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Joining forces to keep the peace

6 August 2008

Elizabeth Stewart, Victoria Police; Dr Richard Davis, National Security Science and Technology Unit, Federal Government; and Cheryl Johnson, Commonwealth Department of Transport.

Monash University's Industry Engagement and Commercialisation Group hosted an open day last week for the National Security Science and Technology Unit (NSST), Office of National Security, to facilitate discussion between the department and Victorian universities.

The event included presentations from Monash University's Dr Peter Lentini, Associate Professor Sharon Pickering and Dr Leslie Yeo and members of the Federal Government's National Security Science and Technology Unit.

A workshop was also conducted as part of the Monash/CSIRO Initiative for Peace and Security, a new collaboration that aims to address the major challenges in the areas of peace, security and social cohesion in the community.

The initiative will draw on the strengths of internationally-renowned researchers in physical and social sciences and provide a portal to share knowledge between Monash, the CSIRO and the community.

Keynote speakers at the event included representatives from the Federal Government Department of Transport, Victoria Police, and the National Security Science and Technology Unit of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.