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Decision-making strategies for directors

From managing stakeholders and uncertainty to irreversible consequences, using decision theory can lead to better organisational outcomes, writes Dr Stefan Hajkowicz in the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Coastal hazard assessment tool wins national environment and sustainability award

The Port Phillip Coast Hazard Assessment project, conducted by CSIRO’s Data61 in collaboration with the Victorian Department of Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), has received the Environment and Sustainability award at both the Victorian and National APSEA Industry Awards, held separately in March this year.

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Advanced data analytics ensuring employees receive the correct pay

Advanced data analytics will now ensure Australian workers are paid correctly after the launch of PaidRight, a spinout of CSIRO’s Data61 and PwC. PaidRight’s platform uses advanced data analytics to enable employers to review the accuracy of their payroll.

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How to accelerate problem-solution fit with discovery sprints

Any founder, product manager or user experience (UX) designer will tell you that the key to building products that people want is to first find the right problem to solve. Many of the product and design frameworks that have come to life over the past decade concentrate on human-centred design, and begin with a customer problem. But...

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Measuring trust in technology using behavioural sensor data

We live in a world that is increasingly driven by automation, and much of our daily thoughts, actions and feelings are directly influenced by highly automated systems – from what we buy on Amazon, to who we vote for in elections, and how safe we are in airplanes. An increasing number of machines and...

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World-first computational model predicts dengue outbreaks

A world-first computational model that accurately predicts the spread of infectious diseases carried by air passengers, such as dengue fever, could help prevent future outbreaks. Developed by scientists at CSIRO’s Data61 in collaboration with Queensland University and Queensland Health, the tool draws on travel data from the International Air Transportation Association and dengue incidence rates...

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Digital Human – Simulation of human biophysics for health, performance and safety

Detailed, 3D simulations of everyday activities such as eating, moving and working allows us to improve health, performance and safety without expensive and invasive measurements and, with the use of high performance computing, can be used to optimise outcomes for community, for sports, and for workplace safety. A “Digital Human” A digital replication of a...