附件2：附件2-Guideline of 3rd Party Investment第三方投入指南.docx

Guideline of 3rd Party Investment 2024 CAS-CSIRO Joint Project Purpose of the CAS-CSIRO joint project Under five thematic areas, aligning to the annual research direction of each Theme, both CAS and CSIRO will jointly leverage 3rd party investment to increase the size of the projects, address shared challenges and deliver a greater impact. Principles when engaging 3rd party     Both of CAS and CSIRO responsible to identify and secure 3rd party Theme leader guides engagement with 3rd party Using the organization’s standard policy to engage with a 3rd party IP arrangements will be decided jointly between CAS and CSIRO Partners    Funding partners: providing the funding for the research Co-creator: researchers Delivery partner: delivering the outputs to market General description of 3rd party in CAS-CSIRO Joint Project A 3rd party is an entity that is involved in a joint project in a collaboration that is primarily between CAS and CSIRO. Type of 3rd party       Government Body State Owned Enterprise Private Company University Research organization (exclusive CAS/CSIRO) Numbers of 3rd party in one project No limitation Location of 3rd party  Australia, China or other countries that meet CAS and CSIRO governance requirement General description of 3rd party investment in CAS-CSIRO Joint Project Investment from 3rd party is essential and critical to enable the joint project to have a larger size and greater impact that both CAS and CSIRO jointly couldn’t do alone Type of investment   Cash In-kind: people who are directly involved in the project and infrastructure that people access during the project delivery. Background IP is not included. Percentage of cash and in-kind investment  No restriction with the following recommended models: 1. Purely cash investment 2. Major portion of cash (>50% of the total investment), top up in-kind 3. Purely in-kind investment The required minimum AUD$500K per year for three years from 3rd party It’s a joint responsibility from both CAS and CSIRO to source 3rd party. The project is at the minimum value of AUD$740K per year which is comprised of AUD$240K contribution from both CAS and CSIRO and minimum AUD$500K investment from 3rd party.