Leadership Insights

Leadership Insights

Mars and our path to being an interplanetary species

In his latest op-ed in the Australian Financial Review, CSIRO’s Data61 CEO Adrian Turner argues that as we look back and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, now is the time to set our sights on Mars. In 1961 John F Kennedy challenged America to put humans on the moon. That same year...

Spotlight on Women in Tech

We are chatting to Sue Keay, CSIRO’s Data61 Cyber Physical Systems research director, on the importance of diversity and showcasing the contributions of women in tech. Sue has been working hard over the past 18 months to bring Hopper Down Under to Australia, scheduled to be held in Brisbane this year from 29-31 July. #WeAreHere...

The $3 trillion economic opportunity for spaceship Earth

In his latest op-ed in the Australian Financial Review, CSIRO’s Data61 CEO Adrian Turner argues that oceans are one of the most vital additions to the world’s economy, but with plastic rubbish set to outweigh fish within decades, this valuable resource is at risk. Nothing captures our imagination like the prospect of space travel. For those...

Australia’s love of city-dwelling could become an export strength

Below is CSIRO’s Data61 CEO Adrian Turner’s latest op-ed in the Australian Financial Review, which looks at how Australia’s love of cities might translate into new digital exports. Australia’s love of city-dwelling could become an export strength Israeli philosopher and author of Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari, posited that humans succeeded as a species because of...

Programming Australia to lead robotics globally

The robotics and autonomous systems sector is growing rapidly, and is set to be worth $23 billion by 2025. From self-driving cars and IoT-connected cities to autonomous drones creating 3D maps of underground mines, there’s no denying we’re in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution — the intersection of the physical and digital worlds.

Making the virtual real: hypersonic flight and self-healing cars

Below is an extract of Data61 CEO Adrian Turner’s latest op-ed in the Australian Financial Review, examining the potential for advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence in an Australian context. Read the full piece here. Making the virtual real: hypersonic flight and self-healing cars Hypersonic flight is here. It’s defined as flight at Mach...

2018 wrap-up – culture, tech news and Data61’s achievements

2018 in big tech news, and Data61's biggest achievements

Adrian Turner’s latest op-ed – Autonomous vehicles as the pinnacle of the fourth industrial revolution

"The software and platform wars for cars have not been won"

Interviews and Highlights from D61+ Live

We speak to Peta Ellis, Samantha Wong and Adrian Turner, plus a highlights reel from the event

Australia’s $315bn digital opportunity – Data61 CEO talk at D61+Live

Digital innovation can deliver $315 billion in gross economic value to Australia over the next decade. Adrian Turner shares how we can capture this value and build our competitive advantage in key areas, as well as re-think our innovation system to drive scale.