To be recognised as a world-class research centre that contributes to sustainable economic and business systems research and improves quality of life in regional Australia and beyond.

Our research cluster leaders and team members work with a broad range of industry and research partners, national, state and local governments, and business and community organisations to generate new information and understanding about developing and managing resources for the most beneficial regional outcomes, the need to protect natural resources, the importance of human capital and entrepreneurial thinking in regional communities, new economic base development and improving supply chains within and outside regional Australia. The Centre also offers the opportunity to consolidate and grow existing research activities that have been conducted across the international community, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region includes Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Asia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands.

• Regional and Rural Economies 
• Supply and Value Chains, and Blockchains
• Regional Workforce Development