrk within the regin prviding access t intrastate and interstate markets. Majr services include: - lng-haul rad transprt, lcal distributin and express curier services. With recent technlgical changes intrduced via the internet and digital disruptin, there is nw a market expectatin by custmers fr real-time nline sales transactins, requiring next-day supply chain prcesses and deliveries. Already, we are seeing majr changes in curier delivery prcesses and last mile deliveries in and arund the Sydney metrplitan area. T reduce cngestin there is already a majr push by the NSW gvernment, and industry as a whle, t increase the prprtin f cntainers carried frm Prt Btany by rail frm abut 12-14% t 40% ver the next years. As nted in the NSW Prts Strategic Plan a new dedicated Western Sydney freight rail line has been planned fr sme time running via an extensin line west frm Yennra t the planned new intermdal terminal at Rpes Creek near Eastern Creek. There als has been discussin in the develpment f the Brader WSEA Structure Plan 42

44 Transprt Plans prepared by GHD, and in the TfNSW NSW Lng Term Transprt Masterplan 23 t have a dedicated freight line within the prpsed M9 transprt crridr running nrth-suth arund t a new intermdal terminal near the new Western Sydney airprt- pssibly via Leppingtn r frm further suth near Camden. The air freight sectr up until recently, has been a much smaller cmpnent f the transprt industry in GWS. The sectr includes air freight peratins lcated by Tll and DHL at Bankstwn Airprt and cmpanies with warehuse and lgistics facilities integrated with air freight peratins at Sydney s KSA Airprt at Masct. Hwever with the necessitated grwth in next day real-time express deliveries there has been a majr grwth in internatinal curier and frwarding cmpanies, and third party fulfilment cmpanies setting up in GWS. Ptential new exprt business pprtunities with a 24/7 airprt & supply chain market changes caused by digital disruptin in the future By air, Sydney is apprximately 10 hurs flying time frm Shanghai whereas Lndn is 12 hurs and Ls Angeles is 14 hurs. This culd be a game changer fr Australian internatinal trade in in imprts and exprts ut f the rapidly grwing Asian Pacific markets - with pprtunities flwing fr new business as a result f speedier transactins and the delivery f gds ver the internet, supprted by an effective and efficient air freight and frwarding service. Fr example, the Exprt Cuncil f Australia (ECA) reprts that in China access t the internet is presently at abut 15-18% but in 10 years it will be abut 60-70% 24. The expectatin is that individuals will seek higher value quality gds and services n-line! With a new 24/7 airprt, this represents a huge pprtunity fr Australian exprters but als a big threat t the status qu with respect t imprts! With an additinal influx f new airlines frm Nrth Asia and Suth Asia in particular, it is expected that there wuld be a significant increase in the use air freight and cmmercial business travel, as a result. The recent buy-int Virgin Australia Airlines by China-based airlines and Japan Pst int Tll highlights the interest. It is anticipated that as a result f the changes utlined abve, that there will be a significant increase in the need fr innvative wrld class supply-chain management and ther lgistics services :- Real-time machine t machine and B2B financial and cmmunicatin prcesses and systems; Big Data Inventry and supply chain sftware slutins; Financial management, and e-lgistics systems; Sphisticated new streamlined custms and quarantine prcesses; Very effective and efficient last-mile distributin bth within the new airprt, but als t and frm adjacent distributin centres and/r intermdal terminals; and /r fulfilment centres r manufacturers in WSEA r in GWS verall; Highly efficient and flexible supply-chain warehusing prcesses and distributin systems. 43

45 In line with these changes it is prpsed there lies new pprtunities in develping the fllwing:- New intermdal terminal Eastern Creek New Intermdal Rad/Rail Terminal at Rpes Creek near Eastern Creek with intercnnecting freight rail links frm existing freight line at Yennra, and Prt Btany, and als a new rail link t the existing Western line. Effective and efficient rad freight access rads will need t be cnsidered within the planned future grwth f WSEA - particularly fr prduct distributin with the rest f Sydney t avid any additinal cngestin and als t maximise the intercnnectivity t the new airprt. New intermdal terminal Badgerys Creek Whilst this wuld nt ccur fr sme time int the future, it is imperative that a future majr rad/rail and air intermdal terminal be planned fr Badgerys Creek n the western side f the new airprt site. The terminal wuld need t incrprate rail freight and rad access via the planned M9 transprt crridr. T maximise the efficiency f air carg services t and frm and arund the airprt, it is strngly recmmended that grade separatin be cnsidered n and arund the ptential Nrthern Rad intersectins in and ut f the airprt with special freight nly rads T&L industry Centre f Excellence precinct A new cllabrative T&L industry Centre f Excellence precinct at Eastern Creek, which wuld include a T&L Supply chain management educatin and research centre. This centre f excellence precinct wuld prvide a virtual hub f activities fr bth industry grups and supprtive SME technlgy cmpanies fr all f the T&L precincts in GWS. It culd als be linked back t the significant individual research and university transprt & lgistics knwledge centres already based in Sydney, Newcastle and Wllngng. The fllwing research institutins wuld be able t prvide sme expertise: CSIRO/ Data 61- Future Lgistics Living Labratry (FLLL) USYD Australian Centre fr Field Rbtics (ACFR) USYD Institute f Transprt and Lgistics Studies (ITLIS) UNSW Traffic and Rad Safety UTS Transprt Research Centre UW SMART Infrastructure Facility UNSW Rbtics and Autnmus Grup UTS Centre fr Autnmus Systems (CAS) UN Faculty f Engineering and Built Envirnment TAFE NSW WSI and TAFE SWSI WSU Intelligent Systems Labratry 44

46 Transprt fr NSW (TfNSW) Smart Innvatin Centre fr Partnership and Cllabratin Recently TfNSW have sught EOI s frm industry and research grups fr a smart innvatin centre t fcus n autnmus vehicles and transprt systems base in Huntingwd, Blacktwn near WSEA. As we understand it the Centre will act as a technlgy hub and prvide a fcus fr a wide range f external partners, as well as incrprating technlgy prgrams acrss Transprt fr NSW (TfNSW). Similar t that prpsed n the previus page, the TfNSW smart innvatin centre will als be an incubatr fr cmmercial and academic partners wanting t maximise the ptential fr their technlgy innvatins. As there is already significant individual campus activity, they see the pprtunity f having a virtual netwrk f multi-campus participants, but with specific areas such as the site at Huntingwd where new technlgies can be develped and tested. RDA Sydney has ffered t assist in helping the develpment f such a hub by assisting in making the necessary cnnectins thrugh their current cntact and activities. Supply Chain e-cmmerce. Prgressively these new In-bund & ut-bund high value air freight frwarding warehusing and retail distributin fulfilment pprtunities are ging t need the lcal presence all f the internatinal e-cmmerce nline banking and B2B cmmunicatins cmpanies alng with all f the freight frwarding, custms brkers and shipping, warehusing specialists. This is ging t generate a need fr mre cmmercial buildings with apprpriate retail and ffice supprt amenities t attract and keep staff. Natinal Distributin Centres In view f the expected ppulatin grwth in Western Sydney, and als the grwth in transprt and lgistics cntainer vlumes within Sydney, it is expected that there will be significant additinal grwth in the need fr warehuse, manufacturing, distributin and transprt sales ffices at Blacktwn, Eastern Creek, Prestns, and Liverpl, and in the future arund Leppingtn and Bringelly. Glbal frwarding, custms warehusing grups will need t be intercnnected t rad/rail/air intermdals at St Marys, Eastern Creek, Mrebank, Enfield, Villawd, Chullra and MIST at Mint. Supply Chain, Warehuse Engineering Supprt & Transprt Equipment With the rapid grwth in these large scale supply chain lgistics and warehuse activities in the WSEA and GWS areas, there already has been a rapid grwth in bth supply chain warehusing engineering supprt and transprt equipment specialists. Fr example there are said t be ver 100 supprt SME cmpanies technically needed t bth design, perate and supprt the peratins f a large retail distributin centre such as Wlwrth s at Minchinbury. It is envisaged that there will cntinue t be grwth in these smaller technical SME s wh can prvide these skills and expertise. 45

47 3.4 Digital Industries Data Capture & Strage There is an pprtunity t build nt the rapidly grwing Data Capture & Strage sectr at Eastern Creek with lwer land csts and availability f majr high-lad electricity cnnectins. With almst $500 millin invested in data centre cnstructin in Sydney's West, this culd frm the building blcks fr a suburban technlgy industry that prvides jbs t the lcal area's technlgy trainees. Since 2013, the area has already hsted the launches f the $200 millin "Aurra" HP data centre in Eastern Creek, Blacktwn, and the $250 millin Digital Realty data centre in nearby Erskine Park, Penrith, where US cmpany Rackspace's Australian subsidiary is based. Wlwrths already has a data centre in Erskine Park. The IT Industry Actin Plan prduced by the NSW Digital Ecnmy Industry Taskfrce in identified the demand amng banks, financial institutins, and ther prfessinal service rganisatins, fr reliable and secure data centres and c-lcatin centres. The taskfrce cmmented at the time "In additin t the direct investment and jbs created by a new data centre, availability f these facilities is ften a determining factr in attracting investment by majr cmpanies t NSW, and is essential in supprting the business requirements f NSW industry," ICT Technlgy, Warehusing Engineering Supprt Cmpanies The grwth in the presence f the majr retailers, whlesaler and distributin cmpanies has necessitated the grwth f ICT technlgy, warehusing engineering supprt cmpanies. With digital disruptin the need fr real-time B2B and machine t machine cmmunicatins, high speed transactins and fulfilment prcesses will be critical. It is expected that there will be a rapid grwth in new businesses in this sectr. Fr example Ingram Micr have just pened their new warehuse facility at Eastern Creek. In additin, the presence f the large internatinal IT transprt and cnsumer gds imprter distributrs such as LG, Sany, Sny, is creating demand fr lcal Australian cntract electrnic design and manufacturing specialists such as Inventis Technlgy Gregry wh have just mved in nearby. Ptential new business pprtunities with a 24/7 airprt & supply chain market changes caused by digital disruptin in the future Accrding t the NSW Department f Industry website, NSW is Australia's premier market fr digital creative and infrmatin cmmunicatin technlgy (ICT) industries with the largest ICT sectr and highest number f technlgy start-ups in Australia. With vast innvative talent driving new technlgies, advanced research and innvatin institutins and a favurable regulatry and business envirnment the NSW ICT sectr ffers great pprtunities fr investing, mving r starting a new business. 46

48 NSW is Australia's ICT capital with significant cmpetitive advantages: We perate in a time zne that bridges markets clsing in the US and pening in the UK and Eurpe. We are ideally situated t service fast grwing Asian markets. We have leading telecmmunicatins infrastructure, including nine landings f internatinal high-capacity fibre ptic cables that link the state t Asia, Eurpe and the United States. We lead all ther Australian states and territries with ICT research capabilities and have 11 universities prducing mre ICT graduates than any ther state. We have a large pl f skilled labur with mre peple wrking in ICT-related fields than any ther state. We prvide direct access t venture capital and Australia s largest financial services industry. We prduce arund 50 per cent f Australia's ICT exprts valued at clse t A$1.3 billin annually. Our ICT-based research institutes ffer access t tp talent and unique cllabratin pprtunities, including Australia s largest data innvatin grup, Data61. Sydney is the natinal headquarters fr mre multinatinal cmpanies than any ther Australian city, including ICT firms such as Amazn Web Services, Ggle, Micrsft, Drpbx, LinkedIn, Twitter and clud cmputing prvider Rackspace. In May 2016, the NSW gvernment published Sydney and NSW, Australia s ICT and Digital Capital 26 which utlines the state s ICT and digital strengths. Is there a missed pprtunity fr a Western Sydney Digital Creative Knwledge Hub? Much f the NSW ICT Industry Actin Plan has centered attentin n the need t develp knwledge clusters. Hwever within Sydney t date, nearly all f the NSW gvernment effrt has been fcused in helping develp an initial digital creative hub called Piivt in the Sydney CBD. Piivt, set up by UTS and the ICT industry, is a cllabrative partnership that brings the digital and tech start-up cmmunity tgether with businesses, research rganisatins and gvernment. The aim is t enable businesses within the sectr t share knwledge, supprt innvatin and gain an advantage in an increasingly cmpetitive glbal market. As an utcme, which RDA Sydney supprts, Piivt will increase innvative start-up activity in the creative digital and technlgy sectr, and imprve cmmercialisatin f these ventures by ensuring a stable develpment envirnment and better financing and investment. The imprtant questin is hw is it pssible t build additinal virtual digital creative knwledge hubs which can wrk cllabratively acrss the brader metrplitan area f Sydney arund a brad verall industry creative digital industry netwrk. It is well knwn that there are several digital and creative industry clusters perating arund Sydney which are nt in the CBD e.g. advertising industry (Crw s Nest /Nrth Sydney); NIDA creative drama prductin near UNSW; digital and creative industry cmpanies (Macquarie Park, SOPA and Rhdes); creative Wiggles digital prductin (Blacktwn/Nrwest), Parramatta Arts Centres, the Penrith, Campbelltwn, Cabramatta and Liverpl arts centres, and the Blue Muntains BMEE MTNS Made creative industries cluster. 47

49 RDA Sydney believes that the slutin wuld be the adptin f a recmmendatin it has made t the NSW gvernment fr many years- the idea f a Glbal Cnnect Sydney cluster (including a creative industries cluster ) similar t the famus Cnnect UCSD San Dieg which has been perating in the San Dieg regin since See www. In their reprt Cnnect UCSD Innvatin in Mtin Annual Reprt fr (pages 4,5,6) they reprt n the 25 years f success in creating and supprting startups and clustering acrss the San Dieg regin. On these pages the reprt illustrates shw just hw gegraphically spread ut the cmpanies are acrss the regin and acrss the industry specialty streams! The figure belw shws the spread f cmpanies verall. In the Appendix 5.3 Best Practice - Cnnect San Dieg f this RDA Sydney reprt we have included a summary f the features and activities f this famus cluster mdel. 5,000 Nearsurcing Cmpanies 28 48

50 3.5 Advanced Manufacturing & Electrnics Greater Western Sydney (GWS) is ne f the largest and mst diverse manufacturing regins in Australia. Manufacturing is the largest industry in GWS valued at $12.7billin in ut f $33 billin NSW state ttal. Fr the GWS regin it represents 12.2% f the regin s ecnmy f $104 billin, and is still the largest emplyer with abut 95,100 emplyees, abut 13.9% f the wrkfrce. (See RDA Sydney s 2015 Ecnmic Baseline Assessment Reprt 29 ). Manufacturing prducts frm GWS still plays an imprtant rle in the Asia Pacific regin and is hme t majr multi-natinal crpratins and manufacturers exprting elabrately transfrmed manufactures glbally. Hwever the manufacturing sectr acrss Australia, has been underging significant change in the last tw decades. With the prevailing perid f a relatively high Australian dllar, traditinal manufacturing peratins have cntinued t experience significant pressure frm ther cuntries where the cst f labur and peratin is cnsiderably lwer. This has seen lwer value adding manufacturers (characterised by less technlgically advanced peratins that manufacture relatively lwer valued prducts) keep the design and pre-engineering functin, and mve verseas t take advantage f lwer csts. This includes manufacturers in areas such as mtr vehicles, appliances, clthing and furniture. As the lwer value adding manufacturers mve ffshre, the Australian manufacturing sectr has been transfrming with grwth in the advanced high value sectr. The expanding sectr is characterised by significant investment in innvatin, research and develpment as well as the use f technlgy and the prductin f gds that have a relatively high value. The R&D cmpnent includes pprtunities t wrk clsely with research grups and universities in Sydney. Key clusters f advanced manufacturing sectrs in Metrplitan Sydney include: Aviatin/Aerspace/Defence: CBD, Masct, Macquarie Park, Bankstwn, Richmnd, Villawd, Ingleburn, Warriewd and Camden; Pharmaceuticals and Bitechnlgy: CBD, Macquarie Park, Nrwest, Parramatta, Rydalmere, Dee Why, Frenchs Frest, Pymble, Westmead, Mint and Granville; Electrnics: CBD, Penrith, Blacktwn, Liverpl, Nrwest, Sydney Olympic Park, Silverwater, Rhdes and Macquarie Park; Machinery & Engineered Prducts: Kirrawee, Btany, Brkvale, Artarmn, Kingsgrve, Wetherill Park, Blacktwn, Cndell Park/Milperra, Liverpl, Ingleburn, Villawd, Mint, Camden, St Mary s, Mt Ku-ring-gai and Warriewd; Autmtive: Bankstwn, Blacktwn, Caringbah, and Campbelltwn; Building and Cnstructin Materials: Prspect, Wetherill Park, Rsehill, Pictn, Erskine Park, Liverpl and Emu Plains; Plastics & Chemicals: Btany, Banksmeadw, Kurnell, Padstw, Rse Hill, Blacktwn, Milperra, Wetherill Park, Kingsgrve, Penrith and Ingleburn; and Fd & Agribusiness: Huntingwd, Blacktwn, Silverwater, Wetherill Park, Btany, Caringbah, Kingsgrve, Liverpl, Ingleburn and Bankstwn. 49

51 The implicatins fr the Sydney manufacturing sectr are that in rder t remain cmpetitive at the internatinal level, it has t take advantage f the skilled wrkfrce and pprtunities fr innvatin as well as research and develpment, primarily fcusing n custmised, shrt-run, high value innvative prducts and services, exprt riented which can tap int glbal supply chain pprtunities. A depreciating Australian dllar will prvide significant supprt fr Sydney peratrs as they invest in prductivity, new innvative prducts and services, and research and develpment in rder t enhance and slidify Sydney s manufacturing sectr. Ptential new exprt business pprtunities with a 24/7 airprt & supply chain market changes caused by digital disruptin in the future. The expanding sectr is characterised by significant investment in innvatin, research and develpment. Leading edge cmpanies are winning majr business deals in wrld markets and are manufacturing innvative new prducts and slutins fr delivery int the glbal supply chain. Accrding t a recent article by Cerasis 30, manufacturing technlgy is nt what it used t be a decade ag. Tday's increasingly autmated and sftware driven industries have reduced human interventin t pressing nly a few buttns in sme cases. The applicatin f advanced technlgies in manufacturing such as nantechnlgy, clud cmputing, the Internet f Things (IT) are changing the face f manufacturing in ways unimaginable a few decades ag. In additin t cutting the csts, these technlgies create speed, precisin, efficiency and flexibility fr manufacturing cmpanies Sme f the advanced technlgies that are driving grwth;- 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) One f the biggest news in the manufacturing technlgy sectr in the last few years is the prliferatin and applicatin f 3D printing technlgy. It has caught the imaginatin f the general public and the manufacturing cmmunity like nthing since the inventin f the persnal cmputer and the internet. Within a few years, the technlgy has evlved s much that it is nw pssible t prduce almst any cmpnent using metal, plastic, mixed materials and even human tissue. It has frced engineers and designers t think very differently when thinking abut prduct develpment. As mre manufacturers adpt and use 3D printing technlgy, there is little dubt that 3D Printing will change the face f manufacturing frever. 3D printing has majr applicatins fr the creatin f service parts much clser t the end user than histrically available. In 2016, the use f 3D printing fr manufacturing will grw t fcus n the custmer-driven designing and c-creating f individual items. This aspect f manufacturing in 2016 will dramatically change hw custmers view custm prduct. Imagine rdering smething fr yur size, nly in yur size, withut the need t visit a tailr r make alteratins. Nw, imagine these applicatins n a brader scale in all frms f manufacturing, such as printing electrnics n-site, during the cnstructin f an airplane. This trend will really change the industry. 50

