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Research Director adds to the vision for e-health

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 22, 2010.

A renowned researcher into the development of technologies designed to prevent blindness, Dr Kanagasingam Yogesan, has been appointed Research Director of the Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC).

How could Santa know if you’ve been good or bad?

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 20, 2009.

By using technology to detect guilty expressions, of course.

CSIRO is using automated expression recognition technology to tell whether someone is in pain and, according to computer scientist, CSIRO’s Dr Simon Lucey, there’s no reason why Santa couldn’t train the system to find out who’s been naughty or nice.

New Director for CSIRO ICT Centre

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 15, 2009.

Following an intensive international search and selection process, a senior telecommunications industry executive, Dr Ian Oppermann, has been appointed Director of CSIRO’s ICT Centre.

Gaming technology to make colonoscopies safer

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 10, 2009.

CSIRO is using the latest in computer gaming technology to help reduce the incidence of one of the most common cancers in Australia – bowel cancer.

CSIRO co-hosts Australia’s first ICT summit in China

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on November 08, 2009.

The first summit between Australia and China on the topic of future information and communication technologies (ICT) is underway in Shanghai.

Endowment Fund to support ICT research

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on October 22, 2009.

An initial round of grants from the rejuvenated Science and Industry Endowment Fund will enhance Australia’s world-leading research capabilities in wireless technologies and help to address the nation’s need for more skilled scientists.

CSIRO honours wireless team

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on October 14, 2009.

Australian inventiveness lies at the heart of how millions of people now use wireless networks to access information on a myriad of portable devices.

Dissecting the dining habits of prawns

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on August 13, 2009.

What sound does a prawn make when it eats? How much food can one prawn devour in a day?

Put your family online to health

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on June 25, 2009.

CSIRO is seeking Australian families willing to participate in a study which will help in the development of a range of computer-based, healthy lifestyle tools.

Rainforest rehab in every sense

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on June 12, 2009.

Sophisticated sensors that measure leaf wetness, soil moisture and temperature are helping rehabilitate rainforest in the Springbrook World Heritage precinct in south-east Queensland.

Drinking water watched by Queensland’s seventh sense

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on May 12, 2009.

One of the major sources of drinking water for south-east Queensland is now under the watchful eye of Australia’s largest integrated intelligent wireless sensor network.

Cardiac patients trial home-based rehabilitation

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on April 28, 2009.

Patients who have been treated in hospital for cardiac health problems, such as a heart attack, are being given a powerful new option to help set them on the path to good health.

New chief for CSIRO e-Health research venture

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on April 08, 2009.

Leading healthcare, business and ICT consultant Dr Phil Gurney has been appointed the Australian e-Health Research Centre’s (AEHRC) new CEO.

Sensoring the World Wide Web

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on April 03, 2009.

CSIRO scientists will lead an international initiative to develop standards for sharing information collected by sensors and sensor networks over the Internet.

E-health technologies aid early disease diagnosis

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on March 30, 2009.

The fifth annual e-Health Research Colloquium in Brisbane tomorrow will be told that new imaging technologies have brought forward the detection of Alzheimer’s disease by about 18 months.

CSIRO-Boeing partnership celebrates 20 years

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on March 12, 2009.

CSIRO and The Boeing Company today celebrate the 20th anniversary of their research partnership.

Broadband wireless research gets ‘green’ light (Media release 3 Mar 09)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on March 02, 2009.

Australia’s biggest collaboration with China on wireless communications research will focus on making the next generation of wireless networks more environmentally friendly.

CSIRO robotics research rated ‘coolest’ summer job (Media release 13 Feb 09)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 12, 2009.

Voting with their feet, a record 28 university students from across Australia spent the summer working with CSIRO’s autonomous systems researchers in Brisbane.

Student’s snazzy sub sampler may lead to patent (Media release 10 Feb 09)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 09, 2009.

CSIRO summer scholarship student, Tim Warren, has developed an automated water sampler of such high quality it is now being considered for a provisional patent.

Australian technology in global health toolkit (Media release 2 Feb 09)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 01, 2009.

CSIRO is helping to address an issue vexing the health system worldwide – the need for quality, accurate information in electronic health records.

CSIRO wireless research partnership with China (Media release 29 Jan 09)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on January 28, 2009.

CSIRO is to lead Australia’s largest research collaboration with China in the field of wireless and mobile communications networks.

Helping Santa keep an eye on Donner and Blitzen (Media release 23 Dec 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 22, 2008.

Santa will soon be using the Internet to see what reindeer near the North Pole in Sweden’s Lycksele Zoo are getting up to.

