The federal government has rejected criticism that the appointment of a former Coalition industry minister to the CSIRO board last year was cronyism, despite his lack of science background...
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The government’s recycling development fund will receive a $60 million boost in the federal budget, with the national science agency to also launch a plastics recycling research program. As...
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Tech behemoth Google is the first founding partner of Australia’s new CSIRO-run National Artificial Intelligence Centre, with the two organisations set to share skills in a bid to build...
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CSIRO has brought in two Big Four consultancies to overhaul its financial system and develop an overarching health strategy for the science agency. PwC and Deloitte will share in...
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Scientists at the CSIRO have produced a breakthrough in vaccine storage and transport technology that greatly extends their lifespan while avoiding the need for specialised refrigeration. A research paper...
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CSIRO has defended its use of global management consultants to guide a program “streamlining” organisational processes and systems around a new strategy, with the agency saying there is no...
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A successful funding round has landed $32 million for drone mapping and data analytics startup Emesent. After an oversubscribed series A funding round, led by Australian investment firm Perennial...
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CSIRO is seeking to expand its quantum research capability to ensure Australia remains at the forefront in the development of this new technology. Last May, CSIRO announced it would...
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Australia’s peak science lobby has called on government to “double down” on its research and development investment to raise it to 3 per cent of GDP in order to...
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US consulting giant McKinsey is being paid $1.2 million to review CSIRO’s organisational processes and systems to “simplify and streamline” the agency ahead of the next federal budget. The...
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A framed intergalactic trader, a prison planet and the tantalising prospect of escape is what started it for me. I first came across Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a teenage...
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The federal government has poached Microsoft’s global artificial intelligence solution sales lead to head its new National AI Centre, which it says will serve as the “front door” for...
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Researchers and businesses preparing to head to the Moon can test their technologies in a new facility established by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. The purpose-built facility in Brisbane...
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The national science agency will support up to 25 small to medium businesses working in the Australian space sector with a new program that offers training, mentorship, and access...