52 Nantechnlgy Nantechnlgy is the technlgy f the future, but the first generatin f the technlgy is already here. It invlves the manipulatin f matter n atmic, mlecular and supramlecular scales; thus bringing with it super-precisin manufacturing. Currently applied mstly in space technlgy and bitechnlgy, it is ging t play an indispensable rle in every manufacturing industry in the future. In many ways, it has already changed the wrld. Examples f applicatin in nantechnlgy include:- Faster cmputer prcessing, Smaller memry cards that have mre memry space, Clthes that last lnger and keep the wearer cl in the summer, Bandages that heal wunds faster, And tennis and bwling balls that last lnger. In the future, there will be nanbts (micrscpic rbts) that will carry drugs t specific tissues in ur bdy. Material Science and Cmpsites Materials Science and Engineering is fcussed n the develpment f new and better materials fr the next generatin f engineering applicatins. It views the fundamentals f bimaterials, nanmaterials, ceramics, metals, plymers, electrnic materials and cmpsites, emphasising the relatinships between atmic structure and micrstructure as well as the prperties, prcessing and perfrmance f the material The Internet f Things (IT) The Internet f Things (IT) is a revlutinary manufacturing technlgy that allws electrnic devices cnnected t each ther, within the existing Internet infrastructure, t cmmunicate with ne anther withut human interventin. An IT device cnnects t the internet and is capable f generating and receiving signals. As such, the use f this technlgy is ging t have a prfund impact n the manufacturing industry. IT enables cnnected devices t "talk" t each ther, sending and receiving critical ntificatins. An example f a critical ntificatin is a defect r damaged ping. Once the device detects a failure, the IT cnnected device sends a ntificatin t anther device r a user. This type f small, but critical, applicatin f IT in manufacturing results in reduced dwntime, increased quality, reduced waste and less verall csts. Clud Cmputing Clud cmputing is the practice f using a netwrk f Internet-cnnected remte services alng varius pints t stre, manage, and prcess data. Many cmpanies are already using clud cmputing, althugh the manufacturing industry is still taking time t warm up t the technlgy due t cnnectivity and security cncerns. Over time, t the present day, clud cmputing grws mre stable and reliable. Manufacturers are increasingly implementing clud cmputing sftware in manufacturing plants spread ut in varius gegraphic areas in rder t share data quickly and efficiently. In implementing clud cmputing, manufacturers reduce csts, gain greater quality 51

53 cntrl, and increase the speed f prductin. In the future, it is feasible that all manufacturing facilities will have a cnnectin t the clud. Big Data and Predictive Maintenance Technlgy Manufacturing industries can significantly increase their efficiency and prductivity with the technlgies that allw them t cllect, prcess and measure big data in real time. These technlgies include electrnic devices that cnnect factries thrugh the internet and web pages that duble as dashbards fr cntrlling the prcesses. Predictive maintenance technlgy helps predict snags and defects and thus cuts dwntime and csts. In the future, manufacturers will implement big data and predictive maintenance technlgies in every area f manufacturing. IT is a part f big data and predictive technlgy that manufacturers are already using with remarkable success. Yet, predictive analytics als has applicatins fr increasing custmer service and imprving experiences acrss the manufacturing scpe. A strng fcus n predictive analytics is the fundamental factr in lking twards all new technlgies and hw they can be used t increase prductin, drive scalability, and guarantee satisfactin with the quality and quantity f prducts. Advanced technlgies have been the driving frce behind the grwth f the manufacturing industries, and they will have a greater rle t play in the industries f the future. As new technlgies emerge, manufacturers will adpt them, r they will be frced t chse them t survive. On their part, the technlgies will change the industries beynd recgnitin. Fr example, 3D printing is already changing the way many manufacturers design and manufacture their prducts. (See ) Embracing Virtual-Reality In manufacturing, virtual-reality is ften referred t as digital design, simulatin, and integratin. Vide games and virtual reality have many different implicatins fr uses acrss engineering and increasing manufacturing efficiency. Fr example, a cmpany may have a given design and create this design in a digital space. Essentially, the use f virtual reality eliminates extra wrk, which imprves verall efficiency by streamlining the prcess, allwing the custmer t see what smething will lk like with a definitive cst and size almst instantaneusly. What des this mean fr the future f advanced manufacturing cmpanies? With the rapid changes and trends utlined abve that are ccurring wrldwide, and the frecasted changes that will ccur with digital disruptin, future Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) will need t ffer perceived high-value prducts and services within market niches perating in sphisticated and very cmpetitive glbal supply chains. Fr bth large scale and SME sized cmpanies, this will mean invlving the end-use custmer far mre in ffering tailred and custmised-designed prducts and slutins in real time with prmpt delivery and with a cmplementary buying and whle-f-life supprt experience. 52

54 T achieve this glbal cmpanies will need mre current lcalised market knwledge, rapid design time-t-market engineering and manufacturing prttyping. As a cnsequence, there currently are, and will be, mre pprtunities fr SME Australian cmpanies t participate and cllabrate within internatinal partner-driven supply chains, in the glbal design, research, engineering develpment f critical cmpnents, and/r in the full (r part) cntract manufacturing, final assembly, service delivery and maintenance supprt. Where they can be situated near t a 24/7 perating airprt there will be additinal pprtunities and benefits fr SME manufacturing t tackle targeted glbal supply chain markets with high-tech, high-value, carg time-sensitive prducts. As stated earlier in the reprt, Sydney is nly 10 hurs flying time frm Shanghai and the Nrth Asia market, within the same time-zne relative t 12 hurs frm Lndn and 14 hurs Ls Angeles. By cmparisn t Eurpe and the US we have a majr pprtunity t facilitate new additinal advanced and electrnic manufacturing and trading pprtunities with ur East Asia and Nrth Asian Pacific neighburs. T realise these pprtunities hwever, it will be critical that the relative cst f ding business, the real time dmestic and internatinal carg transprt efficiencies and distributin csts, the speed f B2B cmmunicatins, and the real-time financial trading management and efficiencies are achieved relative t ur internatinal cmpetitin. Fr example we currently have manufacturing expertise and capabilities in the fllwing areas which warrant further investigatin:- Aviatin/ Aerspace/Defence High tech OEM and air, land and marine spare parts and equipment 3D and additive manufactured OEM and replacement cmpnents Cmpsites and specialist materials Specialised snar, radar and satellite cmmunicatins equipment UAS Autnmus systems and equipment Weapns systems High tech specialised metal ally and cmpsites prducts Graphene and carbn fibre Nan material manufactured prducts Semicnductrs and micr-electrnics, Silicn chips LED, PV and pwer electrnics Cntract electrnics manufacturing (CEM) Micr-smart chips fr interactive smart prducts Cntract design & rapid prttyping Specialised rbtics systems and equipment Precisin machining, precisin casting & die-muld manufacture Cutting tl and machine tl manufacture Specialised medical and surgical equipment Smart printing circuits and smart clthing Specialist fd and pharmaceutical packaging equipment Specialist OEM and aftermarket autmtive parts Autnmus field rbtic systems and equipment Other specialised high value R&D & fabricated prducts 53

55 This expanding sectr abve is characterised by the need fr significant investment in innvatin, research and develpment as well as the use f technlgy and the prductin f gds that have a relatively high value. The R&D cmpnent includes pprtunities t wrk clsely with research grups and universities in Sydney. Critical supprtive R&D manufacturing research capabilities grups in Sydney Unlike the regin f San Dieg in the US, r the successful smaller verseas manufacturing cuntries like Sweden, Denmark and Finland, (r Taiwan, Thailand, Singapre and Krea), verall industry awareness as t the industry capabilities is nt well knwn fr the Sydney regin. On the ther hand, ne f the majr advantages fr manufacturers in Sydney, that is presently underutilised, is the significant presence, in many cases, f wrld class leading-edge R&D manufacturing research capabilities within the fllwing research grups:- CSIRO With centres at Lindfield and Macquarie Park, CSIRO have science and engineering skills, equipment and internatinal cnnectins t help Australian manufacturers be glbally cmpetitive - specialising in bimedical manufacturing, chemicals and fibres, high perfrmance metals, industrial innvatin with innvative prducts and prcesses. Data 61 - Leaders in data-centric R&D, Data61, knw data in a way few thers d. They wrk with clients acrss data cllectin design, data capture and data cnsumptin; statistics, mdelling and analytics; cybersecurity; rbtics; sensing platfrms; cmmunicatins and netwrking; sftware engineering and user experience design; decisin sciences; and behaviural ecnmics and cgnitive sciences. They are als able t prvide expertise in engineering, technlgy develpment, user experience, prject management and cmmercialising data-centric slutins. Australian Nantechnlgy Netwrk (ANN) ANN (frmerly ARCNN) is dedicated t substantially enhancing Australia s research utcmes in this imprtant field by prmting effective cllabratins, expsing researchers t alternative and cmplementary appraches frm ther fields, encuraging frums fr pstgraduate students and early career researchers, increasing nantechnlgy infrastructure, enhancing awareness f existing infrastructure, and prmting internatinal links. The ANN will achieve these gals thrugh its dedicatin t bringing tgether all the varius grups wrking in the field f Nantechnlgy and related areas within Australia. Advanced Cmpsite Structures Australia (ACS Australia) - wrld leader in cmpsites technlgy develpment and implementatin, partnering with custmers t enable innvative design, lw-cst manufacture and supprt f applicatin-critical cmpsite structures. Expertise in engineering design, mdelling, analysis, manufacturing prcess and implementatin prjects, materials develpment, structural health mnitring and repair, as well as research prject management. The Centre fr Advanced Materials Technlgy (CAMT) at USYD has a high internatinal prfile fr its quality research ver a wide field in materials characterisatin and prcessing, infrmatin technlgy, nantechnlgy, advanced manufacturing, slid mechanics and bitechnlgy. In the last decade, the CAMT has initiated many new research activities in these areas such as nanmechanics, nantriblgy, nan/bi-materials and ultraprecisin/nan-machining, smart 54

56 materials and structures, ec-materials, superhard films and catings, plymer blends and allys, and functinally graded materials. UNSW - ARC Training Centre fr Autmated Manufacture f Advanced Cmpsites - A new training Centre fr Autmated Manufacture f Advanced Cmpsites has been established with the aim f develping a new generatin f innvative researchers wh can transfrm Australia s high-perfrmance carbn cmpsites manufacturing industry. The training centre will use advanced autmatin technlgy t psitin Australian manufacturers as wrld-class agile prducers f high-value advanced cmpsite structures. Partners include the ANU, Technical University f Munich, the Frd Mtr Cmpany, Advanced Cmpsite Structures Australia, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technlgy Organisatin, and the Defence Science and Technlgy Organisatin. Sustainable Materials Research and Technlgy Centre (SMaRT) at UNSW, is wrking n green manufacturing in cllabratin with industry, using waste and end f life prducts as raw materials. The Centre fr Autnmus Systems (CAS) at UTS is an internatinally acclaimed rbtics research grup. They specialize in rbtics research that creates psitive change fr gvernment, industry and the wider cmmunity. CAS has a histry f delivering high impact industry utcmes, particularly thrugh their wrk n autnmus grit-blasting rbts, bi-inspired autnmus climbing rbts and smart hists Launch Pad at WSU Western Sydney University, is a ne-stp shp business and innvatin supprt prgram that prvides facilities, assistance and resurces fr start-up and high-grwth technlgy based businesses in Western Sydney. Launch Pad supprts business by prviding mdern but lw-cst serviced ffice and c-wrking space, specialist business advice, mentring, events, netwrking, training and educatin. Clients wrk within a highly cllabrative envirnment with ther technlgy-fcused entrepreneurs, leading t prblem slving, sharing f expertise and experience. WSU als has an array f specialist research facilities and a wide range f high end scientific equipment t supprt research and business cmmunities. This equipment is available t bth internal and external academics, students and industry. The Department f Engineering at Macquarie University is cmmitted t excellence in research, with particular fcus n electrnics, cmmunicatin systems, mechatrnics and mechanical engineering. Their research is internatinally recgnized in a number f areas including antenna design, next generatin wireless cmmunicatin systems, and micrelectrnics. Recent grwth has been int the areas f bimedical, mechatrnics, and nan-materials engineering. Advanced Manufacturing Technlgies at University f Wllngng (UW). The Engineering Manufacturing Strength at UOW carries ut research t imprve manufactured prducts and manufacturing prcesses in a never-ending quest fr greater accuracy, greater ecnmy and higher quality:- Research in cmputatinal and experimental mechanics, metal frming bimechanics, structures, therm-fluids and engineering systems Researching new manufacturing methds fr the next generatin f aircrafts Assisting industry with its materials handling prblems The develpment f fine machines and cntrls t assist surgens in peratins The imprvement f mre accurate and 'intelligent' rbts 55

57 Develping methds t maintaining the quality f electricity supply fr manufacturing prcesses. The Centre fr Intelligent Mechatrnics Research (CIMR) at UW cnducts innvative, multidisciplinary and applied studies n hw human perceptin, behaviur and skills can be emulated and augmented by rbtics and machine learning. The cncepts and methdlgies develped by the grup are applied t brad disciplines f bimedical engineering, telerbtics, smart/electric vehicles and cmputer visin. New Age f Digital and Smart Prduct Start-ups In an article written by Intuit in Infgraphic Sydney and Melburne amng the httest hubs in the wrld t start-up, 31 they reprted that althugh the wrld lks t Silicn Valley as a beacn fr tech start-ups, there are a number f cities all ver the wrld pegged as rising start-up hubs. In the Start-up Ecsystem Reprt Sydney was ranked 12 th ut f the tp 20 cities with respect t its Start-up Ec System, with Melburne ranked 18 th. Als in the 2013, in the PwC reprt The Start-up Ecnmy 33, they reprted that ver 64% f all 1500 tech start-ups in Australia ccurred in NSW. They predicted that the Australian start-up sectr has the capacity t deliver $109 billin t the ecnmy, and that whilst mst start-ups had ccurred within the Infrmatin, Media and Telecmmunicatins industry, there were significant pprtunities fr grwth in the Finance and Insurance, Manufacturing and Health Care and Scial Assistance industries. The Infgraphic article als highlighted an interesting crrelatin between cities with strng art and music cultures and entrepreneurialism - perhaps indicating that elements f creativity, imaginatin and artistic talent make up a part f what it takes t develp a start-up? With the presence in Sydney f many f the wrld s leading technlgy and creative cmpanies within the field f Infrmatin, Media and Telecmmunicatins, it is believed that this creative and innvative entrepreneurial spirit has the ptential t spill ver int the new-age design and manufacturing industries. The PwC reprt hwever, identified that these changes wuld nt just autmatically ccur, and that there is a need fr gvernment and regulatry supprt t aid the grwth f these sectrs. Creating a Start-up Ec-System fr Manufacturing acrss Sydney, which includes Greater Western Sydney, built arund a UCSD Cnnect San Dieg mdel will therefre be a critical part f that stimulatin. (See Appendix 6.3 Best Practice Cnnect San Dieg) Vital Rle fr Leading Edge Technlgies & Additive Manufacturing In rder t bring abut change it will be imperative that entrepreneurs, designers, engineers and manufacturers becme mre aware f the skills and technlgy capabilities available frm ther entities acrss Sydney. The NSW gvernment shuld encurage and supprt industry grups t develp clusters and nline capability directries acrss industry specialties and gegraphically. Individual cmpanies shuld be encuraged t learn hw t better relate t their clients, understand the changing nature f wrld markets with digital disruptin, and hw in respnse, 56

58 they can cllabrate strategically with thers, and innvate all elements acrss their business in their prducts, prcesses and management systems. Sme f the new leading technlgies available in Sydney might include fr example:- New small-vlume high-value CNC precisin tling and machining with cmpanies such as CVW Engineering (Wetherill Park); Frgacs Brens (Ingleburn); Nepean Engineering (Camden); and Bennett Precisin Tling ( Kings Park); Rapid Prttyping / Additive Manufacturing - with cmpanies such as Breseight and Advanced Manufacturing Services (Ingleburn); TR Savage (Fairfield); 3D printing, scanning and mdelling with cmpanies such as 3DMek (Baulkham Hills); RapidPrttype (St Peters); and Blueprint 4D (Alexandria); Laser Sintering with cmpanies like Breseight (Ingleburn) and TRSavage (Wetherill Park), wh ffer bth Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and Direct Laser Sintering (DSL); New Nan materials and Carbn Fibre Cmpsites with nanmaterial cmpanies such as Nanvatins (Frenchs Frest) and CeramiSphere (Lucas Heights); and carbn cmpsite manufacturers such as Quickstep Technlgy (Bankstwn) and CST Cmpsites (Caringbah); Specialist Allys & Precisin Investment Castings with cmpanies such as Hycast Metals (Smithfield) wh make precisin castings; Quality Castings (Revesby); and Austral Allys (Bankstwn) wh make a range f specialty ferrus allys; Autnmus systems and rbtics with cmpanies such as Sctt Autmatin & Rbtics and Applied Rbtics (Silverwater); Apex Autmatin & Rbtics (Seven Hills) ; Marathn Targets (Marrickville); NDC Autmatin (French s Frest ); Ocular Rbtics (Kingsgrve); and Strategic Engineering (Kirrawee). Cntract Electrnics Manufacturers (CEMs) vital t future f Australian electrnics Despite majr changes ver the last years Sydney still has several wrld-class leadingedge electrnics and micr electrnics cmpanies. In semicnductrs, fr example we have CAP- XX at Lane Cve, Silanna at Sydney Olympic Park and BluGlass at Silverwater. CAP-XX makes thin, flat supercapacitrs with best-in-class pwer and energy density ideal fr space-cnstrained, handheld and wearable electrnics. CAP-XX cmplements r replaces batteries, supprts energy harvesters and prvides a bst t current-limited pwer supplies Silanna develps semicnductr prcesses that reduce the n-resistance and the capacitance f transistrs. Thse prcesses are prted int wrld class fundries and then cmbined with Silanna s state-f-the-art designs. The end result are high perfrmance wrld class cmmercial semicnductr devices fr Islatin and Pwer applicatins. 57

59 BluGlass is a green Australian clean-tech public cmpany established t cmmercialise exciting semicnductr technlgy. BluGlass evlved frm mre than 15 years research at Sydney s Macquarie University, and is develping a prcess and equipment using Remte Plasma Chemical Vapur Depsitin (RPCVD) t grw semicnductr materials fr the prductin f high efficiency devices such as light emitting dides (LEDs), pwer electrnics and slar cells. Accrding an extract frm April 2011 Electrnics News 34, at the time, high-vlume manufacturing jbs had largely mved ffshre, as the effect f glbalisatin frced cmpanies t seek lwer labur csts in regins like China and SE Asia. The lcal electrnics industry has since attempted t fill the vid left by the absence f the assembly peratin by attempting t becme a fullyfledged member f the infrmatin ecnmy, specialising in IP, design, research & develpment. GPC Electrnics fr example is a majr player in the cntract electrnics manufacturing industry, with factries in Penrith (Sydney), Christchurch (New Zealand) and China. Its custmers include Siemens, Nrtel, NEC, Alcatel and Ingenic. On-Track Technlgy, n the ther hand is based in Masct, and prvides quality prducts with quick turnarund, cmpetitive csts and n-time delivery. Its facility is 100 percent ESD safe and climate cntrlled Cmpanies turn t cntract electrnics manufacturers (CEMs) like these when the winning design they ve cme up with n paper has t be turned int a tangible prduct. CEMs typically prvide a ne-stp shp fr the entire range f services, such as PCB manufacturing and checking, cmpnent surcing, cmpnent strage, CNC and metal wrk, bard ppulatin, in-circuit- and functinal-testing, prttyping, pilt runs, prduct runs, final assembly, packaging and delivery. Accrding t GPC Electrnics managing directr Christpher Janssen, his cmpany can even prvide direct shipping and fulfilment services t custmers. The flexibility that CEMs ffer is a majr appeal fr OEMs. It lwers the risk in the early days f a prduct s develpment when it s difficult t knw hw vlumes will ramp up r even if a prduct is ging t take ff at all. We have custmers like yung cmpanies and startups wh run initial prductin but d nt have visibility r certainty f the rders. They usually lk fr scalability, GPC s Janssen tld Electrnics News in We can transitin the prduct t anther lcatin like China and manufacture there if they are ging t a glbal marketplace with higher vlume prduct with cst sensitivities. GPC Electrnics clients have ther reasns fr using a CEM. Janssen says sme prefer t run prducts lcally s they can be invlved in the prductin prcess itself, smetimes because the prduct isn t stable. The cmpany als manufactures cmplex prducts fr large multinatinals, prviding bx builds f prducts in the medical, autmtive, industrial, and cmmunicatins sectrs. In an increasingly cmpetitive market, simply prviding manufacturing is ften nt enugh. Like the Australian design industry, CEMs have fund value-adding is key t retaining business. Fr lcal cmpanies eliminating the tyranny f distance is a majr cnsideratin fr its clients.- If smething ges wrng with a prduct in an verseas factry, it gets delayed fr a lt lnger because [clients] can t fly ver there quickly t inspect their factry and t lk at their prducts while it s n the line, if there s an engineering change, they can t just g t their ffshre 58

