Tag: CSIRO

Robots and tax: paying the freight

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia does not need a robot tax – but it should take automation and the erosion of traditional jobs a whole lot more seriously. CSIRO’s Data61 chief executive Adrian...

CSIRO to open five US offices

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
Australia’s government-owned science and research agency CSIRO is to open an office in the US, in the San Francisco Bay area, by July. It will be supplemented by smaller...

Hunt unveils new vision for CSIRO

Posted on   |  by Beverley Head
The CSIRO has been told where to prioritise its efforts and what the government expects from it; in return it has been promised a modest $115 million increase in...

PM Lee sings a familiar song

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
In many ways the contrast between the vast resource-rich Australia and geographically tiny and resource-free Singapore could not be more stark. And yet the two countries are becoming ever...

Under the pump: Innovation policy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Having thrown his entire ‘innovation ministry’ out with former Assistant Innovation Minister Wyatt Roy, there’s certainly a sense that the Prime Minister is recasting his National Innovation and Science...

Rocky ride at the top for CSIRO

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is telling that the freshly-minted Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Greg Hunt this week publicly offered his “full support” to CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall. These words...

Big business and big innovation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With the Coalition now primed to take hold of the post-election parliamentary reins, Australia’s innovation switch has again been flicked, and big business had better be ready. In his...

Elizabeth Eastland and the CSIRO

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Innovation may be the love-child of technology and creativity, but the focus is often fixed firmly on code and computers, leaving genuine creativity to fend for itself. This is...

CSIRO looks into the crystal ball

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
Last week, to remarkably little fanfare, the CSIRO released a fascinating little report looking at Australia’s future. The report is called Australia 2030: Navigating our uncertain future. It is...