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Are you ready for the next wave of digital innovation?

Economic crises provide a rare opportunity to refresh the policy context, change direction and build new sources of wealth generation. Digital technology will be central to the rebuild of the Australian and global economies.

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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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Achieving blockchain adoption: the skills mix that will drive Australian blockchain development

Blockchain technology will be worth over US$175 billion by 2025, and in excess of US$3 trillion by 2030, according to the Australian Government’s National Blockchain Roadmap.    Australia must seize this opportunity to become a world-leader in digital technology and bolster the economy, but despite its potential, there is significant uncertainty regarding future adoption of blockchain technology locally.  CSIRO’s Data61 researchers have identified a particular set of workforce...

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

“This is a great reset, which also means there’s a chance to start doing things better.” – Dr Stefan Hajkowicz. How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed our world? Data61’s Dr Stefan Hajkowicz sharing his strategic insights with Bloomberg News, explaining that there’s plenty of silver lining.   What does the new normal look like? Data61’s...

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How to adapt to and succeed in the Data Economy 

Like preceding technologically-driven societal and economic shifts, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as the Data Economy, is making new demands of Australia, as digital technologies, platform business models and rapid advances in the biological and materials sciences are re-defining industries, labour markets and whole societies. The new internet-era global software giants are exploiting a...

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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...