60 manufacturer and stp prductin. Pang frm Ontrack Technlgy Lcal manufacturing allws these mdificatins. GPC Electrnics cites the rbustness f its systems as an imprtant value-adding advantage. The manufacturer s three plants have similar implementatins f systems, prcesses and equipment. These plants are managed with a unified IT platfrm with ERP capabilities, allwing engineers in different lcatins t access and execute prcesses at the ther facilities. Janssen says GPC Electrnics is ISO 9000 accredited fr quality management systems, and its systems ensure that it purchases nly cmpnents frm apprved vendr lists supplied by clients. Thrugh ur SAP system, we have a shpflr cntrl system. All the prducts we prcess are individually barcded and tracked, Janssen explained. We als capture all fault data and transactin data. If we see the prcess has mre faults than we d expect, engineers in Australia can see what s ging n in China and t tell them there s an issue. We can then lk at it and see if there s a prblem with the prcesses r the cmpnents. This system als ensures the all-imprtant Australian cmpanies IP is prtected. Hrrr stries whereby cmpanies utsurced prductin t less-than-reputable manufacturers, nly t find the market flded with cheap cpies made n the same equipment, using their design data, abund. These service all increase the value f the OEM/CEM relatinship. But perhaps the mst valuable cntributin CEMs can make is in the advice they give their clients.fr example, CEMs have knwledge f which cmpnents have high failure rates, r knw abut design cnsideratins that can reduce csts and imprve the final prduct. Manufacturing efficiency is a majr cntributr t cst. CEMs can help clients reduce csts by imprving manufacturability.. The electrnics industry is at the frefrnt in the advance f technlgy. Csts are n a cntinual spiral dwnwards, and new design methds prmpted by new cmpnents cnstantly challenge the capabilities f existing equipment In its reprt n electrnics manufacturing in Australia, IBISWrld identified fur key factrs t success in this highly cmpetitive industry. T thrive, r indeed, t survive, CEMs need t have access t extensive distributin channels, strengthen their brands, access the latest and mst efficient technlgies and techniques and establish exprt markets. Fr example, GPC Electrnics set up its Chinese facility in This has nt nly prvided custmers with the ptin f lwer cst manufacturing, but als allwed the cmpany t gain clients in Eurpe and Nrth America. CEMs are essential fr the gd health f the electrnics industry in Australia, and prvide invaluable niche services beynd just manufacturing. Despite cmmn perceptins f a dearth f manufacturing peratins in Australia, a number f CEMs cntinue t thrive lcally, pwered by strategic visin, a cnstant willingness t g the extra mile fr clients and cnstant investment in cutting edge technlgy. While CEMs currently face change and challenge, it seems ingenuity and a willingness t adapt t the situatin will allw these peratrs t cntinue prviding services t the design huses and electrnic entrepreneurs f this cuntry. Once again, the Electrnic Design and Manufacturing industry is widely spread arund Sydney and includes the fllwing:- GPC Electrnics (Penrith); Inventis Gregry (Eastern Creek); Grantrnics (Wentwrthville); Elf Electrnics (Richmnd); Circuit Wise Electrnics (Bella Vista); Ingenuity Electrnics Design (Nrth Ryde) ; Genesys Electrnics Design (Pymble); Amatek 59

61 Electrnics Design (Chatswd); Wavetrnics (Riverwd); Electric Circuit Design (Matraville); the LX Grup ( Everleigh); and the Design t Prductin grup (Rckdale). Autmtive Accrding t the Australian Autmtive Aftermarket Assciatin (AAAA) Exprters Directry Australia is a great surce f quality prduct and aftermarket innvatin and design. All f the design skills required t translate an idea int a tangible prduct are available in Australia. The wrld s aut makers and aut parts suppliers use these skills. Three aut makers Tyta, General Mtrs and Frd still have design centres based in Australia that utilise and enhance the talents f Australia s engineers. (See The industry exprts ver AUD $700 millin f equipment annually. Fr many years, these exprters have supplied their prduct t Australia s passenger mtr vehicle manufacturers fr riginal equipment fitment. Australia s autmtive manufacturers are well knwn fr their flexibility and agility, their ability t handle small vlume prductin runs, their explitatin f niches in the aftermarket and being attuned t the current trends in the aftermarket. Australia is a surce f quality innvative aftermarket parts and accessries, including 4x4 parts and accessries, high perfrmance & mtrsprt parts and accessries, lamps and lighting, brake cmpnents, filters, and suspensin prducts. Australian autmtive aftermarket manufacturers prduce a cmprehensive range f high quality parts, accessries, tls and equipment fr all categries f vehicles. Using these skills, Australia s autmtive aftermarket manufacturers prduce prducts fr the glbal market t markets as diverse as Nrth Asia, the United States, Eurpe and the Middle East. Whilst it is well knwn that all three car makers will be clsing dwn their manufacturing plants in Australia within the next tw years, the pprtunities are still there t develp and supply high value niche prducts and services fr Asian Pacific manufacturers, if they can be prvided either in real-time r with shrt lead times wrking by effective verseas air freight and JIT fulfilment prcesses delivered arund a 24/7 airprt. Accrding t the AAAA 2014 Exprters Directry, there are currently 14 members f the AAAA grup in Western Sydney wh are exprting verseas, which include fr example: - Tugh Dg (Blacktwn) and Australian Ultimate Suspensins (Ingleburn); Nuln (Mrebank), Gulf Western Oil, and Cncept Paints (St Marys); Rhin-rack(Rydalmere), Cvercraft (Seven Hills) and Tridn Australia (Silverwater); as well as Disc Brakes Australia (Silverwater), Haltech Engineering (Wetherill Park), Hardiman Redline (Milperra) and Mainline Autmtive Equipment (Smeatn Grange). (See fr full details) 60

62 3.6 Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals Accrding t Medicines Australia The pharmaceutical industry is ne f Australia s mst innvative industries. Currently, arund 50 glbal research-based pharmaceutical cmpanies and mre than 400 lcally-wned bitechnlgy firms perate in Australia. The industry emplys thusands f highly-skilled Australians, generates billins in exprts, invests millins f dllars in research and develpment and, mst imprtantly, delivers medicines and vaccines that millins f Australians use every day t live lnger, healthier and mre prductive lives. 36 (See In the Medicines Australia Facts Bk Update, they say that despite its successes, the pharmaceutical industry s future in Australia remains uncertain. It faces a number f challenges which are threatening its future viability and its capacity t cntribute t the health and wealth f this natin. Fr instance, they argue that an increasingly unstable and unpredictable perating envirnment is putting extrardinary pressures n cmpanies and, in many cases, discuraging them frm investing in Australia. This has already cntributed stagnant r declining investment in research and develpment and declining exprts. Unfrtunately, they argue that this cmes at a time f immense pprtunity fr Australia. Much f the grwth in the market fr medicines and vaccines ver the next decade will cme frm Asia and Australia is uniquely placed t meet this demand. With the right plicies in place, Australia culd duble its share f the glbal pharmaceutical market ver the next decade. Withut them hwever, Australia will mst likely miss ut n this nce-in-a-generatin pprtunity. Australia has a well-established reputatin arund the wrld fr manufacturing safe, high-quality medicines and vaccines. Whilst in recent years, several pharmaceutical cmpanies have clsed manufacturing facilities in Australia, thers have made significant investments in new and existing facilities. Despite a recent decline, medicines and vaccines remain ne f Australia s biggest manufactured exprts. The glbal market fr these prducts is set t duble ver the next decade, with much f the grwth cming frm Asia. This presents a significant pprtunity fr Australia t grw its pharmaceutical exprts China is Australia s largest market fr medicines and vaccines, fllwed by Suth Krea, Taiwan and New Zealand. Recent free trade agreements with China and Suth Krea will make it mre cmpetitive fr Australian manufacturers t exprt pharmaceutical prducts there. Australia faces stiff cmpetitin fr investment in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Cuntries such as Singapre ffer significant incentives t attract this type f investment. Currently, Australia s share f glbal utward trade in pharmaceutical gds and services is less than 1 per cent. 61

63 Despite its reputatin fr manufacturing safe, high-quality medicines and vaccines, Australia currently imprts significantly mre f these prducts than it exprts. Grwing manufacturing capacity wuld help Australia t maintain a healthy balance f trade in pharmaceutical gds and services in the future. Accrding t Medicines Australia, Australia s share f the glbal market fr pharmaceutical prducts has remained stable at arund 1 per cent ver the past decade. Hwever, it is prjected t decline slightly ver the cming years, mainly due t the lack f grwth in the dmestic market and the high rate f grwth in ther markets (particularly China, Brazil, Russia and India). Sydney has sme f wrld s leading research hspitals and is already hme t mst f the leading glbal pharmaceutical cmpanies at Macquarie Park, Rydalmere, Rhdes and Villawd, with majr smaller Australian cmpanies such as LIPA Pharmaceuticals, Mint; Kenkay Pharmaceuticals, Narellan; Vitex Pharmaceuticals, Prestns; and Sci-chem Internatinal, Wetherill Park. Cmplementary Medicines Accrding t Cmplementary Medicines Australia (CMA), cmplementary medicines currently cntribute $3.5 billin t the Australian ecnmy, prviding jbs and supprting lcal manufacturing. This figure is expected t grw t $4.6 billin in See Recently, free trade agreements have been negtiated with sme f ur Asian neighburs. There is n dubt that these free trade agreements can advance the grwing Australian CMs industry, with significant ptential t expand exprts. Despite this, many bstacles, such as cntinued tariffs and regulatry cntrls, culd still exist and cnstrict access t these markets. Given this series f free trade negtiatins with cuntries in Asia, CMA has initiated, n behalf f the cmplementary medicines industry, an exprt prject, which fcuses n target markets f particular interest t CMA members: China, Vietnam and Indnesia. Fllwing intensive research n these markets, CMA launched Advancing Market Access fr Cmplementary Medicines in Australia in September The reprt includes the fllwing: Examinatin f the nature f barriers t trade and investment faced by CM prduct cmpanies in each f the target markets; Estimatin f the size f the ptential exprt market in each f the three cuntries that culd result frm mre pen markets and liberalizatin f barriers; and Details n the psitins the Australian Gvernment shuld take t remve these barriers and increase exprts t the target markets. Ptential new exprt business pprtunities with a 24/7 airprt & supply chain market changes caused by digital disruptin in the future Frm ur industry cnsultatins, it is believed that there is significant ptential fr bth pharmaceutical and cmplementary medicine research, manufacturing and distributin cmpanies t relcate at least part r all f their peratins clser t majr distributin centres in 62

64 the WSEA fr mre effective distributin within Australia fr the Australian eastern seabard, and in the future arund a new 24/7 airprt in the WSEA fr time-sensitive carg. Many f the majr cntract pharmaceutical cmpanies such as LIPA Pharmaceutical are already lcated in Greater Western Sydney and cmplementary medicine cmpanies such as Blackmres, Swisse, Carus s and Vitex Pharmaceuticals have relcated sme r all f their manufacturing and /r distributin activities t Eastern Creek. Fr example Vitex Pharmaceuticals advise that their stck is transprted by truck t cntractrs mainly in Eastern & Nrthern part f Sydney; cntainers are used t dispatch internatinally t the prt & airprt; it is critical fr them that there is timely cnnectivity t the apprpriate destinatins and that gridlcks are nt delaying arrival f gds. They als imprt ingredients frm ther cuntries such as herbs frm India and machinery fr tablet pressing. Sme f the key pints in relcating t and perating frm Eastern Creek have been:- Suitably priced and available serviced land ( Nte: Hwever ther cmpanies have raised issues with lack f lcal amenities and administrative supprt facilities, and available transprt t attract staff t wrk in the WSEA); Cnnectivity and timeliness f cnnectins fr staff and transprtatin f gds is a key factr in the business decisin; Facilities at the airprt that accelerate custms prcessing f gds and strage that caters fr heat sensitive materials wuld supprt business; As yet, has n frmal relatinship with universities r research institutes; emplys graduates mstly frm WSU (science) hwever cast the net wide fr gd staff; train internally have blue cllar & white cllar wrkers; has in huse labratry. If there is a visin fr what WSEA lks like and what rle the airprt will play then NSW gvernment needs t prvide incentives s that the right cmpanies are attracted; Cmpanies mve t a lcatin because f wh is lcated in the area nt necessarily t d business with but because they are seen as strng businesses; By cmparisn t ther states, NSW gvernment is nt seen as supprtive as it culd be t ptential manufacturers; With respect t gvernment, Medicines Australia have recently called n Australian plicymakers t: ensure a stable, predictable and efficient business perating envirnment; strengthen Australia s intellectual prperty system; enable grwth in the Australian bitechnlgy sectr; and enact glbally cmpetitive incentives t encurage investment in R&D, high-tech manufacturing and public-private partnerships We have been advised frm ur industry interviews, that Australia faces significant cmpetitin frm cuntries such as Singapre and Suth Krea. Over 80% f the majr R&D wrk is undertaken by the leading glbal pharmaceutical cmpanies, and they can cntrl where they spend their R&D develpment and establish future manufacturing sites. Australia has many benefits as a preferred lcatin with respect t the develped market, lifestyle and availability f skills, but is lsing ut with respect t prductivity, the ease and cst f ding business, the present bureaucracy and gateway imprt exprt transprt csts bth in and ut f the cuntry. 63

65 In supprt f this, Lisa McCauley CEO f Exprt Cuncil f Australia has advised that currently, frm their pint f view, lcal bureaucracy and dmestic exprt cst cmpetiveness is a majr impediment at present fr ur exprted manufactured prducts. Develping mre streamlined exprt facilitatin prcesses and systems with better facilities, and lwer dmestic cst and efficient inland transprt t a new 24/7 airprt will mst certainly help. With respect t the pharmaceutical and cmplementary medicines industry there is n dubt that better air cnnectivity thrugh a secnd 24/7 airprt will have a beneficial impact in the fllwing ways:- pprtunity fr new streamlined custms and air transprt freight systems quicker respnse times, csts and expenses in accessing markets ability t service the prjected very large additinal Chinese and Indian n-line cnsumer health market with high value branded health & cmplementary skin care, medicinal and supplement fd prducts ability t hld seminars and cnferences fr relatinship building easier t facilitate trade, have face t face meetings, develp better interactin and maintain cmmercial relatinships, encurage mre investment mre prductivity thugh real-time decisin making, mre interactive innvatin and research prjects, and develpment f intercmpany financial, management and manufacturing cntrl systems and prcesses Nte: Whilst the industry mst certainly recgnises the benefits f a future airprt, they are adamant that we must d what we can t imprve the current situatin with what we have nw, therwise the lng term benefits may be lst by the time the new airprt is built. Apparently the lead time fr many f these glbal pharmaceutical cmpanies is very lng with respect t future investment decisins, and they will need mre cnfidence with respect t future infrastructure and market industry develpment. 64

66 3.7 Bimedical/ Bi tech/ Veterinary Prducts, Research and Testing AusBitech is Australia s bitechnlgy rganisatin, wrking n behalf f members fr 30 years t prvide representatin and services t prmte the glbal grwth f Australian bitechnlgy. AusBitech is a well-cnnected netwrk f ver 3,000 members in the life sciences, including therapeutics, medical technlgy (devices and diagnstics), fd technlgy and agricultural, envirnmental and industrial sectrs. Its membership base includes bitechnlgy cmpanies, ranging frm start-ups t mature multinatinals, research institutes and universities, specialist service prfessinals, crprate, institutinal, individual and student members frm Australia and glbally. (See The Medical Device Industry AusBitech reprts that the medical technlgy industry is grwing rapidly arund the wrld. The increasing affluence f develped and develping cuntries, with peple living lnger and demanding a higher quality f life are all driving this grwth. Accrding t Frst and Sullivan (2012) data the glbal advanced medical technlgies market (medical devices, medical imaging and patient mnitring) was wrth US$342.8 billin, the Asia Pacific market (including Australia) was wrth US$63.5 billin (18.5% f the glbal market) and Australia s share was US$6.81 billin (1.98% share). There are mre than 500 medical device cmpanies in Australia. Of these, there are 34 ASXlisted medical device cmpanies (39% f the ASX-listed life sciences market). Ttal market capitalisatin f listed medical devices cmpanies had reached A$12.79 billin by Octber 2013 (PricewaterhuseCpers, BiFrum, Editin 45, Q1, FY14). The Medical Technlgical Assciatin f Australia (MTAA) als represents the medical technlgy industry, with members cvering medical devices, diagnstics and medical imaging equipment, and cmprising a diversity f manufacturers and suppliers f medical technlgy frm emerging Australian cmpanies t glbal cmpanies. Medical technlgy saves and imprves lives by detecting diseases earlier, and by prviding mre effective treatment ptins fr patients and the healthcare system. (See The industry is characterised by a high level f innvatin, resulting in shrt life cycles fr many prducts. Many medical devices underg cnstant develpment based n feedback frm healthcare prfessinals and advances in ther sciences relevant t medical technlgy. Accrding t the MTAA 2014 Fact Bk Medical Technlgy in Australia: Key facts and figures in 2014, the Australian medical technlgy industry in 2014:- Turnver f apprximately $11.8 billin in (including IVDs and dental); Respnsible fr 43,952 medical device entries n the Australian Register f Therapeutic Gds (ARTG) (2014), estimated t represent between 500,000 and 1,000,000 different devices; 65

