2016-08-09 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    9 AUGUST 2016


To drive the future services sector and specialised, technology-based manufacturing growth, the
SEQ region must:
-    provide business settings that accelerate innovation and creativity, and adopt appropriate
     technologies by traditional and new economy industries
-    provide highly effective and efficient transport infrastructure, and make the best use of high-
     frequency public transport, active transport networks and freight routes
- provide world-class, low-cost, high-speed telecommunications infrastructure
-    support the clustering of public and private research institutes, businesses that use the latest
     technology, and advanced business and support services.
   …
9.2 – Innovation & Technology
Principle:
Plan for existing and emerging clusters of science and technology, and health, education and
training, and protect them from incompatible development.
Policies:
9.2.1    Secure locations with significant investment in science and technology, and health,
         education and training infrastructure, and allow for future expansion of these activities
         together with complementary businesses and services.
9.2.2    Protect science and technology, and health, education and training clusters as identified in
         the SEQ Regional Plan Economic Development Opportunities Profiles from incompatible
         development when making a decision on a planning scheme amendment or development
         application.
Notes:
… The continuing growth of Queensland’s international reputation for research and development,
and economic specialisations, is crucial to the region’s future competitive advantage.
To retain and grow the region’s global business competitiveness and create region-wide
employment outcomes, locations with the best opportunities to commercialise applied research
and knowledge-intensive industry clusters must be secured. These must also be linked into a
network of appropriately located business enterprise areas.
These specialised science, innovation and technology activities must be able to expand at these
locations, with complementary co-locating businesses and services, to create new hubs of
knowledge economy activity. This is essential to achieve efficient business, commercialise applied
research, stimulate creativity, and to accelerate innovation and the early adoption of appropriate
technologies.
Strategically located land for existing and future innovation, science and technology hubs should
be protected for the long-term from inappropriate use and the encroachment of incompatible land
uses. Any proposal that could erode the future use of such land for industry and business purposes
should be reviewed against the long-term business and employment needs for the land.
New and emerging business clusters are characterised by their strong relationships with education,
research and development, skills development and the community. …
It is recognised that health, education and training institutes could provide the stimulus and focus
for future ‘new economy’ business clusters. Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland recognises that
research and development, innovation and skills programs improve competitiveness and
productivity. Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland sets a target to increase by 50 per cent the
proportion of Queensland businesses undertaking research and development or innovation by
2020.




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