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‘Tech will accelerate in dark times, says CSIRO’s Data61 boss’

Jon Whittle, the new boss of CSIRO’s Data61, the national science agency’s data and digital specialist division, believes some serious innovation will emerge from the dark economic times induced by the coronavirus. He believes technology will be at the core of Australia’s economic revival on the way out of the pandemic. “History shows that economic...

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Telehealth in Australia during COVID-19 and beyond: Insights

Telehealth has traditionally been used as a mechanism to improve access to healthcare services in rural and remote areas where such services are difficult to access in person. It can reduce the distance that people need to travel for healthcare services and expand the reach of specialist and allied health services, which are less accessible...

The Power of AI

This article first appeared in May issue of Company Director, the member magazine for the Australian Institute of Company Directors. We are seeing extraordinary collaborative efforts to help find a COVID-19 vaccine as the global scientific community shares valuable scientific data and intellectual property. Artificial intelligence has become a key tool in this battle, write...

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Data61’s Dr Stefan Hajkowicz on the new normal with Bloomberg News

What does the new normal look like? Data61’s Dr Stefan Hajkowicz provided some expert commentary on a post-COVID world to Bloomberg News this week, discussing the role of digital technology, teleworking going mainstream, and medical care online. Dr Hajkowicz is the Senior Principal Scientist of the Insight team at Data61 who specialise in...

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Q&A with Professor Jon Whittle, the new Director of CSIRO’s Data61

Professor Jon Whittle has been announced as the new Director of CSIRO’s Data61 after a competitive international search. Professor Whittle is a world-renowned expert in software engineering and human-computer interaction, with a particular interest in IT for social good, AI research in health sciences and sustainable development. He will begin his leadership of Data61 on...

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Spotlight on Diversity at CSIRO’s Data61

To celebrate Harmony Day we are casting the spotlight on the rich diversity within CSIRO’s Data61. We are talking to Manali Rane and Rodolfo García-Flores, who tell us about their cultural backgrounds and why they chose Australia as their home. Tell us a little bit about yourself? My name is Manali Rane and I am the Finance...

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2020 predictions from our data and technology experts

‘The only way you can predict the future is to build it.’ – Dr Alan Kay, American computer scientist and world-leader in personal computing and human-computer interface development. CSIRO’s Data61 is at the forefront of data and technology science, delivering ground-breaking research and technologies in machine learning, artificial intelligence, privacy preservation, cyber security, regulatory technology, blockchain,...

Meet some of our researchers

We’re world leaders in data science research and engineering and trusted advisers to government, business and academia. Our researchers are renowned experts in their fields, and the calibre and depth of their work is what provides us with our competitive advantage. Meet: Dr Marthie Grobler, Senior Research Scientist and Supervisor of the Human Centric...

Data Privacy Day: Here’s what you need to know

Hear from the experts on how organisations and individuals can protect themselves this Data Privacy Day, 28 January 2020 January 28th marks Data Privacy Day, “an international effort to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust”. There is currently a widespread shift in Australia towards increasing consumer rights around data...

AI + Indigenous Knowledge a powerful tool posing critical questions

In Kakadu National Park, an invasive weed is choking precious wetlands. Para grass is displacing native plants and reducing habitats for magpie geese, a population considered to be a key indicator of ‘healthy country’ by traditional owners. It’s hard for local park rangers to monitor and manage this weed in this vast landscape – and...

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