Security software licensed to Australian company (Media release 15 Dec 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 14, 2008.

In an agreement announced today, sophisticated analysis technology jointly developed by CSIRO and Boeing has been licensed by CSIRO to Australian company Semantic Sciences to enable the development of software for intelligence analysis to protect Australia’s security

CSIRO looks to the Petabyte Age (Media release 2 Dec 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 01, 2008.

CSIROvision, CSIRO’s new ultra high resolution visualisation system, is a window to a near future world where such huge volumes of information are generated that science itself will change, according to Dr Alex Zelinsky, CSIRO Group Executive, Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies.

New ‘super sensors’ available soon (Media release 6 Nov 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on November 05, 2008.

The first commercially manufactured versions of the CSIRO-designed environmental and industrial sensor platform, FLECK™, will be available in early 2009.

Introducing Tassie’s underwater robot – ‘Searise’ (Media release 6 Nov 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on November 05, 2008.

A miniature CSIRO submarine being used to study the health of Tasmania’s waterways has officially been named ‘Searise’.

CSIRO’s Tasmanian ICT Centre opens (Media release 5 Nov 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on November 04, 2008.

The Hobart-based node of CSIRO’s Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Centre was officially opened this week.

CSIRO to help provide ‘live’ video of Mars mission (Media release 24 Sep 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on September 24, 2008.

When the Americans eventually send a manned mission to Mars, the whole world will be able to watch ‘live’ television coverage of the event courtesy of CSIRO know-how.

CSIRO oversees rescue of ‘Outback Joe’ (Media release 22 Sep 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on September 22, 2008.

In an ultra-modern take on a St Bernard bringing brandy to stranded skiers, tomorrow pilotless aircraft will drop water to someone ‘lost’ in the outback.

CSIRO’s WLAN Case Progresses (Media release 21 Sep 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on September 21, 2008.

CSIRO's WLAN patent litigation with the computer networking industry moved a stage further when the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in Washington, DC issued a decision on Friday 19 September 2008.

Reducing bottlenecks in emergency departments (Media release 2 Sep 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on September 02, 2008.

The Australian e-Health Research Centre has shown that it is possible to accurately predict how many patients will present at hospital emergency departments, their expected medical needs and the number of hospital admissions.

Sustainable electricity think-tank established (Media release 4 Aug 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on August 04, 2008.

The formation of an international Working Group of electricity energy experts was announced last week at the conclusion of the Inaugural Symposium on Electrical Energy Evolution in China and Australia, in Palm Cove, Queensland.

E-Health Centre joins Open Health Tools Foundation (Media release 31 Jul 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on July 31, 2008.

The Australian E-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) – a joint venture between CSIRO and the Queensland Government – has joined an international organisation devoted to improving patient and care provider access to reliable medical information.

CSIRO wireless responds to emergencies (Media release 30 Jul 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on July 30, 2008.

CSIRO is developing new wireless technologies for locating, tracking, sensing and communicating in areas where global positioning systems (GPS) do not work.

A$20 million for ICT innovation in healthcare (Media release 21 Jul 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on July 21, 2008.

CSIRO today welcomed the launch of the Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) as a national venture, supported by A$20 million in funding from the Federal and Queensland governments.

CSIRO sponsors inaugural conference on Sustainable Electricity in China and Australia (Media release 20 Jun 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on June 20, 2008.

CSIRO are proud sponsors of the Inaugural Symposium on Electrical Energy Evolution in China and Australia, to be held in Palm Cove, Queensland, at the end of July.

Neuroimaging researcher wins Australia-Harvard Fellowship (Media release 8 May 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on May 08, 2008.

An international recognised expert in medical imaging Dr Simon K. Warfield, has been awarded an Australia-Harvard Fellowship to travel to Australia to work closely with the biomedical imaging team at the Australian e-Health Research Centre on early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

Canadian expert joins Australian e-Health Centre (Media release 22 Apr 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on April 22, 2008.

One of the major contributors to the development and implementation of Canada’s electronic health records system, Richard C Alvarez, has been appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Australian e-Health Research Centre in Brisbane.

Boeing’s Phantom Works arrives in Queensland (Media release 13 Mar 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on March 12, 2008.

CSIRO welcomes the announcement by Boeing that the Australian headquarters of its advanced technologies research organisation, Phantom Works, will be located in Brisbane.

Boeing’s Phantom Works arrives in Australia (Media release 11 Mar 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on March 10, 2008.

