Tag: NICTA

CSIRO and the politics of data

Posted on   |  by James Riley
You have to wonder how the CSIRO found itself used as an elaborate prop in the delivery of a mean-spirited and pointless political wedge via Treasurer Scott Morrison’s second...

Turnbull restores Data61 funding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
If you believe the Australian Financial Review’s Phil Coorey, the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is set to restore funding to Australia’s flagship ICT research and commercialisation agency, Data61. And...

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...

iAwards uncovers logistics gold

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Australian innovation is alive and well, if this year’s iAwards are any pointer. The awards, held in Melbourne last week, have a number of categories including three ‘Young Innovator...

Alston backs Data61’s Turner

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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...

Creating better research returns

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Chris Pyne’s higher education research review addresses a familiar problem in Australia that has been looking for a long term solution for decades. That is, the nation produces some...

Opposition grows to R&D cuts

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The Government’s proposed 1.5 per cent cut to its R&D tax rebate has passed the House of Representatives, but hopes remain among the measure’s many opponents that it will...