Tag: CSIRO

PM’s Cabinet crew on innovation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last night chaired the first meeting of the Innovation and Science Committee of the Cabinet. The meeting marks the first time a Cabinet-level committee...

On science, religion and the CSIRO

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
The head of CSIRO, Larry Marshall, has apologised for comparing the passions aroused by climate change with those sparked by religion. “The politics of climate, I think there’s a...

CSIRO shakeout is all about data

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The CSIRO will shed 350 jobs and redirect its research priorities as part of a major shake-up under new CEO Larry Marshall, that includes an organisation-wide focus on data...

Data61 confronts next big challenge

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is a lot to like about Data61 and the unmatched ambition of its strategic plan, announced to the media a week ago. And there is a lot to...

Adrian Turner on Data61 funding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The $75 million in additional spending for the Data61 unit of the CSIRO, announced by the Prime Minister this month, is not a re-instatement of the original NICTA funding,...

Are there no women in Camelot?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The list of senior leadership appointments to the Commonwealth’s innovation infrastructure is impressive, bringing a diversity of business and commercial experience to the roles that had perhaps been lacking....

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...

What next for tech, Malcolm?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Malcolm Turnbull is offering Australia a different style of leadership. He has promised to be more consultative, more collegiate. Tony Abbott offered the same, but didn’t deliver. And Malcolm...

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...