CSIRO welcomes Boeing’s announcement today that a branch of its advanced research and development organisation, Phantom Works, which specialises in aerospace solutions, will be established in Australia.

Put Trust in Your Pocket: CSIRO’s Trust Extension Device (Media release 19 Feb 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 18, 2008.

CSIRO has developed a prototype portable device that will allow people to do business across the internet on any computer in a trusted manner.

Move over C-3PO, here comes Snakebot (Media release 12 Feb 08)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 11, 2008.

Robots that look like snakes could be used for search and rescue operations of the future.

Improved pest database to protect agriculture (Media release 14 Dec 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 13, 2007.

An important tool for protecting Australia’s precious natural environment and agricultural industries has been updated and improved.

ICT plugs into healthcare delivery (Media release 14 Dec 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 13, 2007.

Advances in ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) for personal health care are playing a critical role in improving people's health and wellbeing.

‘World’s fastest wireless’ team wins top CSIRO award (Media release 20 Nov 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on November 19, 2007.

The team of scientists who developed the world’s fastest, most spectrally-efficient wireless communications link has been awarded the highest accolade CSIRO can bestow on its scientists – the 2007 CSIRO Chairman’s Medal.

A$300,000 Grant to tackle emergency department bottlenecks (Media release 3 Oct 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on October 03, 2007.

Reducing delays and bottlenecks in public hospital emergency departments is the aim of a newly funded project at the e-Health Research Centre (EHRC).

CSIRO Robotics Lab Open Day – this Saturday! (Media release 23 Aug 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on August 23, 2007.

On Saturday the CSIRO Laboratories at Pullenvale will open their doors to the public for a day of exploration, fun and learning.

CSIRO seeks Tasmanian volunteers to test online Total Wellbeing Diet (Media release 23 Aug 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on August 23, 2007.

CSIRO is calling for volunteers in Tasmania to participate in a study into delivering the highly acclaimed CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet via the web.

CSIRO and Rio Tinto Aluminium trial autonomous metal carrier (Media release 22 Aug 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on August 22, 2007.

A trial of CSIRO automation technology at Rio Tinto Aluminium’s Bell Bay Smelter in Tasmania is underway, aiming to demonstrate future benefits from automated operation of large Hot Metal Carriers (HMC).

e-Health Research Centre wins funding for international project on clinical collaboration (Media release 20 Aug 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on August 20, 2007.

CSIRO scientists at the e-Health Research Centre will work with their counterparts in Europe and the USA to develop technologies to support effective communication in clinical teams.

CSIRO helps create next generation e-Government services (Media release 27 Jun 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on June 27, 2007.

The CSIRO ICT Centre and the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) have announced a collaboration which will explore advanced delivery models for citizen-centric online services.

A predictive tool for heart failure (Media release 14 Jun 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on June 14, 2007.

Melbourne based biotechnology company HD Medical Group Limited is moving rapidly towards international application of its world first, non-invasive heart failure prediction device, based on core technology licensed from the CSIRO ICT Centre.

Livestock virtually fenced in (Media release 13 Jun 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on June 13, 2007.

A virtual fence for livestock that allows better use of pasture, protects the environment and reduces labour, is being developed by the CSIRO Food Futures Flagship using satellite technology.

CSIRO and Mine Site Technologies join for safer mines (Media release 24 May 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on May 24, 2007.

CSIRO has licensed communication technology to Mine Site Technologies that will help make mines safer.

CSIRO to offer commercialisation opportunities at CeBIT Australia (Media release 26 Apr 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on April 26, 2007.

CSIRO will be encouraging potential commercial partners at this year’s CeBIT Australia event.

Patriot Antenna Systems to commercialise CSIRO MultiBeam satellite communications technology (Media release 26 Apr 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on April 26, 2007.

CSIRO Australia has signed a commercialisation deal with Patriot Antenna Systems USA for CSIRO’s MultiBeam Antenna technology.

CSIRO designs world’s best mm-wave chips for communications and security (Media release 12 Apr 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on April 12, 2007.

Millimetre-wave chip design is a highly specialised area – and recent work at CSIRO has reinforced its world-leading position in a field where a few microns can mean the difference between success and failure.

World Water Day 2007: New sensor technology advances Australia’s water management (Media release 21 Mar 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on March 20, 2007.

World-class wireless sensor network (WSN) technology, developed by CSIRO, is being deployed to help monitor Australia’s scarce water resources.

World Water Day 2007: CSIRO wireless sensor networks prove their reliability (Media release 21 Mar 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on March 20, 2007.

