Tag: Data61

Australia’s data economy is missing in FMiA action

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Since the April launch of the federal government’s $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia mission, currently the subject of heated debate in parliament, we have been repeatedly told that...

CSIRO’s Data61 braces for job losses, funding crunch

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Researchers at the CSIRO’s Data61 business unit are bracing for job losses and research roll-backs as a funding crunch claims dozens of roles elsewhere at the agency and ends...

CSIRO’s chief scientist role faces uncertain future

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The national science agency could axe its chief scientist role as part of a planned restructure that is expected to result in hundreds of jobs cuts. CSIRO chief executive...

Can we build a regulatory digital twin?

Posted on   |  by Síobháine Slevin and Marina Yastreboff
The National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) commits $15 billion for the diversification and transformation of Australia’s industry and economy. The government has also promised a multi-million investment in responsible AI...

$18m for emerging tech research at unis, Data61

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
CSIRO’s Data61 has commissioned research projects from five universities into the use of emerging technologies to improve health and safety outcomes at potentially dangerous worksites. Prototype projects will be...

NSW to build out digital twin features

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales’ digital twin will undergo extensive work over the next 12 months to bring to life its next set of features, with the state government to enlist...

DHS watered down data scientists’ advice on robodebt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The department responsible for robodebt tried to water down independent advice from data experts and asked the government technology agency to enhance the illegal scheme’s “user experience” in less...

Data61 puts AI ethics into practice

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
After developing an artificial intelligence ethics framework long before the likes of ChatGPT and BARD, efforts are afoot at the data arm of Australia’s national science agency to help...