67 Included ver 500 medical technlgy cmpanies with prducts listed n the ARTG; Emplyed mre than 19,000 peple; Mainly lcated in NSW (55%) fllwed by Victria (24%) and Queensland (12%) ; and Imprted gds t the value f $5.59 billin and exprted gds t the value f $2.23 billin. Glbally, MTAA advise that the medical technlgy market is expected t grw at a cmpund annual grwth rate f 4.5%, and achieve sales f US$455 billin by Medical device cmpanies in Australia, with the exceptin f a few industry heavyweights such as Cchlear, ResMed and Ck Medical, are typically yung and small, cmpeting glbally with large multi-natinal cmpanies fr market share. The medical device industry is ne f the scalled sunrise industries. It ticks all the bxes n advanced manufacturing, prviding high valueadded prducts, with highly skilled labur and glbal prductin chains, fr specialised markets. The industry is als advancing rapidly int new fields f science and engineering, with nantechnlgy and ther research develpments facilitating new innvatins in the bimedical sphere and an increasing cnvergence f physical and bilgical technlgy platfrms. Glbal pprtunities fr the medical technlgy industry Australia s medical device industry can list amng its distinct cmpetitive advantages its reduced time t market cmpared with drug discvery, its cmparatively highly-skilled wrkfrce and its gegraphic psitin within the Asia Pacific regin. Currently the majr markets fr medical devices are in the develped ecnmies f the nrthern hemisphere (Nrth America, Eurpe, UK and Japan). It is predicted that Asian markets will rival thse f Eurpe and Nrth America within 15 years. Asian cuntries present fast-grwing markets via their expanding middle classes and ecnmic grwth and the size f the markets, such as China, are f interest t the Australian medical devices industry and its glbal rientatin. This pprtunity prmpted the Australian Gvernment t release the Australia in the Asian Century White Paper (Octber 2012) 38, which was cmmissined t analyse ecnmic and strategic changes in Asia and hw Australia can participate in the pprtunities within the regin. China has made a clear cmmitment t develp life sciences, with bitechnlgy ne f seven pririty industries in its 10th Five-Year Plan. China is keen t develp its science, technlgy r innvatin, and wants t fcus n develping intellectual prperty (IP) thrugh partnering and investing. Australia has the talent, technlgies and business acumen t meet these needs. The partnering and investment pprtunities between Australia and Asia, particularly China and Hng Kng, are cmpelling. 66

68 Australian Medical Devices & Diagnstics t China prject AusBitech has been wrking in the Asian regin n a small scale fr many years, and recgnising the imprtance f this regin as a life science grwth hub, ramped up effrts in AusBitech wn a federal gvernment grant t cnduct the Australian Medical Devices & Diagnstics t China prject. The prject aims t facilitate trade in medical devices with China by prviding much needed infrmatin fr Australian cmpanies abut IP management in China and the types f business structures that are pssible fr Australian cmpanies entering China fr the first time. The prject received funding frm the Australian Trade Cmmissin as part f the Asian Business Engagement (ABE) Plan and an applicatin was made with partners FB Rice, Delitte and the Burnet Institute. It is t be delivered via AusBitech s AusMedtech and will be guided by a selected cmmittee f industry experts frm Australia and China and phased ver three years. The prject will prduce an extensive reprt and a training mdule fr Australian cmpanies seeking t establish markets and/r businesses in China. It will als include an AusBitech-led business missin t China in 2016 f Australian cmpanies. Agriculture & Fd Bitechnlgy Accrding t AusBitech, agricultural bitechnlgy and fd technlgy represents a spectrum f the bitechnlgy s cntributin t the fd develpment prcess in Australia, frm the farm t the plate. Applicatins f bitechnlgy are used t imprve seeds and crps, and in fd science t enhance ur diets and prvide functinal fds fr preventative health. Mdern agricultural bitechnlgy is prviding benefits t farmers, the envirnment and cnsumers. Imprtant imprvements include helping farmers prtect their crps frm pests and diseases and reducing pesticide use. Increased yields f genetically mdified (GM) crps als help t ensure a lwer-cst supply f fd fr cnsumers and preserves natural frests, as well as prviding a surce f alternative fuels (bi-fuels). Nw, mre than ever, we need tls such as agricultural bitechnlgy t prduce mre fd fibre fr a rapidly grwing glbal ppulatin using less natural resurces. T meet the grwing needs f the wrld s ppulatin, farmers need t prduce mre fd in the next 50 years than they have in the past 100 years cmbined. Fd science plays a rle in cmmunity health by prviding mdified fds and beverages (frtified, enriched r enhanced), medical fds and fds fr special diets. Functinal fds are a grwing field in fd science due t advances in technlgy, health-cnscius cnsumers interested in the relatinship between diet and health, and the mve twards preventative health and wellness in an ageing ppulatin. Australia s fd industry has a strng reputatin and the capability t supply quality fds and ingredients. Cllabratin between gvernment, industry, universities and health institutins are helping Australia s fd science sectr prsper by encuraging innvatin that delivers secure, safe and high-quality fd and beverages. 67

69 The plant science industry prvides prducts t prtect crps against pests, weeds and diseases, as well as develping crp bitechnlgies that are key t the natin s agricultural prductivity, sustainability and fd security. The plant science industry is wrth mre than $17.6 billin a year t the Australian ecnmy and directly emplys thusands f peple acrss the cuntry. Agricultural bitechnlgies, such as genetically mdified crps, have the ptential t transfrm agricultural prductivity by delivering increased yields and lwering input csts. They can als imprve envirnmental utcmes by reducing the need fr inputs such as herbicides and water. Lking t the future, GM crps culd better equip crpping systems t withstand drught, frst and ther climate challenges. Bitechnlgy fr animal health is making an increasing cntributin t the Glbal Animal Health (AH) field in the areas f vaccine develpment, diagnstics and bipharmaceuticals. The Glbal AH market was wrth $23 billin in 2013 and includes prducts fr bth livestck and cmpanin animals with relative sales being split 60/40 between these species. Bipharmaceuticals are becming increasingly imprtant fr AH t imprve the prductivity and welfare f animals. While recmbinant prteins have been used fr many years we are nw seeing peptide based prducts and mnclnal antibdy technlgy becming available fr treatment in multiple species. The ability t rapidly speciate mnclnal antibdies and imprvements in mammalian prductin systems, means that these types f therapeutics that are rutinely used in humans can be made available fr use in multiple veterinary species. Ptential new exprt business pprtunities with a 24/7 airprt & supply chain market changes caused by digital disruptin in the future. Recently in June 2016, the Scientific American Wrldview: A Glbal Bitechnlgy Perspective 39 launched its eighth annual screcard at the BIO Internatinal Cnventin in San Francisc, cnfirming Australia has held its place in the tp five cuntries fr the third cnsecutive year. The Reprt said: It might be dwn under gegraphically, but Australia finished in the screcard s tp five fr the past three years. It als prduced the 12th highest utput n the Nature Index 2015 Glbal. AusBitech s attractin f industry-building cnferences was nted in the reprt: Experts arund the wrld recgnise the bitechnlgy pprtunities in this cuntry, as sme events demnstrate. In Octber 2016, fr example, Australia will hst BiFest 2016, which is billed as the largest-ever gathering in Australian life sciences, with three majr cnferences cming tgether in ne week in ne place as ne integrated netwrk.. The Reprt als ranked Australia fifth this year, measured by IP prtectin; intensity (ranked #3); enterprise supprt; wrkfrce/educatin (ranked #4); prductivity and plicy & stability (ranked #2). Like the pharmaceutical and cmplementary medicines industry there is n dubt that better air cnnectivity thrugh a secnd 24/7 airprt will have a beneficial impact n diverse range f industries perating within the bitechnlgy industry in the fllwing ways:- Easier t facilitate trade, have face t face meetings, develp better interactin and maintain cmmercial relatinships, encurage mre investment; Quicker respnse times, csts and expenses in accessing markets; 68

70 Overcme present inadequate transprt infrastructure fr the start-up SMEs wh make up mst f the industry. Enabling them t travel and cnnect mre with their clients; Ability t service the prjected very large additinal Chinese and Indian n-line cnsumer health market with high value branded medical technlgy, medical devices, bi-tech, fd and veterinary prducts and services; Ability t establish large scale interdisciplinary cllabrative research prjects and intergvernment wrk prgrams wrking in real-time; Mre prductivity thugh real-time decisin making, mre interactive innvatin and research prjects, and develpment f intercmpany financial, management and manufacturing cntrl systems and prcesses; Opprtunity fr mre efficiencies thrugh mre streamlined custms, quarantine services, specialized refrigeratin and air transprt freight systems; and Ability t get mre peple t internatinal seminars and cnferences fr relatinship building. Nte: Whilst the industry recgnises the benefits f a future airprt, they als are adamant that we must d what we can t imprve the current situatin with what we have nw, therwise the lng term benefits may be lst by the time the new airprt is built. Much f the bi-technlgy industry and life science research grups are presently nt perating in Outer Western Sydney, but centred arund the CBD at Ultim, Camperdwn, Randwick, Frenchs Frest, Macquarie Park, Nrwest, Westmead, Rydalmere and Rhdes. Hwever, with the grwth f the leading health & educatin research precincts arund Westmead, Nepean and Liverpl hspitals, and t a lesser extent Blacktwn and Campbelltwn hspitals, there are prgressively a grwing number f additinal medical technlgy and medical device cmpanies establishing themselves in the Western Sydney regin. Fd and plant technlgy, veterinary and pet fd research cmpanies n the ther hand are already well established in Greater Western Sydney in Hawkesbury, Nrwest, Penrith, Blacktwn, Prspect, Girraween, West Hxtn, Bringelly, Cbbitty, Camden and Liverpl. The NSW gvernment DPI perates its Elizabeth Macarthur Institute at Wllndilly, and Western Sydney University and University f Sydney have research campuses with respect t fd, agricultural prducts, veterinary science and plant prductin. Baiada and Inghams have pultry and avian research labratries in Bringelly and Liverpl respectively. Celestin, (the prperty grup fr the Baiada Grup) has majr plans t develp a new Science Park, cmmercial and residential twn centre and precinct at Luddenham, t which they hpe t attract internatinal research entities including thse in the bitechnlgy industry fields. 69

71 3.8 Agribusiness Research/Fd Packaging & Prcessing Agribusiness in Australia Australia enjys several advantages. Our gegraphic islatin and leading quarantine and mnitring regime help preserve a reputatin fr high quality prductin. Prximity t Asian ecnmies, extensive free trade agreements and cunter-seasnal prductin fr the nrthern hemisphere means that trans-natinal cmpanies surcing frm Australia can deliver prduce thrughut the year; this assists t drive demand fr Australia s prducts in wrld markets. Cmpetitiveness fr agribusiness is derived frm lcally-develped prductin methds and technlgies and internatinal research and develpment cllabratins. Cntinual innvatin in farm machinery, sphisticated plant and animal breeding prgrams and intelligent transprt slutins underpin the ability f Australian agribusinesses t bring wrld-class cmmdities t market. As a majr exprter f agricultural prduce and services, mre than tw thirds f agricultural cmmdities prduced n farms are exprted each year. Over the past twenty years, the prductin and exprts f beef, wine and dairy prducts have increased significantly in respnse t grwing verseas demand fr higher value prducts. Our expertise and capability include: advanced technlgies and infrastructure, water resurce management, recycling and reclamatin technlgies. Australia is a lgical supply surce fr agricultural prducts, fd and bifuels. The prfessinal farming cmmunity als represents an educated and reliable supply chain partner fr internatinal custmers. Cnsidering the extensive range f agricultural resurces and rural prductin, there are significant new agricultural pprtunities available within a stable investment and regulatry envirnment. Urban Agriculture With respect t Sydney s urban agriculture industry it has been estimated t be wrth abut $1 billin (r abut 12% f the NSW agricultural utput) - mstly in pultry, dairy prducts, equine, plants, seeds, turf, hrticulture, fruit and market garden vegetables. Much f the current market garden vegetable industry is presently grwn in the WSEA area in small farm lts r in hydrpnic glass huses arund Badgerys Creek r arund Hrsley Park, Bringelly, Leppingtn and Kemps Creek. Hwever with Sydney s ppulatin f 4.5 millin expected t grw by 1.6 millin peple in the next 20 years, lcal fd prductin is further threatened by the need t huse, and prvide infrastructure fr a grwing ppulatin? The fd security f the Sydney Basin is under threat due t increasing reliance n distant prductin, distributin and transprt systems, and increasing cmpetitin fr land fr husing in peri-urban areas. RDA Sydney has been wrking in prviding the secretariat fr the 70

72 Sydney Agriculture Strategic Appraches (SASA) wrking grup, as well as being a supprter f the UTS Institute fr Sustainable Futures led Fdsheds Prject. The SASA wrking grup is endeavuring t ensure that agricultural develpment ptins in the Sydney basin are recgnized and strategically planned. The wrking grup prvides multidisciplinary advice t the NSW gvernment abut agriculture in Sydney particularly in the cntext f implementing A Plan fr Grwing Sydney and prmtes peri-urban agriculture as a significant cntributr t the NSW ecnmy, emplyment, fd security, a healthier sciety and amenity f Sydney. (See the interactive maps in The gal f the Mapping Sydney s Fdsheds prject has been t increase the resilience f Sydney s fd system t bth glbal and lcal challenges. Prject bjectives are t: Develp, apply and map Sydney s current and future fdsheds Identify and evaluate feasibility and desirability f ptential future fdsheds in the Sydney basin thrugh lcal stakehlder engagement Create an evidence base t supprt cuncils, state and federal decisin making t stimulate and supprt agricultural prductivity in the Sydney Basin Increase the fd literacy f cnsumers, related t farming, supply chain and health This prject has develped mapping t indicate where Sydney s current and ptential fd prducing areas are lcated. A range f scenaris were mdelled and mapped t indicate hw, in different situatins such as climate shcks, changes in diet and ppulatin grwth fr example, this will affect Sydney s fd security. One f the main utcmes f this study has shwn that by cncentrating t a much mre intensive agricultural farming mdel in precincts such as the Hawkesbury, Wllndilly, Wingecarrabee, and Central Cast it is pssible t nt nly feed Sydney but prvide pprtunities fr exprt particularly with a 24/7 airprt with the apprpriate supprtive transprt systems, quarantine prcesses and cld strage refrigeratin warehuses. Fd Prcessing and Beverages Accrding t FIAL, the fd industry has the ptential t grw significantly due t the excellent reputatin we have verseas as grwers and manufacturers f quality fd. This is an exciting time fr the fd sectr, fr exprt markets which are rapidly grwing as many cuntries in the wrld with high incmes are seeking quality fd and health supplements, new brands and mre healthy chices, said Najib Lawand, FIAL s General Manager f Markets Develpment. Free trade agreements and a great deal f supprt frm gvernment are als cntributing t that grwth. Every gvernment agency with an ecnmic develpment strategy has included the agribusiness sectr in its pririties. S the level f supprt has never been higher. If SMEs are prvided with the supprt needed they will thrive. The fd prcessing and beverage industry is ne f the strngest manufacturing sectrs in Greater Western Sydney. In NSW the industry has a turnver f abut $22 billin pa and emplys ver 50,000 peple. GWS is hme t several f the wrld s largest fd and beverage manufacturing and site distributin multinatinals-such as Campbell s Arntts, Gerge Westns Fds, Nestle, Fntarra, Osi-Fds, Unilever, Cadbury Schweppes, Diage and Cca Cla Amatil; majr lcal fd manufacturing cmpanies such as Natinal Fds, McWilliams, Baiada Pultry, Cerebs, Gdman Fielder, Greens Fds, Prim, De Csti Seafd, Hans and Inghams Enterprises, as well as fd packaging cmpanies such as Amcr, and Visy. 71

73 Whilst there is a majr presence f larger multinatinals, there are a significant number f smaller market niche fd manufacturers and exprters perating frm Sydney and in the rest f NSW. Accrding t mst fd cmpanies interviewed, the prspects fr ecnmic develpment in the WSEA are psitive because GWS has the capability and manpwer that ther regins lack, plus the space and capacity t grw, in terms f ppulatin and land availability. WSEA has the ptential t attract fd and ther industries. Accrding t David Mumfrd frm RBK Nutraceuticals, Greater Western Sydney is a great area t d business but that will nly be enhanced by gd infrastructure and the building f a new airprt. Then the ptential will be enrmus. All manufacturers f health supplements said this is a fast grwing sectr. All cmpanies interviewed were exprting t China and the US and said the prspects culd nt be better. Gurmet fd exprters said hwever that their prspects were uncertain. While they did exprt, they reprted finding it difficult t find their custmer base verseas. Ptential new exprt business pprtunities with a 24/7 airprt & supply chain market changes caused by digital disruptin in the future. It is envisaged by industry cntacts that digital disruptin will result in the fllwing changes in the market and supply chain structure fr the fd industry:- Access t markets and infrmatin will change dramatically with digitatin. Online technlgies will make it easier fr cnsumers t learn abut the prducts they are interested in. It will als enable cmpanies t be better infrmed s that they take less risks and it will encurage them t innvate; Increased supplier end user relatins via business t business (B2B) direct cnnectins; Increased just in time (JIT) in supply chain and fr fresh perishables especially; Increased demcratizatin f supply chains with small players gaining access t markets previusly t difficult t manage; The prvenance f fd prducts, the safety message can be reinfrced t cnsumers thrugh digitatin, this can imprve the prspects f Australian businesses; There will be mre nline distributrs f grcery prducts; Flexibility can be increased with digitatin. The ability t wrk anywhere, cnnect with any cuntry, have meetings thrugh telecnference; and Digital disruptin can nly imprve business develpment. The use f technlgy is always beneficial in terms f speed, efficiency and cst effectiveness. E.g. Jacky Dnghue frm Lively Linseed Prducts suggested that a bilingual cmmunicatin system shuld be develped fr exprt negtiatins e.g. ne persn is speaking English and the ther persn is hearing it in Mandarin. Industry cntacts als cmmented that being clse t a new 24/7 airprt wuld bring benefits t mst industries that are nw exprting r intending t exprt by:- Creating great new pprtunities fr fd related businesses, in pening additinal exprt markets fr small and niche prducers, particularly with the grwth f e-cmmerce in China; Prducts able t be airfreighted will reach markets faster and cheaper; Infrastructure prvisin t supprt transprt and temprary strage f cmmdities at a range f vlumes/quantities make pting-in pprtunity wrth pursuing, even fr small prducers; 72

74 The cnvenience f air rutes which can get yu t yur destinatin at a mre cnvenient time, particularly fr business travelers, distributrs; Additinal capacity t handle air freight exprt. An attractin strategy fr new cmpanies t access the WSEA t be in fd exprt cluster adjacent t supprting fd marketing and freight frwarding and quarantine T&L industries; Kim Mrgan, Marketing Directr f Australian Culinary Fds, a cmpany perating frm Terry Hills, said that having a new airprt means they will avid the Masct nightmare, the cngestin, pllutin, time cnsuming trips and the stressful experiences f getting in and ut f Masct, which accrding t him, it puts many peple ff. Currently, exprting thrugh Sydney airprt requires extra planning, time and effrt with extra freight charges and cngestin! With BC the freight charges will be lwer, the time faster and everything will be easier ; Shrtening the flight times t and frm Sydney will encurage mre pprtunities fr businesses t meet clients face t face. Cnference and meeting facilities needed t supprt this; Mre turists and mre cnsumers staying at htels; Accrding t sme cmpanies, there is pprtunity t build the right facilities that can cater fr chilled meat/seafd fr 24 hur turn arund t end user in Asia; there is a lt f internet shpping being dne by Asian market where they buy small amunts frequently f chilled gds. Accrding t Jacky Dnhue, the new airprt will be suitable chilled fd market; and Opening real pprtunity fr dedicated fish and crustaceus farming adjacent t the airprt. T supprt these exprt pprtunities it will be essential fr the new airprt t have:- Gd rad and rail access infrastructure with quick in and ut last mile freight access that minimizes unlading cngestin fr high value prducts; Gd warehuse cld/chilled facility which cnslidates several prducers freight, especially fr high end prducts; Gvernment t prvide fd inspectin fr exprt n site Meeting, exprt trade ffices, accmmdatin and cnference facilities fr verseas buyers. Agribusiness Research As utlined in the previus sectin relating t Agriculture & Fd Bitechnlgy in the Bimedical - Bi tech/ Veterinary Prducts, Research and Testing sectin, Australian universities and research centres has cnsiderable internatinally recgnised expertise in agricultural bitechnlgy and fd technlgy; fd science, plant science, agricultural bitechnlgies in genetically mdified crps; animal health vaccines and diagnstics and bipharmaceuticals. Within Sydney, the University f Sydney ne f Australia s leading agricultural faculties, which specialises in veterinary science, animal health, and plants at its farms and Plant Institute campuses at Camperdwn, Cbbitty and Camden. The Western Sydney University has identified a Western Sydney Innvatin Crridr which includes its AgriPark research centre and campus at Hawkesbury, which specialises in fd technlgy and stne fruit hrticulture. 73

