Tag: CSIRO

Canva overtakes CSIRO for number of patent applications

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s most valuable tech unicorn surpassed the national science agency as the country’s second most active patent applicant for the first time last year, new data reveals. The number...

The Gig Guide: South Australia’s data chief departs

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
After almost eight and a half years, South Australia’s chief data officer Peter Worthington-Eyre has farewelled the South Australian government. Mr Worthington, who finishes up on Friday, is the...

Research facilitation programs driving ‘immense value’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian governments should double down on facilitation programs that dollar match funding for small and medium firms to work with researchers, new CSIRO analysis of the program outcomes shows....

The Gig Guide: Australia’s top bureaucrat resigns

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Glyn Davis, secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, has resigned after serving the last three years as Australia’s top public servant. Professor Davis’s resignation will...

‘A vacant paddock’: Sydney Science Park’s lost decade

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
“Little more than a water recycling facility that has no present utility and will go into non-operational maintenance mode for the foreseeable future.” That’s how an NSW parliamentary committee...

Science and medical research gets a $300 million boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
National science institutions, a radio telescope program, and a handful of biosecurity and medical research projects enjoyed a boost in Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, which lacked a significant response...

Deepfake detectors vulnerable ahead of election

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian scientists and international research partners have discovered “major vulnerabilities” in technology used to detect deepfakes, finding none of the market leading detectors can reliably identify real-world use. The...