As we mark World Water Day, a solar-powered wireless sensor network has had its second birthday at the CSIRO ICT Centre in Brisbane, maintaining its position as the longest running ad-hoc wireless sensor network in Australia.

CSIRO and Chinese research corporation partner to commercialise wireless technology (Media release 1 Mar 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 28, 2007.

The CSIRO ICT Centre has signed a landmark contract to commercialise its advanced technologies in China.

CSIRO and University of Tasmania build technology strength for Tasmania (Media release 13 Feb 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 12, 2007.

CSIRO and the University of Tasmania today signed a significant agreement to develop the research leaders of tomorrow.

CSIRO leads water information initiative (Media release 1 Feb 07)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on January 31, 2007.

CSIRO researchers have taken part in an international demonstration of a key technology for monitoring Australia’s scarce water resources.

HD Medical and CSIRO sign agreement for non-contact heart sensor (Media release 20 Dec 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 19, 2006.

CSIRO has announced the signing of a licensing agreement with Melbourne based bio-technology medical device company, HD Medical Group Limited, for commercial application of its non-contact sensor technology.

CSIRO demonstrates world’s fastest wireless link (Media release 6 Dec 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 05, 2006.

CSIRO researchers will tomorrow demonstrate the fastest and most efficient wireless link ever achieved.

CSIRO Robotic Submarine wins Australian Engineering Excellence Award (Media release 29 Nov 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on November 28, 2006.

An innovative robotic submarine from CSIRO is set to transform environmental monitoring by dramatically reducing the cost of data collection.

CSIRO Scientist Appointed Chair of Standards Australia Telehealth Sub-Committee (Media release 16 Nov 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on November 15, 2006.

The e-Health Research Centre's Research Director and Standards Australia IT-014 Health Informatics Committee member, Dr Anthony Maeder, was recently appointed to the role of Chair of the IT-014-12 Telehealth Sub-Committee.

Research agencies unveil collaboration progress at ICT Outlook Forum (Media release 18 Oct 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on October 18, 2006.

ICT Outlook Forum being held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today will feature the first public demonstration of research progress from a joint project involving National ICT Australia (NICTA), the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and CSIRO.

CSIRO builds smart farm (Media release 14 Sep 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on September 15, 2006.

CSIRO is working towards the 'Smart Farm' of the future with research focussing on Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and their potential to transform the Australian agriculture industry.

e-Health Research Centre awards new Fellowship (Media release 31 Aug 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on August 31, 2006.

Dr Simon K. Warfield has been appointed an International Fellow with CSIRO's e-Health Research Centre on a two-year term.

CSIRO, Medic Vision and University of Melbourne commercialise VR ear surgery training system (Media release 7 Jul 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on July 07, 2006.

The CSIRO ICT Centre, Medic Vision Pty Ltd and the University of Melbourne have signed an agreement for the commercial development of a virtual reality (VR) system for teaching temporal bone surgery.

Landmark achievement for CSIRO wireless sensor network (Media release 6 Apr 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on April 06, 2006.

A network of independent wireless sensors has reached its first anniversary of continuous operation at the CSIRO ICT Centre in Brisbane.

CSIRO builds smart energy system (Media release 8 Mar 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on March 07, 2006.

CSIRO technology to complement smart electricity meters promises consumers more choice and control over their usage.

CSIRO announces search engine spin off (Media release 22 Feb 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 21, 2006.

The CSIRO ICT Centre today announced that it has formed a new company, Funnelback Pty Ltd.

W3C Internationalisation leader visits Australia (Media release 8 Feb 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 07, 2006.

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Internationalisation Activity leader Richard Ishida is visiting Australia this week to speak at a series of workshops and conferences about internationalisation of web sites and web applications.

CSIRO increases investment in ICT R&D (Media releaes 02 Feb 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 01, 2006.

CSIRO has signalled a substantial increase in its investment in research and development in information and communication technologies (ICT).

Australian expert joins WWW future project (Media release 02 Feb 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 01, 2006.

Dr David Hansen was accepted as a participant in the Semantic Web for Health Care and Life Sciences Interest Group (HCLSIG).

Annodex Foundation launch at Linux.conf.au (Media release 25 Jan 06)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on January 24, 2006.

A new open source software foundation, the Annodex Foundation, will be launched at the Australian Linux Conference being held in New Zealand this week.

CSIRO welcomes Intelligent Island funding decision (Media release 21 Dec 05)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 20, 2005.

CSIRO today welcomed the announcement of the allocation of A$15m for the establishment of an ICT Centre in Tasmania as part of the reallocation of remaining funds from the Australian Government Intelligent Island program.