75 The UNSW has the ARC Industrial Transfrmatin Training Centre (ITTC) fr Advanced Technlgies in Fd Manufacture (ATFM) which was established in 2013 within the Schl f Chemical Engineering, specializing in fd technlgy and engineering. The Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI) is the NSW Department f Primary Industries (DPI) Centre f Excellence fr Animal and Plant Health. First pened in 1990, EMAI plays a vital rle in the prtectin f Australia s ecnmy, cmmunity and envirnment frm animal and plant pests and diseases. The Institute s facilities ffer jint venture pprtunities fr primary industries research in plant and animal bisecurity. EMAI cntinues t help Australia t achieve and maintain the diseasefree status that gains substantial advantages fr ur livestck and plant prducts in internatinal markets. Labratries mnitr the disease status f the State s primary industries and prvide certificatin fr freedm frm specific diseases. Celestin, which is the prperty arm f the Baiada Pultry Grup, presently undertake cnsiderable avian research (as d Pepe Ducks and the Ingham Enterprises Pultry grup). The Celestin grup have planned a future majr research Science Park with its wn cmmercial and residential precinct, which will be lcated with its wn twn centre at Luddenham in the WSEA. They are seeking t encurage internatinal investment int wrld class research facilities ver a range f industries. CSIRO s Fd Innvatin Centre is a majr fd innvatin prvider t Australia. Unfrtunately, unlike at Werribee in Victria and Cpers Plains Queensland there is a fd research unit at Nrth Ryde but there are presently n CSIRO Innvatinal R&D pilt plants in Sydney. Accrding t FIAL, fr innvatin centres and centres f excellence t evlve frm the WSEA, there may be a need fr a shift in the culture, particularly with industry-driven cmpanies. There needs t be a culture f cllabratin which has nt been seen in fd related cmpanies. But the ptential is there. It will depend n what srt f industries are attracted t the WSEA. Cmpanies interviewed said that there is a need fr a cmbinatin f high tech, prductin industries that will cmplement ne anther and that see the ptential t cllabrate and the need fr research and innvatin. What is needed as Western Sydney has nt been successful in creating these centres r attracting the type f high tech industries that tend t innvate and cllabrate. We need gd infrastructure t attract them, said Mathew Fletcher, Directr f The Fd Cmpany. It is recmmended that mre needs t be dne t encurage the develpment f cllabrative fd innvatin research and industry develpment clusters with all f the key universities and CSIRO in GWS. In the case f the WSU Innvatin Crridr the USYD, WSU and Celestin and Hawkesbury Agripark research facilities culd be leveraged and the newly created sustainable agriculture and fd systems degree, as an incubatr and feeder initiative fr new industry entrants and start-ups. It will be imprtant t emphasize and supprt the entrepreneurial fcus, knwledge dmains, skills and attributes needing t be develped. 74

76 3.9 Building and Cnstructin Materials/Resurces/ Energy Ec-Green Sustainable Building Accrding t the Green Cuncil f Australia : As wrld leaders in design, engineering, innvative prducts and technlgy, the Australian green building industry is an ideal partner in develping green prjects glbally. Australia has a well-established and grwing green building market, with mre than 12 millin square metres f Green Star certified r registered green building space. 40 (See Austrade s Australia s Green Building Capabilities) Australian cmpanies are leaders in: Masterplanning and precinct planning Sustainable building design innvatin Envirnmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) engineering Prject management and technical services Water capture, saving and strage systems Energy-efficient lighting, heating, ventilatin and air-cnditining (HVAC) Insulatin including thermal mass regulatin prducts Energy efficient ht-water systems including slar and heat-pump systems, building management systems Prvisin f recycled, lw txicity and mdular building prducts fr cnstructin Nearly all f Australia s leading edge sustainable building design cmpanies are perating in Sydney. Mst f Australia s sustainable green building and materials cmpanies have a presence in Greater Western Sydney, with many already established in the vicinity f Penrith, Blacktwn, Hlryd, Fairfield, Liverpl r Campbelltwn. In additin the majr research and educatin facilities such as CSIRO, USYD, UNSW, UTS, UW Smart Infrastructure and Western Sydney Universities all have majr research capabilities. There is an pprtunity t develp a smart ec-green building materials and metal specialist industry cluster precinct near Bluescpe Steel plant near Erskine Park. Envirnmental Water, Waste and Renewable Energy Already Greater Western Sydney, and in particular WSEA, is hme t a diverse range f envirnmental water, waste and resurce recvery management and renewable energy cmpanies. Opprtunities exist t further develp these industries t accmmdate Sydney s ppulatin grwth. Envirnmental Water Technlgies The Sydney Catchment Authrity within the NSW gvernment Sydney Water has majr water infrastructure assets in Greater Western Sydney including Warragamba Dam, the Sydney water supply pipeline system and Prspect Reservir. As a result there will be a lng term interest fr 75

77 internatinal cmpanies t have sme f their peratins within WSEA particularly as a result f the recent annuncement by the NSW gvernment t raise the level f the Warragamba Dam. Lux Research analyst Brent Giles in the firm s new analysis, Making Mney in the Water Industry reprted that there were a wave f startup cmpanies rising up t address the grwing need fr wastewater treatment and mnitring slutins, part f a $600 billin industry that has traditinally been dminated by legacy cmpanies such as GE, Velia, Siemens (nw Evqua) and Suez. The reprt analyzed financial data frm mre than 150 large cmpanies and activity invlving 150 startups, acrss nine different sectrs including wastewater mnitring and cntrl, basic wastewater treatment, metals and rganics recvery, and disinfectin. Like energy, water is ne f thse things that every cmpany and cmmunity needs t wrry abut, especially in the face f future scarcity trends. The United Natins University Institute fr Water, Envirnment and Health famusly estimated that it will take an annual investment f $840 billin t address water waste, pllutin and management prblems. Overall, the UN figures that abut ne-fifth f the wrld s ppulatin is challenged by water scarcity, and anther 1.6 billin have limited access fr ecnmic reasns. The Lux Research reprt suggests that almst ne-quarter f all the new cmpanies targeting this space are fcused n mnitring, frecasts and prcess cntrls (thrugh sensrs and Internet f Things applicatins); rughly the same number is addressing basic wastewater treatment. Mst f the multinatinal and Australian wned water and waste treatment cmpanies have ffices and r/peratins in Western Sydney, and play a part in the design and equipment installatin f majr prjects arund the wrld e.g. the Evqua Membrane Technlgy plant in Windsr was brn ut f the riginal wrld renwned Memtec membrane technlgy. Suez (Previusly SITA) SUEZ is a multi-natinal water, sewerage and waste recvery cmpany with several waste recvery peratins in Greater Western Sydney and in WSEA:- Advanced Resurce Recvery Facilities at Kemps Creek just nrth f Elizabeth Drive and at Eastern Creek just east f the M7 at Wallgrve Rad, as well as Resurce Recvery Facilities at Seven Hills and Wetherill Park. See The Next Generatin (TNG) / Genesis Xer Prject A $700 millin plant that can generate electricity frm building waste fr mre than 200,000 hmes is als prpsed fr Eastern Creek. It is n a six-hectare site next t Genesis Xer waste dispsal and recycling centre at Hneycmb Drive. The Next Generatin (TNG) NSW cmpany is headed by Ian Maluf wh is als the wner f Genesis Xer, wh claim they are cmmitted t a sustainable waste and energy future. Further infrmatin abut their EIS can be seen n its website The centre is the first f its kind in NSW and it is claimed it will eradicate the need fr anther landfill in metrplitan Sydney fr up t 30 years. The TNG plant is based n generatin plants that have been in peratin acrss Eurpe and the United Kingdm fr many years. 76

78 Using waste that cannt be recycled frm Genesis t pwer electricity ur plant will divert abut ne millin tnnes f waste away frm landfill per year. A plant f this kind wuld generate 140MW f green electricity which is enugh energy t pwer ver 200,000 hmes. In terms f future planning, there have been cncerns raised by Sydney Airprt with respect t the height f the tw prpsed incineratr stacks fr the new plant, and the plant s lcatin in relatin t the ptential flight paths fr the new airprt. Renewable Energy Technlgy Prjects Since the 1960 s, the CSIRO and Australian universities such as the UNSW, have led the wrld in the develpment f slar panel technlgies, types f inverters, CSIRO gel-cell batteries, energy strage systems, lithium battery technlgies and nw mre recently a new LWP technlgies battery which is based n aluminium/graphene/xygen technlgy. Sydney is presently hme t lcal ffices representing the leading wrld clean energy technlgy cmpanies, as well as spawning a significant number f Australian SME energy system technlgy cmpanies. Unfrtunately, ver the years Australia has nt been able t capitalise n this by develping a sustainable glbal scale manufacturing industry base. Since the sale and clsure f the BP Slar PV vltaic slar panel site at Sydney Olympic Park, mst f the slar panels, inverters and energy strage systems are nw imprted frm verseas particularly frm China, Japan, US, and Germany. Leading wrld slar technlgy cmpanies are currently wrking with Australian retail energy cmpanies and ther Australian energy systems integratrs t develp retail and cmmercial slar systems. Much f Australian-based manufacture f slar technlgies has mved t Queensland, Suth Australia r Victria. Having said this, there is nw cnsiderable wrldwide interest in develping the next generatin f batteries. Cmpanies like Tesla, Panasnic, LG and thers are lking wrldwide fr partners t manufacture and bring t market new cheaper, envirnmental friendly and lwer cst batteries fr the next generatin f IT energy hungry cmputer data centres, electric cars, and renewable energy strage systems. Further wrk is required t evaluate the ptential f encuraging these technlgy cmpanies t set up manufacturing and technlgy develpment in the GWS. 77

79 Sectin 4 AEROTROPOLIS- AN AIRPORT CITY The Future Aertrplis In 2011, Jhn Kasarda, wh teaches at the University f Nrth Carlina's Kenan-Flagler business schl, published a bk called "Aertrplis: The Way We'll Live Next" 42. It argues that airprts are becming anchrs fr a new type f city. Traditinally, airprts have been built n urban fringes t serve pre-existing cities. Residents tend t think f them as necessary nuisances. Getting int the city frm the airprt is usually arduus and expensive: think f Heathrw, n the western edge f greater Lndn, r O'Hare, alng Chicag's nrthwestern fringes, cnnected t its city by a narrw, annexed strip f land. These airprts, and thers like them, serve their cities but are nt, in any real sense, part f them. The cities were already there, and they needed airprts. S they were built smewhere utside the city, preferably surrunded by empty land, r at least by sparsely ppulated areas; and residents tlerated them, but the easier it was t get in, ut and away frm them, the better. That paradigm, argues Mr Kasarda, is changing: cities are beginning t develp arund airprts. This develpment includes nt just htels and restaurants, but als, mre imprtantly, transprtfcused r transprt-dependent businesses. The fllwing is an extract summarising sme f the key pints raised in his bk:- Kasarda believes that t serve the ecnmic demands f cnnectivity, speed, and agility, the future aertrplis will require lcalised infrastructure planning f unprecedented scale. T date, mst have evlved largely spntaneusly, with grwing highway traffic and nearby develpment ften creating arterial bttlenecks. In the future, strategic infrastructure planning is required t reduce this cngestin:- Dedicated expressway links (aerlanes) and high-speed rail (aertrains) shuld efficiently cnnect airprts t business and residential clusters near and far; Special truck-nly lanes shuld be added t airprt expressways, with imprved highway interchanges t reduce cngestin; Multi-media technlgies shuld prduce themed electrnic public art alng airprt transprtatin crridrs that highlight the culture, histry and ecnmic assets f the regin the airprt serves; Reginal marketing thrugh infrmative and tasteful public art shuld likewise characterize the airprt s terminals. By setting bth the first and final impressins fr many air travellers, the airprt and its aerlanes represent an area s fficial welcme and send-ff; 78

80 Glbal infrmatin and cmmunicatins technlgy (ICT) netwrks will als help shape the aertrplis. Advanced infrmatin prcessing technlgies and multimedia telecmmunicatins systems served by high-density fiber-ptic rings and satellite uplinks and dwnlinks will evlve arund airprts, instantly cnnecting cmpanies t their glbal suppliers, distributrs, custmers, branch ffices and partners; Cmpanies that require the fastest pssible netwrking will thus have an additinal reasn t lcate in the aertrplis. This ICT infrastructure is appearing nt nly arund majr passenger airprts like Inchen and Washingtn-Dulles but als arund US air express hubs such as Memphis (which serves glbal shipper FedEx) and Luisville (which serves United Parcel Service); As multi-mdal transprtatin and advanced cmmunicatins infrastructure further develps at and near airprts, businesses will have even mre reasn t mve t an aertrplis. The principal determinant f land value, lease rates, and the type f cmmercial use n a given prperty will be the time and cst f mving peple and prducts t and frm the airprt and, via the airprt, t distant markets; The lcal time/cst prpsitin will be a functin f the site s place alng airprt transprtatin crridrs, and nt necessarily f spatial distance. Fr example, a site 10 kilmetres away, but ne stp n a high-speed train line frm the airprt, will be wrth mre than a site five kilmetres away with pr rad and rail cnnectins; T put it anther way, the three A s accessibility, accessibility, accessibility will becme the critical cmpnent f the three L s lcatin, lcatin, lcatin in aertrplis real estate value; Market cnnectivity is measured by a cmbinatin f the number f distant markets served and the frequency f service t these markets. Hence, an airprt with five flights daily t a distant market will be better cnnected t that market then ne ffering tw flights daily; and At first glance, ne might miscnstrue aertrplis land uses as simply additinal sprawl alng main airprt transprtatin crridrs. In reality, the aertrplis grws accrding t a ratinal system based n time-cst access gradients nted abve, rather than spatial distance. It has bth lcal frm represented by cmmercial and residential clusters develping alng crridrs in the vicinity f the airprt, and a brader reginal ecnmic develpment cmpnent represented by market access the airprt prvides t firms lcated up t 60 miles r mre frm the airprt. Aertrplis Planning Needs Cnstructing apprpriate multi-mdal grund transit and lcating cmmercial facilities cnsistent with the frm and functin f the aertrplis will cntribute substantially t the emerging needs f business, mre efficient carg and passenger flws and the future cmpetitiveness f urban areas. 79

81 These utcmes will nt ccur spntaneusly, hwever. aertrplis ptimisatin will require bringing tgether airprt planning, urban planning, and business site planning in a synergistic manner s that develpment is ecnmically efficient, aesthetically pleasing, and envirnmentally and scially sustainable. T accmplish these develpment bjectives requires nt nly gd external infrastructure but als the creatin f an effective aertrplis wrking and living envirnment, as exemplified by Inchen s New Sngd City. An imprved physical and scial envirnment must be created that:- 1. facilitates traffic flws in and ut f the airprt; 2. aligns businesses in prximity t the airprt in relatin t their frequency f use f the airprt; 3. prmtes fast airprt access t bth the dwntwn and airprt-dependent enterprises lcated thrughut the regin; 4. lcates cmmercial and residential develpments sensitive t nise and aircraft emissins utside high intensity flight cnturs; and 5. creates mixed-use residential clusters where airprt and airprt-area emplyees can cmmute easily t wrk while residing in human-scale cmmunities supprted by adequate retail, service, and cmmunity facilities. Kasada cncludes that the airprt city and its brader aertrplis are still in their earliest stages f evlutin. Management and planning strategies are just beginning t catch up t the reality f their largely spntaneus develpment. The challenge nw becmes t design and administer future airprt city and aertrplis develpment in a manner that it brings abut the greatest returns t the airprt, its users, and the larger regin it serves. Ptential new business pprtunities with a 24/7 airprt & supply chain market changes caused by digital disruptin in the future. RDA Sydney bradly endrses the sentiments and ideas expressed in the abve Kasada Aertrplis bk, and encurages bth the Australian and the NSW gvernments t braden the Airprt Plan s scpe recgnizing Western Sydney Airprt as the beginnings f an Airprt City, which will attract trade riented investment and increase technlgy emplyment - whilst attracting high-value real estate investment fr htel, ffice and internatinal/trade uses. Initially, due t the prminence and prximity f Kingsfrd Smith Airprt t the CBD f Sydney, this Airprt City will be relatively small by cmparisn prviding the required functinality f an airprt with respect t the initial passenger numbers prpsed. Hwever it shuld be recgnised at the utset, that this Airprt City by 2031, will be a key Nrth Suth East/West transprt/emplyment interchange fr Greater Western Sydney between the NW and SW Grwth Centres, and /r a central fcal pint between the reginal cities f Parramatta, Liverpl, Penrith as well as Blacktwn, and Campbelltwn. 80

82 Whilst it will be imperative fr the new airprt t have high speed cnnectivity with Parramatta and the CBD f Sydney by rail and by rad, this new Airprt City will need t be planned as an essential cg (with its wn sense f place and character), as the catalytic central hub within WSEA fr wrk, living and playing, as well as a key destinatin t and frm each f these reginal centres. RDA Sydney believe that the current Australian and NSW gvernment-funded Western Sydney Airprt Rail Needs Study Grup, which is presently lking at the future rail needs t the airprt and t the Western Sydney regin verall, shuld nt frget the future intercnnectivity between the WSA airprt, Bankstwn airprt and KSA fr passengers and business travellers. It is als imperative that cnnectivity is ensured with any planned Melburne/ Canberra/Sydney/ Brisbane High Speed rail prject. Fr example any high speed rail prject, such as the recently annunced prpsal by the Cnslidated Land & Rail Australia (CLARA) grup, shuld intercnnect easily t WSA and KSA airprts as well as Parramatta and the CBD. As this is the case, it will be critical that the lng-term planned and staged implementatin grwth f the Airprt City within the WSEA (and its relatinship t the brader grwth f GWS), be planned ver at least years, taking int accunt the time in the future when the airprt secnd runway is peratinal and the changes that will ccur ver that time in verall ppulatin and emplyment grwth f GWS. At the same time, it will be critical t cnsider the way the rest f the Sydney metrplitan area will prgressively change with ther majr infrastructure changes being planned and implemented. We wuld als recmmend utilisatin f a Virtual Sydney 3D mdel such as the recently updated RDA Sydney Virtual Sydney 3D mdel as part f the strategic planning prject, t help in visining, in develping alternative scenaris by simulatin and what if analysis. Cuntries such as Singapre are currently develping a Virtual Singapre 3D planning digital platfrm t d just this fr their whle city. Used in cnjunctin with their 30 year masterplan, gvernment agencies are wrking cllabratively n a unified 3D Masterplan with respect t land use; building develpment, transprt and scial infrastructure. RDA Sydney welcmes the pprtunity t help prvide access and use f their 3D mdel prepared by the AAM grup which will be available as a base mdel nline. In this reprt we have nt spent much time identifying the ptential strategic industries that will be develped as part f the grwth and develpment f the aertrplis itself. This needs t be a separate study which shuld be undertaken as part f the master planning prcess. Whilst KSA airprt will remain as the leading airprt gateway t Sydney fr many years t cme, the new aertrplis fr the WSA airprt will need t build fr itself an independent brand and reputatin as vibrant leading 24/7 peratinal internatinal airprt city fr Western Sydney. It is envisaged that the new WSA airprt such as this will be able t differentiate itself dmestically but als internatinally, and entice additinal turists and business travellers (particularly frm China and India) t Sydney frm Nrth Asia. 81

