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Our billion-dollar AI opportunity

Originally published by InnovationAus.com Like electricity, artificial intelligence (AI) is a general purpose technology that has the potential to drastically alter societies through its impact on economic and social structures. The AI revolution is not on the horizon — it’s already here. In fact, AI is estimated to generate $13 trillion in economic activity across the...

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Spotlight on Women in Tech - Dr. Sara Khalifa

We’re talking to Dr. Sara Khalifa from the Data61 distributed sensing systems group (DSSG) on her career journey and why she pursued career in tech. GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF YOUR CAREER JOURNEY IN TECH SO FAR AND YOUR CURRENT ROLE AT DATA61. My career journey started in my home country of Egypt in...

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David Thodey on the science of growth

Originally published by InnovationAus.com CSIRO chairman David Thodey has cautioned government and business alike against tightening research and innovation budgets in the face of Australia’s somewhat anaemic economic outlook. After the 27 years of continuous growth, the economy is quite clearly tightening, and it is becoming harder to find new growth. Offering a word to...

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NationalMap - High-value data is innovation driver

Originally published by InnovationAus.com  As the world has become increasingly digitised, data is playing a critical role in almost every aspect of society. Data has the power to provide invaluable insights and drive innovation for policymakers, in turn, contributing to communities, the economy and even the local environment. A recent study by Microsoft which explored the...

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Engineering identity from anonymity: Our work on risks of re-identification

As you’ve no doubt read, either through Algorithm or national news, data is everywhere. We create and consume data continuously. This data is specific to us, but when consolidated, this shared data can be of immense value. The value is not only for population level insights. An example – it has been identified that data...

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D61+ LIVE 2019 – Day Two

Can researchers successfully commercialise their findings, what influence a highly-connected and fast world has on today’s business models, changing perspectives on robotics as a career choice, and accelerating science with data – Day Two of D61+ LIVE 2019 saw plenty of robust conversation and thought leadership surrounding Australia’s digital-driven future. How to navigate your organisation’s...

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D61+ LIVE 2019 – Day One

Starting with a visit to the Mixed Reality exhibition by the Hon Karen Andrews, Day One of D61+ LIVE examined the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Australia’s data-driven future, industry’s digital opportunities, and the immense potential of artificial intelligence.Collaboration was a reoccurring theme throughout the day, with Karen Andrews encouraging partnership between government, science and technology, while...

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David Thodey on the science of growth

Originally published by InnovationAus.com CSIRO chairman David Thodey has cautioned government and business alike against tightening research and innovation budgets in the face of Australia’s somewhat anaemic economic outlook. After the 27 years of continuous growth, the economy is quite clearly tightening, and it is becoming harder to find new growth. Offering a word to...

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Our billion-dollar AI opportunity

Originally published by InnovationAus.com Like electricity, artificial intelligence (AI) is a general purpose technology that has the potential to drastically alter societies through its impact on economic and social structures. The AI revolution is not on the horizon — it’s already here. In fact, AI is estimated to generate $13 trillion in economic activity across the...

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NationalMap – High-value data is innovation driver

Originally published by InnovationAus.com  As the world has become increasingly digitised, data is playing a critical role in almost every aspect of society. Data has the power to provide invaluable insights and drive innovation for policymakers, in turn, contributing to communities, the economy and even the local environment. A recent study by Microsoft which explored the...

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Spotlight on Women in Tech – Dr. Sara Khalifa

We’re talking to Dr. Sara Khalifa from the Data61 distributed sensing systems group (DSSG) on her career journey and why she pursued career in tech. GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF YOUR CAREER JOURNEY IN TECH SO FAR AND YOUR CURRENT ROLE AT DATA61. My career journey started in my home country of Egypt in...

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Engineering identity from anonymity: Our work on risks of re-identification

As you’ve no doubt read, either through Algorithm or national news, data is everywhere. We create and consume data continuously. This data is specific to us, but when consolidated, this shared data can be of immense value. The value is not only for population level insights. An example – it has been identified that data...
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Big Tech Impacts for 2018

Technological change accelerates faster than our ability to observe it, but with enough investigative rigour, we can scratch at the surface of the near future

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D61+Live 2018 - Building robust AI

While artificial intelligence can undertake some tasks more efficiently than humans, there are other tasks it cannot adequately replicate. What happens if an autonomous vehicle interprets a tampered stop sign as a speed limit?

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D61+Live 2018 - CSIRO's Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley

Economic and social prosperity depends on change. Behind every breakthrough technology that drives change is science.CSIRO's Chief Scientist shares her experience on achieving breakthroughs in science over her 33 years at CSIRO, and what it takes to succeed.

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Our billion-dollar AI opportunity

The AI revolution is not on the horizon — it’s already here. In fact, AI is estimated to generate $13 trillion in economic activity across the world by 2030. So how can we build a positive AI future?

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Data61 Mixed Reality Lab

A ‘technology game-changer’ for manufacturing and multiple other industries, the newly launched Mixed Reality Lab in Melbourne will enable organisations to create ‘digital twins’, or computer-generated copies, of real-world objects.

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