Tag: Adrian Turner

PM appoints new Chief Scientist

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Prime Minister has clearly got the man he wanted as the nation’s new Chief Scientist with the appointment of Dr Alan Finkel, who can claim not only a...

Riding startup herd with Wyatt Roy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It didn’t really matter who Wyatt Roy invited to his first Policy Hack event, held in partnership with the Sydney incubator/accelerator Blue Chilli. He was always going to be...

Alston backs Data61’s Turner

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With its creation last Friday heralded ingloriously by a “taking out the trash” ministerial statement, Data61 was the best outcome among many unappealing alternatives, according to NICTA board member...

NICTA now calls CSIRO home

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia has a new research agency today with the creation of Data61 from the merged interests of Australia’s premier ICT research house NICTA, with the Digital Productivity flagship of...