83 It is expected that the fllwing additinal business pprtunities will need t be cnsidered:- Htel, Cnference & Offices With the airprt perating 24/7 ne wuld expect much mre flexibility with respect t flight take-ff and landing times and mre additinal flights frm new internatinal carriers - bringing turists and business peple wh are seeking the cnvenience f staying fr the day r vernight, attending a cnference r ding business with Australian cunterparts at the airprt itself. (See cmments and input frm Australian cmpanies in reprt) Internatinal Trade, Finance & Banking As is the case in Eurpe and Asian airprts, there will be pprtunities fr internatinal trade shws, cnferences and exhibitins, as well a range f ffice facilities fr business face t face meetings and financial trade activities. Cmmercial & Prfessinal Services Because f the flexibility in flight times, ur relative gegraphic psitin, and ur relative mid-pint 24 hur time psitin with Nrth Asia (with respect t Eurpe and the US), the new WSA airprt culd becme a critical hub fr majr business deals and prject meetings - fr example, large engineering cmpanies, finance cmpanies and big 6 legal cnsulting and accunting firms. This wuld als apply t the specialised cmmercial facilities fr internatinal freight trade frwarders, custms quarantine services, as well as the multitude f marketing and trade facilitatr supprt businesses. Retail & Residential. As well as the expected majr retail shps ne wuld expect at an internatinal airprt, there will be a need t be a range f high quality residential cmplexes with upscale retail within the vicinity f the airprt fr airprt staff and emplyees. The planned Celestin Science Park will prvide high quality residential living fr its research precinct. It is envisaged that bulk f the airprt emplyees will live lcally arund the periphery f the WSEA emplyment area in Leppingtn, Liverpl, Camden, Campbelltwn, Penrith as well as Parramatta. Health, Educatin and Training. As discussed earlier in Sectin 3.6 in the Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing and Sectin 3.7 the Bimedical/Bitech/Veterinary Prducts and Research and Testing sectins, Sydney has sme f the wrld s leading medical research and teaching hspital precincts - which include Westmead, Liverpl and Nepean Hspitals. In planning the grwth f the Aertrplis ne will need t cnsider building the necessary interim patient supprt facilities fr internatinal and interstate health treatment services and medical turism. Internatinal student educatin and research is and will be a majr reasn fr visiting Sydney. As such, the WSA airprt will be a student and research gateway fr all f the ptential strategic industry activities utlined in the ther sectins f this reprt. But it culd als be a venue as a cnference and /r teaching centre in cnjunctin with majr universities, TAFE and ther educatinal institutins - e.g. it wuld be f value t the internatinal marketing f the WSU Innvatin Crridr and the Celestin Science Park. 82

84 Turism, Sprt & Leisure The new WSA airprt mst certainly will ffer itself as a leading natinal and internatinal access pint t turists seeking an alternative access pint t Sydney via different airlines ffering additinal flexibility in flight times facilities. Majr sprting teams in Sydney such as the Penrith Panthers, GWS Giants, and Sydney Wanderers, have already viced supprt with respect t the future use f WSA airprt fr interstate travel because f the perceived cnvenience in getting in and ut f Sydney. Hwever a WSA airprt wuld prvide access t new and additinal turist attractins and experiences which culd perate frm the airprt - such as the Blue Muntains, Western Sydney Parklands, Penrith White River Rafting & Rwing Venue, Wet n Wild, as well as the Eastern Creek Mtr Sprt Precinct, Glf curses, BMX tracks, Mt-crss and trail biking tracks etc. But it culd als becme the gate way t cuntry NSW t the West ver the Blue Muntains and t the Suthern Highlands and t eating experiences like thse n the Hawkesbury Harvest Trail. Nte: Based n recent numbers put ut in the Turism Australia (June 2016 reprt), Chinese visitr numbers t Australia nw exceeds thse frm NZ at 1.1 millin per year grwing at 22 per cent as at March

85 Sectin 5 RECOMMENDATIONS 5.1 Plicy Recmmendatins t Gvernment RDA Sydney welcmes the recent pre-electin annuncement by the Turnbull Calitin Gvernment that if re-elected, the Federal Gvernment wuld partner with the NSW Gvernment in a new City Deal fr Western Sydney t grw Western Sydney arund the develpment f the new WSA airprt. RDA Sydney agrees with bth gvernments that the City Deal fr Western Sydney culd and shuld becme the single largest planning, investment and delivery partnership in the histry f Australia, in that it addresses the tw critical challenges fr Greater Western Sydney - stimulating massive jb grwth and creating better transprt links between the regin and the rest f Sydney. Hwever we wuld als say that it presents a nce in a lifetime pprtunity fr Australia, fr Sydney t nt nly maintain its glbal aviatin megacity status in the rapidly grwing Asian Pacific regin; but als allw us t innvate, meet the challenges f digital disruptin and rapidly grw the ecnmy, capitalizing n the unique n-line prduct and services exprt trade and turism pprtunities that will present themselves in new fund emerging cuntry wealth in China and India. In saying this hwever, RDA Sydney wuld als like t make the fllwing initial cmments:- The new WSA airprt will be ne f the mst significant pieces f infrastructure ever built in Australia, which with new high-speed passenger rail, has the ptential t imprve cnnectivity all arund Sydney as well as linking mre peple in GWS t jbs created arund the airprt;. Whilst we agree that the new WSA airprt alne will create 39,000 new jbs ver the next 20 years, we must aim t d much better and catalyze at least the additinal 178,000 new hmes and almst 200,000 new jbs that will be required t supprt the ppulatin directly arund the airprt - which is prjected t reach ver 1.4 millin ver this perid; We welcme the gal fr Sydney fr mre affrdable husing, new jbs clser t hme, better transprt and a mre liveable city ; We agree that the ecnmic heart f Sydney needs t be mving West, and that the airprt presents a nce-in-a-generatin pprtunity fr lng-term grwth in Western Sydney which will nly be realised with tight crdinatin and integrated planning acrss all three levels f gvernments. ; We welcme the frmatin, f at least a jint-ministerial Cuncil with ultimate accuntability fr the City Deal supprted by fficials frm all three levels f gvernment including direct representatives f the Prime Minister and Premier. Hwever, because f the cmplexity and lngevity f this prject we believe that an additinal develpment authrity and nging technical inter-gvernment wrking grups will als be needed t assist bth gvernments and the Greater Sydney Cmmissin; We believe that bth the Federal and State gvernments will need t cnsult much wider than just with the lcal cuncils t develp, cmmunicate and maintain a visin fr Western Sydney and agree n the gals, actins and investments required t deliver it; 84

86 We supprt the leveraging f gvernment investments in the airprt, planned rail link and key transprt infrastructure t make the land use changes and create investment incentives t achieve these ambitius husing and emplyment targets; We supprt the need t seek t leverage investment frm the private sectr and share the csts f key infrastructure required t unlck grwth, husing and jbs, and share in the benefits; We cngratulate the Federal Gvernment n their new investment fund t accelerate clean energy, renewable energy and energy efficiency technlgy in cities thrugh the Clean Energy Finance Crpratin; and We encurage the Federal Gvernment in the use f the $50 millin cmpetitive Smart Cities and Suburbs prgram t supprt cuncils apply cutting edge technlgy slutins t imprve services, urban spaces and liveability. Plicy Recmmendatins t the Australian Gvernment Realizing the ptential f a prject pprtunity as large and as cmplex as this ver the lng term will nt be easy, s with that in mind we make the fllwing recmmendatins t the Australian gvernment:- Leadership Strng and cmmitted leadership will be needed ver the next years by the Prime Minister and the Australian Gvernment in establishing a lasting partnership structure with the NSW Gvernment and with lcal gvernment. This partnership structure shuld as far as pssible have input and cmmitment frm bth sides f plitics, and lck-in the lngterm cmmitment f funds and resurces, and the areas f intergvernmental and interdepartmental respnsibilities. Whilst it is clear that it is the respnsibility f the Australian gvernment t versee the EIS, the tender prcess and the ultimate design, cnstructin and peratin f the new airprt, the lng term scial and ecnmic benefits f this prject will ultimately nly be realized in maximizing the beneficial grwth f GWS and Sydney verall. It is therefre beneficial t have all levels f gvernment cmmitted t the brader lng term planning and develpment f WSEA and GWS as a whle. Intergvernmental and Interdepartmental Structure As stated previusly, because f the cmplexity and lngevity f this prject we believe that an additinal develpment authrity and nging technical inter-gvernment wrking grups will als be needed t assist bth gvernments and the Greater Sydney Cmmissin. It is essential that the framewrk fr this established as sn as pssible s that all parties mre clearly understand their relative respnsibilities. Prgressively matrixstyle inter-gvernmental and inter-departmental wrking grups with external specialist cnsultants shuld be brught tgether as required, t tackle specific cmplex planning and implemental matters that will unfld. 85

87 Develping a 3D Planning Visin RDA Sydney recmmend that the EIS and WSA Airprt plan shuld reflect hw a WSA airprt will fit int the brader envisaged lng-term visin f Sydney in years when the ppulatin has grwn t 7-8 millin with ver 4 millin peple in GWS. The airprt will need t perate with a high degree f intercnnectivity (having a new highly develped aertrplis adjacent t the airprt, which is well intercnnected t lcal reginal city centres such as Penrith, Liverpl, but with high speed cnnectins t Parramatta, the CBD and the ther airprts at Bankstwn and KSA. We recmmend that in develping ur visin, we shuld be undertaking scenari mdelling shwing the varius pssible relatinships with respect t the brader city urban spatial and transprt plans and its ecnmic develpment; s as t develp a better understanding as t hw Sydney and NSW might lk then, and hw the future WSA airprt perating with KSA and ther city airprts wuld r culd cpe. T assist with this prcess, ther cuntries and cities such as Berlin in Germany and Singapre, are develping 3D strategic planning mdels with flyver capabilities t undertake detailed what-if analysis and scenari-planning, and t als visualize and cmmunicate t stakehlder s a mre integrated seamless picture f hw things might lk and interact. As an example the Virtual Singapre R&D prgram is a whle-f-gvernment prgram that is c-driven by the Singapre Natinal Research Fundatin (NRF) Singapre Land Authrity (SLA) and the Infcmm Develpment Authrity f Singapre (IDA). The primary fcus f this prgram is t develp a 3D city platfrm fr use by the public, private, peple and research sectrs. The platfrm will enable users t derive insights, develp slutins and run simulatins using realistic large-scale city mdel f Singapre. The prgram will supprt the develpment f semantically enriched 3D mdel f Singapre which includes detailed infrmatin such as texture, gemetry and tplgy f city bjects and terrain attributes. Advanced infrmatin and mdelling technlgy will allw dynamic and realtime data t be incrprated n tp f static city data. (Please see belw fr mre details.) See The AAM grup, wh have recently just updated the RDA Sydney Virtual Sydney 3D planning mdel t cver all f Sydney, are playing a leading rle in this Singapre Gvernment prject. RDA Sydney recmmends t the Australian Gvernment that as a key part f the planning fr the City Deal fr Western Sydney prject verall, they invest in develping a Virtual 3D WSEA mdel, similar t the Singapre mdel, as Australia s digital 3D pilt prject fr the planning f future cities. This Virtual 3D WSEA planning mdel culd include the airprt within WSEA, and link t the reginal centres within GWS. It culd be used t prgressively plan the future grwth f the airprt within the verall WSEA regin ver the next year- allwing what-if analysis fr future land use, industry grwth, and transprt and scial infrastructure up until the time when the WSA airprt wuld have tw runways fully peratinal. 86

88 Creating A Visin fr Western Sydney In develping cmmunicating and maintaining a Visin fr Western Sydney as part f the City Deals prcess, we recmmend that Australian and NSW State gvernments cnsult much wider than just with the lcal cuncils t develp, cmmunicate and maintain the visin and agree n the gals, actins and investments required t deliver it. We recmmend that it shuld include the develpment f a brad framewrk with input gathered by the EIS prcess and include business, unin and cmmunity stakehlder grups acrss Sydney as well as thse represented by the Western Sydney Airprt alliance. Any such visin shuld include an Ecnmic Develpment Visin fr GWS Sydney and Australia arund the new exprt pprtunities. As in Singapre, a Virtual 3D WSEA planning mdel can be used fr interactive nging cmmunity engagement and cmmunicatin. Building /Design/ Operatin f the airprt In finalizing the EIS and the final tender prcess we recmmend that the Australian gvernment:- Build a wrld class leading-edged designed internatinal airprt which is envirnmentally sustainable, and which shws ff Australia s cmpetencies t the wrld. Endeavur t use leading-edge Australian engineering designed prducts and services; Design, build fit ut and equip a wrld class leading-edge airprt capable f starting small with ne runway (10 millin passengers per year) but grwing rapidly ver the next years; NSW has several internatinally capable designers and suppliers f grund supprt equipment develp a new exprt-riented equipment systems design/supply cluster integrated with airprt design architects ptentially able t design the new airprt arund a new baggage handling slutin Design and build a cmplementary rad/rail transprt netwrk t maximize the efficiency f the airprt and the grwth f GWS and WSEA as a whle; Like in Hng Kng, design in flyver type transprt access rads t separate passenger and freight peratins; Mdify the final WSA airprt EIS design tender t take int cnsideratin the ptential verall lng term year ecnmic visin fr GWS and Sydney, and the ptential airprt masterplan fr WSEA, which can accmmdate the range and types f ptential strategic industries that we have identified in this reprt; Create airprt arund a future designed planned Aertrplis; Design in Australia s majr prject best practice prcurement plicies and cde f practice t ensure whle f life prject csts cnsideratins; Build in pprtunities t expand Australia s aerspace and glbal aviatin OEM supply and maintenance capacity and capabilities; Build new aircraft hangers f sufficient size t cater fr the largest aircraft with assciated supprt equipment built-in fr maintenance and repair f current and future aircraft; Build in pprtunities t grw Australia s internatinal pilt, aviatin industry, and aircraft engineering training industry; 87

89 Critically use the airprt design t maximize the effectiveness and efficiency f air freight lgistics ut f Sydney t wrld-class standards. Air freight terminals with built-in flexibility fr rapid capacity grwth; Air freight terminals have capacity t prcess diverse exprt and imprt traffic, including livestck with crralling and penning facilities in surrunding vicinity as well as apprpriate quarantine facilities; Fr agribusiness, adjacent infrastructure in place t supprt transprt and temprary strage f cmmdities at a range f vlumes/quantities making ptingin pprtunity wrth pursuing, even fr small prducers; Specialized strage and refrigerated gds facilities t cater fr chilled gds including meat and seafd, as well as ther high-value prducts such as pharmaceuticals; Terminal capable f handling internatinal exhibitins, business meeting rms, executive ffices, exprt trade ffices, htel accmmdatin and cnference facilities fr verseas buyers. Future Airspace Prtectin RDA Sydney supprt cncerns raised by Sydney Airprt Crpratin that the airspace surrunding the future airprt, must be prtected frm inapprpriate develpment, t ensure the safety f aircraft and airline passengers and t prvide fr future grwth. We agree with SAC that whilst declaring the WSA s Obstacle Limitatin Surface is an imprtant step t enabling WSA s airspace t be prtected, declaring ther surfaces and in particular the PANS-OPS is vitally imprtant. Withut these surfaces being frmally declared, the airspace required fr ptimal future peratin f WSA will nt be prtected. As a matter f pririty, we ask the Australian Gvernment t deal with this matter thrugh finalizatin f the Airprt Plan. Hwever, until the final flight paths and prcedures have been determined (which is expected t be several years away), sme surfaces, and especially the PANS-OP, cannt be declared. We cnsider that it wuld be apprpriate fr the Cmmnwealth t cnsider interim prtectins fr these airspace surfaces, in advance f them being frmally declared. The NSW and lcal gvernments als have an imprtant rle t play in prtecting WSA s future airspace. It is vitally imprtant that these gvernments avid decisins nw that wuld see WSA s future airspace cmprmised. We urge the Australian gvernment t wrk as sn as pssible with Air Services Australia and CASA, t develp and determine the apprpriate plicy framewrks fr future aircraft flight paths, and at the same time, wrk ut with industry cnsultatin a new regulatry regime and framewrk fr the peratin f UAV and UAS craft adjacent t a new airprt. Transprt Cnnectivity In cnsideratin f current and future funding by the Australian Gvernment int transprt cnnectivity i.e. rad rail and intermdal infrastructure we recmmend the fllwing:- Cnsider the future rad and rail needs t the airprt and the GWS regin as whle with respect t grwth; 88

90 High speed cnnectivity with Parramatta and the CBD f Sydney by rail and by rad; The Airprt Aertrplis planned as an essential cg (with its wn sense f place and character), as the catalytic central hub within WSEA fr wrk, living and playing, as well as a key destinatin t and frm each f these reginal centres; Ensure the future intercnnectivity between the WSA airprt, Bankstwn airprt and KSA fr passengers and business travellers; Cnnectivity is ensured with any planned Melburne/ Canberra/Sydney/ Brisbane High Speed rail prject Supprt the design and building f new additinal intermdal terminals at Eastern Creek and ultimately at Badgery s Creek alngside the WSA airprt; and Supprt the establishment f an Air Freight Efficiency Wrking Grup t make immediate recmmendatins fr streamlining and imprving the existing air freight system and t develp ptential new peratins and prcedures that culd be designed int the new airprt. Infrastructure that helps achieve the Visin RDA Sydney recmmends t the Australian Gvernment in their effrts t develp with the NSW Gvernment a new visin fr Western Sydney they:- Treat GWS as a fresh platfrm t grw startups and new enterprises; D their best t help slve the transprt issues; Seek t prvide the best 21 st century infrastructure such as ultra-high speed bradband, attractive mixed-use living/wrking precincts, and industrial c-wrking spaces and smart industry clusters sharing high-value infrastructure. Amenity and spaces that ffer mixed residential, c-recreatinal and c-wrking, green, retail and light-industrial all within clse walking distance f each ther and f high-speed transprt hubs; Mre schl and university ptins fr families, and mre and higher-quality recreatinal facilities; Affrdable, sustainable lcal husing; and Encurage envirnmentally sustainable energy plicies Aerspace /Defence RDA Sydney thrugh SADIG seeks supprt frm the Australian gvernment t rapidly expand Sydney s existing aerspace/defence industry capabilities:- Develp majr additinal glbal aerspace and defence OEM supply and MRO maintenance capacity and capabilities arund a new airprt utilizing the latest new materials and technlgies; Develp a new US styled NASA autnmus systems and space hub centre in Sydney with a UAV test facility near the airprt; and Finalize the establishment with DSTG and the Department f Defence, a NSW Defence Science Institute (like Victria) with industry and university research institutins, the NSW Chief Scientist s ffice and the NSW DI t accelerate pprtunities natinally and internatinally fr NSW. 89

