The #1 Rule for RDTI Claim Success? You must do an Experiment

The RDTI program defines R&D as activities that aim to create new knowledge or new or improved materials, products, devices, processes, or services. The activities must involve experimental activities that are conducted for the purpose of generating new knowledge.

But what does that actually mean? Generating new knowledge using experimental activities, means using a scientific approach to test a hypothesis or theory through a controlled experiment. In the terms of the RDTI legislation, this is described as a systematic progression of work and this process typically involves the following steps:

1. Forming a hypothesis or research question: This is the starting point of the process and it involves identifying a problem or question that needs to be answered.

2. Planning and designing the research: This involves developing a plan to test the hypothesis or research question, including determining the methods and procedures that will be used to collect and analyze data.

3. Conducting the research: This step involves carrying out the plan by collecting data, analyzing it and interpreting the results.

4. Reporting and disseminating the results: This step involves communicating the results of the research to others, through publications or other forms of dissemination. For the RDTI this means completing and then describing your experimental results as part of your claim.

5. Verifying the results: This step involves repeating the research process to check for any errors and to validate the results of the research.

This systematic progression of work is based on the principles of science, which include objectivity, replicability, skepticism, and empiricism. This means that the research process must be objective and unbiased, the results should be replicable and testable, and the research must be based on evidence and observation.

In summary, generating new knowledge using a systematic approach based on the principles of science, means using a methodical and logical process that is guided by scientific principles to test hypotheses and theories in order to gain new understanding or insights.

R&D Certainty employ a team of scientists and experts to assist you with the design of your experiments and the construction of your R&D plans, to ensure that you comply with the requirements of the program and that you maximise the benefits of the RDTI program for your business.

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