Data61’s partnership model: riding a wave of R&D disruption by Victoria Draudins | 0 comments A year since the former NICTA lost its funding base and became Data61, part of the CSIRO, it continues to develop valuable intellectual property while acting as an R&D ecosystem architect, bringing together universities, government and the private sector for mutual benefit. CEO Adrian Turner is riding a wave of global disruption.
CSIRO plots new market-based road map by Tom Burton | 0 comments Opening the Data61 Live conference in Melbourne, Larry Marshall said we can look for someone to blame for shifts, "and we see that a lot in politics ... or we can stare the challenge in the face and invent a way around it."
Data 61 fits release valve to BlockChain hype bubble by Julian Bajkowski | 0 comments The CSIRO's Data 61 unit has reality checked BlockChain evangelists. Will Australian FinTech ever be the same?
Innovation at scale: CSIRO reveals plan for US outpost by The Mandarin | 0 comments Is the march of globalisation slowing down as it turns politically inconvenient? Not in Australia, and not at the CSIRO.
First Commonwealth data fellows named by The Mandarin | 0 comments In a bid to boost the Commonwealth's data capacity, the government is offering three month intensive coaching opportunities. Its first five data fellows have been announced.
Partner Content New body of evidence for Australia’s wellness economy by Nina Hendy | 0 comments A new strategic research alliance between the CSIRO and Swisse will build a body of scientific evidence on complementary medicine and help revolutionise the flourishing industry sector.
Why CSIRO jobs had to go: Marshall’s ‘riskier science’ by The Mandarin | 0 comments Environomics and digiscape are two of the new experimental fields at CSIRO, possible after freeing up resources from cut areas like climate change. Larry Marshall says the shift will pay off with more sustainable industries for Australia.
APS advised on Fair Work ruling as protracted pay talks face further delay by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Is it curtains for ballots? New advice tells federal agencies how to respond to a Fair Work Commission ruling that could add more delays to some of the longest bargaining periods ever.
What is a smart city? Shared vision needed to align ‘jumbled mess’ by Stephen Easton | 1 comment A smart city is a cool idea but needs a lot of contributors to be on the same page about the end-state they are trying to achieve. Personalisation should be a guiding light.
Big blue builds new national cybersecurity centre in Canberra by Tom Burton | 0 comments IBM is establishing a National Cyber Security Centre in Canberra (NCSC) to foster greater collaboration with government and business.
Antarctic strategy positive but CSIRO cuts leave cracks in ice research by Stephen Easton | 0 comments The new 20-year action plan for Antarctica ticks all the key boxes, according to the man whose expertise fed into it. But CSIRO cuts have others questioning the Commonwealth's commitment to the icy continent.
Australia’s Data61 teams up with UK’s CyLon to ‘accelerate’ cybersecurity by Stephen Easton | 0 comments The CSIRO's data-focused digital research unit, Data61, has joined forces with a like-minded organisation in the United Kingdom in hopes Australia can grow a world-leading cybersecurity industry.
Tom Burton: risk the elephant left in innovation room by Tom Burton | 0 comments Malcolm Turnbull wants government to take more risks — but that requires a very different approach if he wants a truly 21st century government. Today's Innovation Statement is only step one.
New ‘open by default’ public data policy just the beginning by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Data can fuel innovation, improve service delivery and underpin genuine evidence-based policy. A new 18-month roadmap and training from PM&C aims to shift public service culture on data sharing.
CSIRO hits the accelerator with in-house start-ups by Stephen Easton | The nation's science incubator is fostering a start-up culture on research development. Nine staff units could become independent businesses under a new program.
