Australia’s CSIRO and NICTA to merge into ‘Data61’
[1] The CSIRO’s Digital Productivity group and NICTA will soon merge to create a new organisation named ‘Data61’. [2] CSIRO chief executive, Larry Marshall, said in a Senate estimates h...
NICTA launches new Knowledge Hub
[1] Australia’s ICT research centre of excellence, NICTA, has opened a new Knowledge Hub that will help boost productivity, efficiency and safety of Australia’s transport and logistics industr...
CSIRO, NICTA merger could cost 200 jobs
[1] The proposed merger of science and research bodies NICTA and CSIRO could cost as much as 200 jobs. [2] The proposed merger was announced in February this year to help the federal government cut co...
Australian startup wins an award for its augmented reality soundscapes
[1] Augmented reality app known as Arboterum is one of the winners of NICTA’s Digital Canberra Challenge. [2] The app was developed by APositive and shares the $12,500 cash prize another challenge w...
NICTA launches Digital Service Kiosks pilot
[1] NICTA has just launched a piloting program for its ambitious Digital Service Kiosks at the Kiama Municipal Council in NSW that purposes to increase access to crucial government services. [2] NICTA...
Australia lags behind on ICT innovation: NICTA
[1] NICTA (National ICT Australia) has advised that Australia is falling behind on its technological capacities and innovative businesses. [2] NICTA’s technology strategist, Dean Economou, re...
Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA): Parents ‘want kids taught digital skills’
[1] According to AIIA, more than three quarters of Australian parents want kids taught ‘digital skills’, as they think that digital skills and computer programming should be included into school c...
NICTA experimenting with health records app
[1] The Australia’s National ICT Agency (NICTA) has announced that it is developing a new mobile app that will allow patients to store their health records on their smartphones. [2] The new app will...
Robots learn how to cook via Youtube videos
[1] Experts from NICTA, Australia’s Information and Communications Technology Research Centre of Excellence, and University of Maryland have devised a new method for teaching robots how to cook ...
Tight purse-strings thwart tech research
[1] Australia’s ICT research community is undergoing a major crisis. [2] Hugh Durrant-Whyte resigned as CEO of NICTA after disagreements on budget cuts and the research centre’s merger wi...