91 Natinal Space Plicy RDA Sydney thrugh SADIG seek Australian Gvernment supprt t further develp the NSW space capabilities as part f the new Australian gvernment Natinal Space Innvatin Plicy and Strategies currently being updated. This includes the uptake f A+S2.0 prjects - particularly in develping new uses and new technlgy algrithms, sftware and prcess systems which culd be implemented using small lw-cst cube satellite technlgy. Fr example tw satellites INSPIRE-2 Cubesat and UNSW-ECO Cubesat made by USYD, UNSW and ANU are is scheduled t be launched int space n 30 December 2016 frm the east cast f the USA and t deplyed frm the Internatinal Space Statin in January 2017 as part f the QB50 prject - a crdinated launch f 50 Cubesats t cnduct integrated space research studies. The QB50 launch will be the first launch f Australian built and perated Cubesat spacecraft. Innvatin / Industry Plicy Interventin as part f the City Deal RDA Sydney recmmends t bth the Australian and NSW gvernments that they need t cnsider a range f new Innvatin/ Industry plicy interventins as part f the City Deal fr Western Sydney. T achieve the aspiratinal changes sught, we believe that it is imperative that we need t build n the current industry cmparative advantages fr the WSEA /GWS regin identified in this reprt, and stimulate activity ver time t create Western Sydney as Australia s new age wrld-class industrial regin. We believe the way frward is t create a new Startup Ec-system fr Sydney built arund the San Dieg UCSD mdel discussed in this reprt frm we can expand and develp new innvatin precincts and cllabrative industry clusters in WSEA and GWS. Like the San Dieg regin, the gegraphic distributin f cmpanies in many industry sectrs acrss Sydney are wide-spread, with clusters nt necessarily in ne place. The ecnmic success f CONNECT-San Dieg t becme a leading innvatin pwerhuse ver the past 30 years has been the central verlay f a whle range f innvatin acceleratin activities built arund six elements namely business creatin, venture capital, educatinal curriculum, innvatin plicy, recgnitin and cmpetitin, and cnvergent clusters. (See examples in 5.3 Best Practice Cnnect-San Dieg) There are several new cllabrative industry clusters that have been identified in this reprt in aviatin, aerspace/defence, transprt & lgistics, digital industries, advanced manufacturing and electrnics, pharmaceuticals and bimedical technlgies, agribusiness and fd technlgies and sustainable building. There is n knw dubt that as far as the ecnmic grwth f GWS ges, ne f the key steps is frm a Startup Ecsystem fr Manufacturing which builds n the significant existing capabilities. These are discussed in mre detail in the next sectin (5.2 Further Wrk Next Steps). T assist the abve we believe that at least fllwing gvernment interventin and supprt be included:- 90

92 Supprt the upfrnt csts f facilitatin and frmatin f these industry clusters, and develpment f industry capability databases & websites; Supprt the develpment f innvatin acceleratin activities within Sydney which can help with these six elements - business creatin, venture capital, educatinal curriculum, innvatin plicy, recgnitin and cmpetitin, and cnvergent clusters. Supprt the develpment f Centres f Excellence within WSEA with leading edge JV research capabilities that ffer lw- r zer-cst access t high-value infrastructure fr test, manufacturing r certificatin ideal fr the WSEA; Encurage university /industry cllabratin by changing university research funding KPI s fr time spent by researchers with industry; C-invest with NBN t prvide faster internet services sner within GWS than elsewhere in Sydney and in particular, lk at digital cnnectivity issues with existing and recent building develpments; Keep abreast f wrldwide digital disruptin trends. Supprt the develpment f shared digital cmmunicatins and service platfrms; Invest in c-wrking spaces ideally "tech-shp -style maker spaces in partnership with lcal manufacturers and engineering firms, t help unblck sil thinking and increase the number f netwrk ndes and cnnectins between existing, legacy, and next-generatin firms in the regin; Seek the ptential t develp new entire industries arund IT, exprting knw hw t ther markets glbally. This will nly ccur if IT strategies and infrmatin architectures are built int the design f the airprt and ther enabling spaces and systems frm the utset. Australia s Trade Cmpetitiveness RDA Sydney recmmends t bth the Australian and NSW gvernments t investigate the issues raised with respect t air cnnectivity and exprt trade cmpetitiveness by many f industry bdies and cmpanies interviewed in the preparatin f this reprt. In mst cases, there is cncern nw abut unnecessary bureaucracy; dmestic cst cmpetitiveness, and inefficiencies in air freight, quarantine and custms which are impacting exprt businesses, and causing missed pprtunities in winning business verseas. We implre bth gvernments t actively engage with the industry wrking grups utlined in sectin 5.2 Further Wrk- Next Steps, in reslving sme f the issues nw but als in develping new streamlined prcesses and systems fr the new WSA airprt. Digital Disruptin, Human Capital & Skills Develpment RDA Sydney recmmends t bth the Australian and NSW gvernments that they need t cnsider the impact f digital disruptin and s called Furth Industrial Revlutin n the future needs f human capital and skills as part f the City Deal fr Western Sydney. Accrding recent reprts including the Wrld Ecnmic Frum (WEF) Reprt Emplyment, Skills and Wrkfrce Strategy fr the Furth Industrial Revlutin January 2016, the CEDA Reprt Australia s Future Wrkfrce June 2015, and the ACS /Data 61 Reprt Tmrrw s Digitally Enhanced Wrkfrce Jan 2016, significant changes are 91

93 cming with respect t technlgy, with implicatins that it will affect the very nature f wrk as we knw it, the numbers and different types f future jbs, and the skill sets required. As these reprts highlight there will be massive disruptin with estimates that 65% f children entering primary schls tday will ultimately wrk in new jb types and functins that currently dn t yet exist. Technlgical trends will create many new crss-functinal rles fr which emplyees will need bth technical, and scial and analytical skills. Gvernment needs t rethink the current educatin systems and wrk clsely with business, educatin prviders and thers t imagine what a true 21st century curriculum might lk like. We encurage bth gvernments t invest in the develpment f these new 35 skills utlined in the WEF Reprt, at a much earlier stage in primary schls - STEM skills, cmputer cding, understanding IT, 3D printing prttyping, and entrepreneurial skills. This means creating a new Centres f Excellence in Sydney fr training STEM skilled science teachers rapidly imprving schl industry interactin and cllabratin, and funding supprt fr prgrams such as the F1 in Schls Technlgy Challenge, Zer Gravity Rbtics. Plicy Recmmendatins t the NSW Gvernment Leadership and Cmmitted Partnership Strng and cmmitted leadership and a cmmitted partnership will be needed ver the next 10-20years between the Prime Minister and the Australian Gvernment, the NSW Premier and the NSW Gvernment in establishing and maintaining a lasting partnership structure between bth gvernments and with lcal gvernment. This partnership structure shuld as far as pssible have input and cmmitment frm bth sides f plitics, and lck-in the lng-term cmmitment f funds and resurces, and the areas f intergvernmental and interdepartmental respnsibilities. It is beneficial t have all levels f gvernment including the Greater Sydney Cmmissin cmmitted t the brader lng term planning and develpment f WSEA and GWS as a whle. Intergvernmental and Interdepartmental Structure As stated previusly, because f the cmplexity and lngevity f this prject we believe that an additinal develpment authrity and nging technical inter-gvernment wrking grups will als be needed t assist bth gvernments and the Greater Sydney Cmmissin. Prgressively matrix-style inter-gvernmental and inter-departmental wrking grups with external specialist cnsultants will need t be brught tgether as required, t tackle specific cmplex planning and implemental matters that will unfld. It is essential that the framewrk fr this established as sn as pssible s that all parties mre clearly understand their relative respnsibilities 92

94 Develping a 3D Planning Visin Fllwing the same recmmendatin made t the Australian Gvernment, RDA Sydney recmmend t the NSW gvernment that the EIS and WSA Airprt plan and the Visin fr Western Sydney shuld reflect hw a WSA airprt will fit int the brader envisaged lngterm visin f Sydney in years when the ppulatin has grwn t 7-8 millin with ver 4 millin in GWS. We als recmmend that as a key part f the planning fr the City Deal fr Western Sydney prject verall, they shuld c-invest in develping this Virtual 3D WSEA mdel, similar t the Singapre mdel, as Australia s digital 3D pilt prject fr the planning f future cities. In additin hwever, we wuld encurage the NSW gvernment, thrugh the Greater Sydney Cmmissin, t wrk with RDA Sydney t have its new clud-based Virtual Sydney 3D Planning Mdel develped by the AAM grup as an access base mdel fr all t use in planning and develping metrplitan Sydney. This clud based mdel with the latest terrain data is at a stage where it is ready fr preliminary discussins. Creating A Visin fr Western Sydney In develping cmmunicating and maintaining a Visin fr Western Sydney as part f the City Deals prcess, we recmmend that bth the Australian and NSW State gvernments cnsult much wider than just with the lcal cuncils t develp, cmmunicate and maintain the visin and agree n the gals, actins and investments required t deliver it. We recmmend that it shuld include the develpment f a brad framewrk with input gathered by the EIS prcess and include business, unin and cmmunity stakehlder grups acrss Sydney as well as thse represented by the Western Sydney Airprt alliance. Any such visin shuld include an Ecnmic Develpment Visin fr GWS Sydney and Australia arund the new exprt pprtunities. As in Singapre, a Virtual 3D WSEA planning mdel can be used fr interactive nging cmmunity engagement and cmmunicatin. Greater Sydney Cmmissin RDA Sydney welcmes the Greater Sydney Cmmissin int their new planning authrity rle fr Sydney. We lk frward t wrking with the Greater Sydney Cmmissin in the redevelpment f the six new District Plans and the ultimate reviewing and updating f the 2014 Metr Strategy A Plan fr Grwing Sydney. With respect t the planning rle that they will play with the new WSA airprt, we recmmend the findings f this reprt with respect t the ptential strategic industries int WSEA, and trust that it will be invaluable in their wrk. 93

95 Future Airspace Prtectin RDA Sydney supprt cncerns raised by Sydney Airprt Crpratin that the airspace surrunding the future airprt, must be prtected frm inapprpriate develpment, t ensure the safety f aircraft and airline passengers and t prvide fr future grwth. (See earlier recmmendatins t the Australian gvernment). We recmmend the NSW Gvernment, the Greater Sydney Cmmissin and lcal gvernment develp and enact a plicy framewrk which will prtect WSA s future airspace s as t avid decisins nw that wuld see WSA s future airspace cmprmised. WSEA Planning RDA Sydney makes the fllwing recmmendatins t the NSW Department f Planning and Envirnment, and the Greater Sydney Cmmissin with respect t planning plicy as it relates t the planning f the WSEA and the Western Sydney Pririty Grwth Areas (WSPGA) :- With respect t land uses bjectives and permissible uses, we believe it is imperative t cnsider nt nly the ptential land-use grwth within the airprt itself, but als with respect t hw it will grw and develp within the adjacent brader ecnmic regin (ie WSEA) ver time and be intercnnected thrugh welldefined freight and transprt crridrs, airprt business and lgistics precincts and/ r districts; As per ur backgrund papers, develpment shuld be rganized arund a clear visin. This visin guides the develpment f a set f develpment principles. These principles, when cmbined with the cnstraints and pprtunities grwing ut f the physical/envirnmental cntext, the plicy envirnment and the plitical envirnment, allw the identificatin and evaluatin f bradly defined develpment pprtunities. These then lead t the planning, design and implementatin f specific prjects. Develpment plans shuld be develped taking int accunt the ptential strategic industries and land uses that culd be accmmdated as a result f this reprt; utlining the planned and prpsed creative, business and cmmercial, manufacturing and lgistic crridrs, areas and districts. The new WSA airprt shuld be planned t grw and develp within these defined cmmercial, industrial and lgistics precincts within a brader WSEA regin adjacent t the airprt, the NW SW grwth centres, and the reginal cities f Penrith and Liverpl and Parramatta. This visin wuld then define a set f develpment principles as mentined abve frm which these precincts wuld be prgressively develped ver time in parallel with the develpment f the airprt. Land in the vicinity f the WSA airprt needs t be apprpriately zned t permit a range f airprt and aviatin supprt land uses utlined in this reprt t be develped. 94

96 The Brader WSEA Structure Plan 2013 and the WSEA Ecnmic Drivers Reprt shuld be upgraded in line with the develpment plans mentined abve. In line with the current 2015 Emplyment Lands Develpment Plan Prgram (ELDP) Reprt, the number f planned B7 type Business Parks within WSEA and WSPGA needs t be reviewed. We are ging t need a mre balanced land use zning like it is in the Claytn Industry Land precinct in Victria - t accmmdate new Centres f Excellence research facilities, Business and Science Parks, Specialist Centres ver and abve thse prpsed at Bakers Lane and Luddenham. These new types f industries and facilities will need a mixed range f zned and serviced land with different pwer, gas and water utility requirements, and rad /rail transprt infrastructure. This new updated revised masterplan shuld take int accunt the undulating tpgraphy f WSEA in certain areas, the fld plains and necessary riparian crridrs. As a result, it will necessitate the revisin f the ELDP prgram land zning and servicing targets. Pririty needs t be given t prgressively ensuring the supply f suitably zned and serviced business park and emplyment land is ahead f supply particularly as the demand is likely t pick up quickly nw that decisins abut the planning fr the WSA airprt is being determined. Agricultural Land use Plicy & Zning - land use cnflicts still remain a majr challenge, and the priritizatin f agricultural industries in the metr strategy is yet t be realized. We recmmend that mre cnsultatin is needed t maintain znes fr intensive agricultural activities near the airprt. The land available fr such uses will need t be sufficient t ensure such land uses can expand as the airprt grws. Transprt Cnnectivity In cnsideratin f current and future funding by the NSW Gvernment (and the Australian Gvernment) int transprt cnnectivity i.e. rad rail and intermdal infrastructure we recmmend the fllwing:- Cnsider the future rad and rail needs t the airprt and the GWS regin as whle with respect t the ppulatin and the prgressive new additinal emplyment grwth that will ccur bth within WSEA but als in the NW and SW Grwth Centres and the Reginal Centres - this includes ptential nrthsuth and east-west mvement fr bth passengers and freight. High speed cnnectivity with Parramatta and the CBD f Sydney by rail and by rad; The Airprt Aertrplis be planned as an essential cg (with its wn sense f place and character), as the catalytic central hub within WSEA fr wrk, living and playing, as well as a key destinatin t and frm each f these reginal centres; Ensure the future intercnnectivity between the WSA airprt, Bankstwn airprt and KSA fr passengers and business travellers; Ensure future cnnectivity with any planned Melburne/ Canberra/Sydney/ Brisbane High Speed rail prject 95

97 Supprt the design and building f new additinal intermdal terminals at Eastern Creek and ultimately at Badgery s Creek alngside the WSA airprt; Supprt fr the frmatin f a new TfNSW led Freight Wrking Grup similar t the Prt Btany Landside Imprvement Strategy (PBLIS), t review the present and future develpment f the prpsed intermdals and thse planned in the WSEA at Rpes Creek and at Badgery s Creek in the future and prvide advice as t the necessary site requirements, bundaries and ffsets, infrastructure, and transprt crridrs t interface with an efficient airfreight & custms terminal at the new WSA airprt. Supprt the design f dedicated freight transprt lanes and r crridrs within WSEA fr rapid and effective intermdal air freight activities freight; and Supprt the establishment with the Australian Gvernment f an Air Freight Efficiency Wrking Grup t make immediate recmmendatins fr streamlining and imprving the existing air freight system and t develp ptential new peratins and prcedures that culd be designed int the new airprt. Infrastructure that helps achieve the Visin RDA Sydney recmmends t the NSW Gvernment that they als adpt the fllwing aspiratinal visin fr Western Sydney:- Treat GWS as a fresh platfrm t grw startups and new enterprises D their best t help slve the transprt issues Seek t prvide the best 21 st century infrastructure such as ultra-high speed bradband, attractive mixed-use living/wrking precincts, and industrial c-wrking spaces and smart industry clusters sharing high-value infrastructure. Spaces that ffer mixed residential, c-recreatinal and c-wrking, green, retail and light-industrial spaces all within clse walking distance f each ther and f high-speed transprt hubs Mre schl and university ptins fr families, and mre and higher-quality recreatinal facilities Affrdable, sustainable lcal husing NSW Innvatin Industry plicy Cnnect San Dieg As stated previusly, RDA Sydney recmmends t bth the Australian and NSW gvernments that they need t cnsider a range f new Innvatin/ Industry plicy interventins as part f the City Deal fr Western Sydney. T achieve the aspiratinal changes sught, we believe that it is imperative that we need t build n the current industry cmparative advantages fr the WSEA /GWS regin identified in this reprt, and stimulate activity ver time t create Western Sydney as Australia s new age wrld-class industrial regin. We believe the way frward is t create a new Startup Ec-system fr Sydney built arund the San Dieg UCSD mdel discussed in this reprt frm we can expand and develp new innvatin precincts and cllabrative industry clusters in WSEA and GWS. 96

98 Like the San Dieg regin, the gegraphic distributin f cmpanies in many industry sectrs acrss Sydney are wide-spread, with clusters nt necessarily in ne place. The ecnmic success f CONNECT-San Dieg t becme a leading innvatin pwerhuse ver the past 30 years has been the central verlay f a whle range f innvatin acceleratin activities built arund six elements namely business creatin, venture capital, educatinal curriculum, innvatin plicy, recgnitin and cmpetitin, and cnvergent clusters. (See examples in 5.3 Best Practice Cnnect-San Dieg) There are several new cllabrative industry clusters that have been identified in this reprt in aviatin, aerspace/defence, transprt & lgistics, digital industries, advanced manufacturing and electrnics, pharmaceuticals and bimedical technlgies, agribusiness and fd technlgies and sustainable building. There is n knw dubt that as far as the ecnmic grwth f GWS ges, ne f the key steps is frm a Startup Ecsystem fr Manufacturing which builds n the significant existing capabilities. These are discussed in mre detail in the next sectin (5.2 Further Wrk Next Steps). T assist the abve we believe that at least fllwing gvernment interventin and supprt be included:- Supprt the upfrnt csts f facilitatin and frmatin f these industry clusters, and develpment f industry capability databases & websites; Supprt the develpment f innvatin acceleratin activities within Sydney which can help with these six elements - business creatin, venture capital, educatinal curriculum, innvatin plicy, recgnitin and cmpetitin, and cnvergent clusters. Supprt the develpment f Centres f Excellence within WSEA with leading edge JV research capabilities that ffer lw- r zer-cst access t high-value infrastructure fr test, manufacturing r certificatin ideal fr the WSEA; Encurage university /industry cllabratin by changing university research funding KPI s fr time spent by researchers with industry; C-invest with NBN t prvide faster internet services sner within GWS than elsewhere in Sydney and in particular, lk at digital cnnectivity issues with existing and recent building develpments; Keep abreast f wrldwide digital disruptin trends. Supprt the develpment f shared digital cmmunicatins and service platfrms; Invest in c-wrking spaces ideally "tech-shp -style maker spaces in partnership with lcal manufacturers and engineering firms, t help unblck sil thinking and increase the number f netwrk ndes and cnnectins between existing, legacy, and next-generatin firms in the regin; Seek the ptential t develp new entire industries arund IT, exprting knw hw t ther markets glbally. This will nly ccur if IT strategies and infrmatin architectures are built int the design f the airprt and ther enabling spaces and systems frm the utset. 97

99 Strategic Industry Develpment In the next Sectin 5.3 Further Wrk Next Steps, RDA Sydney has made a number f recmmendatins fr each f the ptential strategic industry grups identified, with respect t the necessary fllw-up wrk and r activities required t prgress the ideas raised, and t the level f supprt sught in mst cases frm the NSW Gvernment. 98

