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  • Data61 CEO wants to create global R&D hub

    Data61 wants to actively pursue opportunities overseas and become a global research and development hub for corporates, CEO Adriana Turner said today.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett20 Jan. 16 15:12
  • SeL4 gets the Boeing test

    On 24 July 2015, Boeing tested Data61’s (formerly known as NICTA) seL4 – the “world’s most highly assured operating system” – on its autonomous Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) helicopter.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett15 Sept. 15 08:48
  • Merged CSIRO and NICTA to become ‘Data61’

    The CSIRO's Digital Productivity group and NICTA will merge to create a new organisation called 'Data61’ but the future of around 200 support staff still remains uncertain.

    Written by Byron Connolly28 Aug. 15 10:50
  • Boards, not IT, should govern technology

    Company boards must maintain responsibility for governing large IT projects rather than give up control to the IT department, according to IT industry veteran, Russell Yardley.

    Written by Bonnie Gardiner11 Aug. 15 14:29
  • NICTA tool to help manage natural disasters

    National ICT Australia (NICTA) has created a tool that helps governments and insurance companies better manage locations prone to natural disasters and reduce their impact when they occur.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett23 June 15 12:04
  • Intelligent machines part 2: Big data, machine learning and its challenges

    In the 1990s, average computers ran on megabytes of RAM and processing power under 100MHz, with hundreds of gigabytes of global Internet traffic being generated each day. Nowadays, RAM is in gigabytes and processing power is in the thousands of MHz, with hundreds of terabytes of Internet traffic per second.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett18 June 15 13:22
  • Cognitive computing's powerful potential

    Cognitive computing is being touted as the next technology transformation and breakthrough in how to process growing reams of unstructured and ambiguous data sets.

    Written by Brad Howarth15 April 15 11:50
  • Australia lags behind on ICT innovation: NICTA

    Australia’s peak ICT research group, NICTA (National ICT Australia) has warned that Australia is lagging behind on building its knowledge capital and investments in innovation.

    Written by Shahida Sweeney02 March 15 10:57
  • Turnbull commemorates NICTA at Techfest despite funding cuts

    Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, today commemorated National ICT Australia (NICTA) for its contribution to innovation in the country and on the world stage, despite the federal government discontinuing financial support for the research centre from 2016.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett20 Feb. 15 16:52
  • CIO year in review

    2014 was an eventful year for CIOs, with many starting new initiatives in mobility, wearables, machine learning and tapping into open data. Many CIOs also decided to change jobs and move to greener pastures.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett18 Dec. 14 14:07
  • NICTA CEO Hugh Durrant-Whyte resigns

    National ICT Australia (NICTA) CEO Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte has resigned because he and the NICTA board could not agree on strategies about the future of the organisation beyond June 2016 when federal government funding ends.

    Written by CIO Australia staff28 Nov. 14 14:37
  • In pictures: Chancellor Angela Merkel visits NICTA Sydney

    German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, stopped by the NICTA digital productivity lab in Sydney following the G20 Summit in Brisbane last weekend. Merkel saw a range of projects including a scientific tricorder, Internet-enabled mood light and hack-proof software.

    Written by CIO Australia staff17 Nov. 14 13:11
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