OpEd

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...

Data economy means more change to Australia than the internet

In his latest op-ed in the Australian Financial Review, CSIRO’s Data61 CEO Adrian Turner looks at the 15-year rise of platform companies going unchecked, and why it’s time for Australia to take the lead in setting an ethical framework for data collection. Data economy means more change to Australia than the internet It seems we’re...

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...

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"

CEO opinion – Adrian Turner on why Australia’s missing the chance to lead on AI

The key to achieving long-term structural change from AI lies in the power of these emerging systems to learn and modify themselves without human intervention

Leadership and diversity during change and disruption – a personal perspective

Data61's Hilary Cinis is going to be delivering a keynote talk at D61+ Live in September 2018 - read about her personal experiences with leadership, AI and ethics here.

Social media is a window to privacy’s biggest issues

The advent of social media has caused a very significant shift in how we use digital communication tools. Companies like Facebook create an environment that is filled with words, videos and images from friends we’ve known for decades, and use their platform to create new connections, facilitate events, raise money for charities and amplify the voices of individuals and groups.

Leadership Insights

If Australia were a company, would you buy its shares?

Below is an extract from an op-ed published in the Australian Financial Review in March 2018, entitled "If Australia were a company, would you buy its shares?", by Data61's CEO, Adrian Turner.