100 5.2 Further Wrk- Next Steps Sectin One - Aviatin Industries RDA Sydney t immediately seek meetings with key agencies within the Australian and NSW gvernments with respect t ptential strategic industries that culd be develped with the new airprt, t endure that the Australian prpsed airprt tender takes int accunt these ptential pprtunities. RDA Sydney t rganize, with the supprt f the key industry assciatin partners, a majr Aviatin Industry wrkshp and interest grup, t further scpe the pprtunities f grwing the aviatin industry lng term in Australia and the Asian Pacific. It will lk at the pprtunities that will cme with the secnd WSA airprt, and t develp a framewrk fr actins and decisins required nw. RDA Sydney seeks supprt frm the NSW gvernment t build an Aviatin Industry cluster with capability prfiles fr Australian and in particular NSW capable airprt and airprt equipment designers and suppliers f grund supprt equipment highlighting strengths t successful lessee f Western Sydney Airprt fr future business pprtunities in the future design and peratin f the airprt. RDA Sydney seeks supprt frm the NSW gvernment fllwing the abve wrkshp, t scpe with key industry partners a framewrk, and the frmatin f a taskfrce with its wn implementatin strategy t rebuild aircraft maintenance and maintenance training industries by RDA Sydney seeks supprt frm the NSW gvernment and industry partners, t develp Aviatin Industry internatinal capability prfiles fr the NSW-based university and industry research facilities and training f internatinal pilts, administratin management staff, engineers and technical service peple. Investigate and plan t develp ver time a new cllabrative university centre f excellence campus with integrated testing and maintenance facilities t prvide the fly-in fly-ut practical n-the-jb training fr Australian and verseas undergraduates. This wuld f curse include flight training facilities fr internatinal pilt training. RDA Sydney t recmmend t the Australian and NSW gvernment the establishment f a NSW airprts-based Air Freight Efficiency Wrking Grup, with the Australian Gvernment departments- including Custms, Quarantine grups, Transprt agencies; TfNSW, Sydney Airprt, Australian Lgistics Cuncil, the Australian Federatin f internatinal frwarders (AFIF), Exprt Cuncil f Australia, the Data 61 FLLL Transprt Innvatin cluster and all f the ther key supply chain rganisatins. This grup wuld lk at the effectiveness and efficiency f existing air freight system and prcesses and make immediate recmmendatins fr streamlining and imprving the existing system as well as ptential new peratins and prcedures that culd be designed int the new airprt. 99

101 Sectin Tw - Aerspace and Defence Industries RDA Sydney t seek supprt frm the NSW gvernment t investigate and wrkshp with SADIG, Aviatin Aerspace and ther key natinal and NSW industry and gvernment stakehlders, the prpsal t develp a virtual cllabrative Aerspace/Defence Supply- Chain Cluster including new ptential natinal industry pprtunities that culd be develped, and the rle the Western Sydney Airprt wuld play with the ther pprtunities fr industry develpment in WSEA. RDA Sydney t prgress initial discussins with Australian and NSW gvernments, industry and university research grups regarding a US styled NASA autnmus systems and space hub centre in Sydney including the rle the Western Sydney Airprt wuld play and the pprtunities fr industry develpment in WSEA. This wuld include the siting f a new UAV/Autnmus Systems Testing precinct at a site near the new WSA airprt. RDA Sydney thrugh SADIG wuld seek t prgress with the NSW gvernment, the NSW space capabilities as part f the new Australian gvernment Natinal Space Innvatin Plicy and Strategies currently being updated. This wuld include the discussins and bjectives f the SADIG Space 2.0 wrking grup in helping develp the strategic directin fr the NSW based industry t enhance uptake f A+S2.0 prjects - particularly in develping new uses and new technlgy algrithms, sftware and prcess systems which culd be implemented using small lw-cst cube satellite technlgy. RDA Sydney will cntinue t wrk with the Department f Defence DST grup and the NSW Chief Scientist s ffice and DI t prmte the establishment and funding f a NSW Defence Science Institute (like Victria). This institute wuld be jintly funded by gvernment, research institutins and industry t accelerate natinal and internatinal aerspace and research and business pprtunities fr NSW. Sectin Three - Transprt and Lgistics RDA Sydney recmmend and seek NSW gvernment supprt fr the frmatin f a new TfNSW led Freight Wrking Grup. In a similar way t the success resulting frm the frmatin the Prt Btany Landside Imprvement Strategy (PBLIS), this TfNSW Freight Wrking Grup culd wrk with NSW Prts, the industry bdies, DPE, ARTC, lcal cuncils and the Greater Sydney Cmmissin t frm a new Western Sydney T&L freight and supply chain industry taskfrce. This taskfrce shuld review the present and future develpment f the prpsed intermdals and thse planned in the WSEA at Rpes Creek and at Badgerys Creek in the future and prvide advice as t the necessary site requirements, bundaries and ffsets, infrastructure, and transprt crridrs t interface with an efficient airfreight & custms terminal at the new WSA airprt. RDA Sydney recmmend and seek NSW gvernment help and in the develpment f a new cllabrative T&L industry Centre f Excellence precinct at Eastern Creek, which wuld include a T&L Supply chain management educatin and research centre. This lcal centre f excellence precinct wuld prvide a virtual hub f activities fr bth industry grups and supprtive SME technlgy cmpanies fr all f the T&L precincts 100

102 in GWS. It culd als be linked back t the significant individual research and university transprt & lgistics knwledge centres already based in Sydney, Newcastle and Wllngng. RDA Sydney supprts TfNSW led Smart Innvatin Centre fr Partnership and Cllabratin initiative t fcus n autnmus vehicles and transprt systems based in Huntingwd, Blacktwn near WSEA. The TfNSW smart innvatin centre wuld als be an incubatr fr cmmercial and academic partners wanting t maximise the ptential fr their technlgy innvatins. RDA Sydney are happy t participate in initial scping wrkshps with respect t the frmatin. Sectin Fur - Digital Industries RDA Sydney seek NSW gvernment supprt t help further develp and build a capability prfile f the IT technlgy, warehusing design engineering cmmunicatins and equipment supprt cmpanies which are nw supprting the grwth f the majr retailers, whlesaler and distributin cmpanies in GWS. RDA Sydney seek NSW gvernment nging supprt t build and develp the WSEA digital industry cluster in GWS as a whle - particularly arund the data centres, arund smart-ups, smart prducts and technlgies IT, B2B and Machine 2 Machine real-time autmatin systems and rbtics. RDA Sydney recmmend t the NSW gvernment t build and expand the newly created cllabrative Creative Digital Industry Piivt cluster in inner Sydney arund UTS t ne cvering all f Sydney including GWS - based n a UCSD Cnnect San Dieg mdel Sectin Five - Advanced Manufacturing & Electrnics RDA Sydney believe that in rder t bring abut change it will be imperative that entrepreneurs, designers, engineers and manufacturers becme mre aware f the skills and technlgy capabilities available frm ther entities acrss Sydney. Individual cmpanies shuld be encuraged t learn hw t better relate t their clients, understand the changing nature f wrld markets with digital disruptin, and hw in respnse, they can cllabrate strategically with thers, and innvate all elements acrss their business in their prducts, prcesses and management systems. RDA Sydney recmmend t the NSW gvernment that they shuld endeavur t create a new Start-up Ecsystem fr Manufacturing in Sydney, and supprt industry grups t develp clusters and nline capability directries acrss industry specialties and gegraphically. RDA Sydney seek NSW gvernment supprt t help develp a majr advanced manufacturing & electrnics cluster mdel fr Sydney -based n a UCSD Cnnect San Dieg style mdel. In a similar way t the San Dieg regin, this culd be develped ver a range f cmpetitive industry streams cvering all f Sydney including GWS. (See Sectin 5.3 Best Practice - Cnnect San Dieg ) 101

103 RDA Sydney seek NSW gvernment supprt t help develp and build industry capability prfiles, and a gegraphic/sectr database f the leading manufacturing and research industry sectrs. This wuld include the industry research and technlgy centres, and cmpanies with leading-edge technlgies and expertise. RDA Sydney seek NSW gvernment supprt t help run sme frmatin wrkshps and build an initial where-t-g website which wuld bring tgether details as t the capabilities, research assistance, and where t g fr assistance etc, as well as t create a place where start-up entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and business advisrs culd be invlved. RDA Sydney wuld recmmend t the NSW gvernment that they invest in building the necessary internatinal technical and managerial expertise team t bring all this tgether investigating and building n the cre industry and research cmpetencies that already exist, but mre imprtantly hw t build new industry pprtunities arund data centres; arund smart-ups, smart prducts and technlgies; IT; B2B and Machine 2 Machine real-time autmatin systems and rbtics. Sectin Six - Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturing RDA Sydney t seek meeting with MTP Cnnect (Medtech and PharmaGrwth Centre), and the Australian and NSW gvernment with respect t supprting a wrkshp. This prpsed wrkshp, rganized in cnjunctin with Medicines Australia and the Cmplementary Medicines Australia grup, Sydney Airprt, the Exprt Cuncil f Australia, Austrade, the air freight industry and gvernment exprt agencies, wuld cme tgether t discuss the issues and further develp the findings in this reprt. There is a need t develp practical changes that culd be implemented immediately t vercme the significant reprted lst exprt pprtunities - with respect t new streamlined custms and air transprt freight systems, quicker respnse times, csts and expenses in accessing markets. Sectin Seven- Bimedical/Bi tech/ Veterinary Prducts, Research and Testing Further t the abve, RDA Sydney wuld seek t rganize with key industry partners a separate wrkshp with MTP Cnnect, the Exprt Cuncil f Australia, AusBitech and the MTAA NSW Knwledge Hub, Sydney Airprt, Austrade and the air freight industry and gvernment agencies, t discuss the issues raised, and t further develp the findings in this reprt. The bjective f the wrkshp wuld be t identify practical changes that culd be implemented immediately with ur airprt at KSA, and hw we capitalize n this with a new 24/7 WSA airprt- with respect t new streamlined custms and air transprt freight systems, interim airprt specialized refrigeratin and strage facilities, quicker respnse times, csts and expenses in accessing markets. 102

104 Sectin Eight - Agribusiness Research/Fd Packaging & Prcessing RDA Sydney t rganize with DPI, DI and FIAL t hld wrkshp discussins t investigate the develpment f a new cllabrative virtual fd innvatin research and industry develpment cluster with specialty streams, which build n the unique industry strengths and all f the key universities research capabilities f USYD, UNSW, UTS and WSU, and the CSIRO in Sydney. Cmpanies interviewed said that there is a need fr a cmbinatin f high tech, prductin industries that will cmplement ne anther and that see the ptential t cllabrate and the need fr research and innvatin. RDA Sydney t arrange meeting with WSU, USYD, UNSW and Celestin with respect t the prpsed WSU Innvatin Crridr. The USYD, WSU and Celestin and Hawkesbury Agripark research facilities culd perhaps be leveraged and a newly created sustainable agriculture and fd systems degree, as an incubatr and feeder initiative fr new industry entrants and start-ups. RDA Sydney will endeavur t assist the Celestin grup, wh have planned a future majr research Science Park at Luddenham with its wn cmmercial and residential precinct, with the findings f this reprt. They are seeking t encurage internatinal investment int wrld class research facilities ver a range f industries. RDA Sydney seek supprt frm the NSW gvernment t rganize a wrkshp with key industry stakehlders. This wrkshp wuld seek t bring tgether the Exprt Cuncil f Australia, FIAL, fd and agribusiness industry exprt grups, Australian gvernment agriculture grups, DPI NSW, Sydney Airprt and the air freight industry and gvernment agencies, t further develp the findings in this reprt. It is suggested that ne utcme wuld be t frm an exprt taskfrce t develp practical changes that culd be implemented immediately with respect t market facilitatin and meeting facilities at KSA Sydney airprt, new streamlined quarantine, custms and air transprt freight and interim refrigeratin and strage systems, quicker respnse times, csts and expenses in accessing markets. Sectin Nine - Building and Cnstructin Materials/Resurces/Energy RDA Sydney seek supprt frm the NSW gvernment t rganize a wrkshp with key sustainable green building and materials industry and research stakehlders t investigate further the interest in develping a smart ec-green building materials and metal specialist industry cluster precinct near Bluescpe Steel plant near Erskine Park. RDA Sydney seek supprt frm the NSW gvernment t rganise a wrkshp with envirnmental water, waste and resurce recvery management and renewable energy cmpanies and research industry stakehlders t evaluate the ptential f encuraging these technlgy cmpanies t set up manufacturing and technlgy develpment in the GWS. 103

105 5.3 Best Practice CONNECT SAN DIEGO Helping t create and scale great innvatin cmpanies thrugh access t the resurces that entrepreneurs & grwing cmpanies need mst Peple, Capital, & Technlgy. Since 2010, ecnmic develpment leaders acrss the wrld have studied and debated the innvatin ecnmy f San Dieg. They are trying t quantify the factrs that have enabled CONNECT-San Dieg t becme a leading innvatin pwerhuse ver the past 30 years. In rder t supprt revitalizatin f the US ecnmy and ur glbal cmpetitiveness, CONNECT has identified a success frmula that can be sequenced acrss ther regins f the wrld. The key elements in CONNECT s frmula fr acceleratin f innvatin are: BC : Business Creatin- Accelerating the success f innvatrs at all stages f grwth VC : Venture Capital - Cnnecting innvatrs t the financial resurces necessary fr success EC : Educatinal Curriculum- Accelerating the learning curve f innvatrs DC : Innvatin Plicy- Representing innvatin cmpanies n Capitl Hill and in Sacrament n barriers t cmmercializing discveries RC : Recgnitin & Cmpetitin - Prmting San Dieg s grund breaking discveries and breakthrugh innvatrs CC : Cnvergence Clusters - Accelerating innvatin with shared infrmatin and cllabratin BC: BUSINESS CREATION- Accelerating the success f innvatrs at all stages f grwth SPRINGBOARD Hands n mentring by industry veterans fr innvatrs at the discvery, technlgy transfer, cmmercializatin, transitin and glbal bridging stages. ENTREPRENEURS-IN-RESIDENCE Mre than 200 entrepreneurs-in-residence and 300 dmain experts are available t cach start-ups in business planning, fundraising, financial prjectins, marketing, engineering and IP. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ROUNDTABLE Frmatin f a seed fund lan prgram t help researchers prtect and finance technlgy innvatin develpment. CONNECT-ASSIST Help research institutins recruit and retain key faculty. 104

106 SPRINGBOARD GLOBAL BRIDGE - with UC San Dieg Extensin and is being expanded t take advantage f the ptential passage f the Start-up Visa Bill which will enable mre entrepreneurs t immigrate t and invest in the US. LEADERSHIP DINNERS - Mderated, invitatin-nly discussins featuring leading thught leaders. VC: VENTURE CAPITAL - Cnnecting innvatrs t the financial resurces necessary fr success VENTURE ROUNDTABLES- Cnnecting VCs and angel investrs t investment-ready deals in high tech, life sciences, cleantech, cnvergence (including wireless health), sprt innvatin, cyber security, autnmus rbtics FINANCIAL FORUM- Educatin f innvatrs n all surces f capital and develpment f new funding mdels. TIMELY TOPICS - Educatin series n new laws, best practices and cmpetitive issues. DEAL NETWORK - Investment-ready cmpanies present t private gatherings f high net wrth investrs. CONNECT/CALIT2 GRANTS PORTAL-The prtal, develped in cllabratin with Calit2, helps innvatrs access all federal grants available in their area f fcus. Staff supprt is planned t assist emerging cmpanies with identifying key wrds and navigatin. LA JOLLA RESEARCH & INNOVATION SUMMIT-Leading scientists prvide a visin f the future t ut-f-regin VCs and institutinal investrs. AFFILIATE PROGRAM: SAN DIEGO TECH COAST ANGELS A Netwrk f individual investrs wh invest in early stage deals in Suthern Califrnia EC- EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM- Accelerating the learning curve f innvatrs. BIOGEN IDEC ENTREPRENEURS FOR YOUNG INOVATORS PROGRAM A pilt prgram funded by a Transfrmatinal Grant in Science Educatin frm the Bigen Idec Fundatin. The prgram brings inspiring life sciences entrepreneurs with exciting prducts int the classrms f lcal middle and high schls with the gal f encuraging students t pursue careers in the life sciences. CONNECT plans t extend the prgram t high tech. CEO STRATEGY FORUMS - Prvides mini YPO -type experience fr grwth tech CEOs. FRAMEWORKS WORKSHOPS- Half-day wrkshp series n business basics and timely tpics. FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & MEDICINE- Lecture series shwcases grund breaking research effrts in San Dieg. 105

107 MIT ENTERPRISE FORUM- SAN DIEGO - MBA-style case studies and high-level netwrking. RC- RECOGNITION & COMPETITION- Prmting San Dieg s grund breaking discveries and breakthrugh innvatrs CONNECT WITH CONNECT - Netwrk with 600+ business leaders frm all f San Dieg s technlgy clusters and see grund breaking displays f new technlgy. ENTREPRENEUR HALL Of FAME AWARDS - Hnuring San Dieg s innvatin pineers. MOST INNOVATIVE NEW PRODUCT AWARDS - MIP is t San Dieg s technlgy industry what the Academy Awards is t the mvie business. Grund breaking new prducts with glbal impact are hnured. Tw extrardinary individuals are recgnized with Distinguished Cntributins Awards in Life Sciences and Technlgy and a cmpany that has made a significant impact n sciety is presented with the William W. Ottersn Award. DC: INNOVATION POLICY- represents innvatin cmpanies n Capitl Hill and in Sacrament n barriers t cmmercializing discveries. CONNECT INNOVATION INSTITUTE The Innvatin Institute advcates fr federal plicies that will create near term jbs and capital investment t stimulate the innvatin ecnmy. Pririties include: Tax free repatriatin f US crprate prfits earned abrad and invested in the US; Permanent R & D tax credit fr external investments; Revisin f FASB 167; Mdernizatin f the SBA lan prgram; Re-intrductin f the SBIC as a pre-venture fund; and As the pace f innvatin accelerates expnentially, ensuring sciety-at-large has the pprtunity t evaluate the ethical impacts f science and technlgy advances. WASHINGTON DC OFFICE DC advcate cnducts Innvatin 101 Hill Briefings and educates plicy makers n the ecnmic benefits f: The innvatin ecnmy and the impact f regulatins n IP; Wrkfrce develpment funding; Capital frmatin; 106

108 Wrkfrce develpment; and Regulatin and trade. CONNECT INNOVATION REPORT Tracks the health f San Dieg s innvatin ecnmy in cmparisn with key innvatin regins acrss the US. CC: CONVERGENCE CLUSTERS - Accelerating innvatin with shared infrmatin and cllabratin. NEARSOURCING CLUSTER Helping cmpanies t stay as virtual as pssible as a better way t manage limited capital and increase innvatin and speed t market. Initiative includes: IHUB Integrating a cmprehensive nline and searchable resurce guide int the CONNECT website called TheCnnectry.cm. It includes 5,000 nearsurcing cmpanies in San Dieg; Netwrking marketplaces fr buyers and sellers; and Discussin frums. CONNECT is managing the effrts f 35+ San Dieg research and academic institutins, trade assciatins, reginal EDCs and investrs t accelerate the grwth f San Dieg s cnvergence clusters in mbile health, bifuels, slar energy and energy strage. Outcmes will include: New cllabratins; Emplyment pprtunities; Increased access t capital including federal grants; and A shrter cmmercializatin prcess. SD SPORT INNOVATORS SD Sprt Innvatrs drives the grwth f San Dieg s vibrant sprts ecnmy by ffering innvative prgrams and services t start-ups, entrepreneurs, mature cmpanies and service prviders. Services include cnnecting the actin and sprt industry with researchers wh have develped new applicatins in advanced materials and clean technlgy. 107

109 Cnnect San Dieg Website: 108

110 75+ RESEARCH INSTITUTES 260+ DEFENSE / TRANSPORTATION 600+ BIOMEDICAL / LIFE SCIENCES 3,000+ IT / WIRELESS / COMMUNICATIONS / SOFTWARE 700+ CLEANTECH 600+ SPORT INNOVATORS 109

111 10+ CONVERGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTES 50+ MOBILE HEALTH & GENOMICS / 75+ BIOINFORMATICS 75+ CYBERSECURITY & AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS 250+ BIOFUELS / SOLAR ENERGY & ENERGY STORAGE 110

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