Safer CT scans for children (Media release 16 Dec 05)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 15, 2005.

Safer CT scans for children are the goal of a new approach to determining correct radiation dosages.

Young stars of robotics exchange ideas with CSIRO (Media release 9 Sep 05)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on September 09, 2005.

Five young robot enthusiasts from Years 8 and 9 at Cranbrook School in NSW will today visit CSIRO’s robot research facility to see where their skills might ultimately take them.

 

CSIRO's ICT Centre welcomes new Director of Wireless Technologies Laboratory (Media release 6 Sep 05)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on September 06, 2005.

Dr Y. Jay Guo has joined the CSIRO ICT Centre as Research Director for the Wireless Technologies Laboratory.

CSIRO completes Wedgetail project for Boeing (Media release 8 Aug 05)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on August 18, 2005.

A three year CSIRO research program for the Boeing Company was successfully concluded in Sydney last week.

Patient falls monitoring trial results (Media release 19 Jul 05)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on July 19, 2005.

Clinical trials which have just concluded at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane have demonstrated that compact monitoring devices have the potential to quickly and accurately detect falls in patients recovering from strokes.

Australian firm wins rights for CSIRO mobile video technology (Media release 13 Jul 05)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on July 13, 2005.

CSIRO has awarded global distribution rights for Aida, its ground-breaking mobile video search technology, to Australian mobile services provider, Communicator Interactive.

CSIRO software streamlines drug discovery (Media release 20 Jun 05)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on June 20, 2005.

Potential new drugs for neurological disorders like Parkinson’s are being screened faster thanks to world-leading CSIRO software that automatically assesses a drug’s effect on nerve cells.

They love our Mary, now they love our antennas (Media release 7 Mar 05)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on March 06, 2005.

The Danes know when they’re on a good thing. They’ve adopted an Australian as their Crown Princess and now their radio programs will be broadcast with help from Australian technology.

Inaugural Chris Wallace Award goes to CSIRO Search Guru (Media release 10 Feb 05)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 09, 2005.

Dr David Hawking of the CSIRO ICT Centre has been awarded the inaugural Chris Wallace Award for Research Contribution from the Computing Research and Education Association (CORE).

At last: video search that works (Media release 10 Feb 05)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on February 09, 2005.

CSIRO has developed an interactive plugin for browsing through webs of video.

Aida: The fat lady sings on 3G networks (Media release 16 Dec 04)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on December 15, 2004.

In an Australia-first trial, the CSIRO ICT Centre has proved that searchable, high quality video streaming to a 3G mobile phone is an affordable reality.

 

Plugging the brain drain - turning on the research taps (Media release 8 Nov 04)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on November 07, 2004.

CSIRO and the Queensland Government are attracting leading overseas-based Australian scientists to return to work on major health challenges at the e-health Research Centre in Brisbane.

CSIRO ICT Centre launched with network research funding boost

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on October 26, 2004.

Today's launch of the CSIRO ICT Centre represents a huge opportunity for the Australian information and communication technologies (ICT) sector as it seeks to raise Australia's profile in the fiercely competitive global market, according to Chief Scientist, Dr Robin Batterham.

CSIRO semiconductor science in successful spin-off (Media release 30 Aug 04)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on August 30, 2004.

The CSIRO ICT Centre has completed the successful spin-off of its unique compound semiconductor technologies to EpiTactix Pty Limited.

CSIRO ICT Centre Director Takes the Wheel (Media release 5 Aug 04)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on August 05, 2004.

Dr Alex Zelinsky has commenced as full-time Director of the CSIRO ICT Centre after a transitional period from his former role as CEO of Seeing Machines Pty Limited.

CSIRO celebrates successes at the AIIA iAwards (Media release 6 May 04)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on May 06, 2004.

Two world-leading CSIRO technologies have been honoured at this year's AIIA iAwards, announced last night at a gala event as part of Innovation Week and CeBIT Australia.

Cutting edge technology to improve border security (Media release 16 Mar 04)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on March 15, 2004.

A contract for the construction and supply of cutting edge neutron scanning technology was today signed by the CEOs of Customs and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

Intelligent antenna collects more than data (Media release 4 Mar 04)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on March 03, 2004.

A revolutionary CSIRO antenna has won a major international award, presented in Washington last night.

CSIRO finalists in AIIA iAwards (Media release 29 Jan 04)

From CSIRO ICT Centre news. Published on January 28, 2004.

The CSIRO ICT Centre has been selected as a finalist in two categories of the Australian Information Industry Association's iAwards.