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CSIRO's hub for innovative information and communication technologies applied across the breadth of CSIRO’s engagement with industry and society.

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/science/Broadband-to-the-bush.html Broadband to the bush Ngara – an Aboriginal word meaning ‘listen, hear, think’ – is the new name of our wireless broadband technologies.
/science/Motivating-activities.html Computer games software for active kids New CSIRO computer game software is allowing players to get more physically involved with their game of choice.
/news/How-to-guide-for-innovation-in-industrial-research.html #8216;How to’ guide for industrial research 'Innovation in Industrial Research' by Dr Paulo de Souza is a hands-on guide for Australian scientists, managers and students.
/news/Remote-access-meters-and-energy-costs.html Remote-access meters to cut your energy costs Householders, small businesses and electricity retailers can control their energy use over the Internet.
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Ngara – an Aboriginal word meaning ‘listen, hear, think’ – is the new name of our wireless broadband technologies.

Our labs

CSIRO's miniature submarine in the water.

Autonomous systems
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Information engineering
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Wireless & networking
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Autonomous systems - Technologies to monitor the environment and infrastructure and improve safety and operating efficiency in mining, manufacturing and agriculture. Learn more>
Information engineering - Science and technology for finding, integrating, managing and delivering services and information in a trusted and
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Wireless & networking - Enabling technologies for future mobile and wireless communications networks and developing next generation sensing
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Autonomous systems
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Australian e-Health Research Centre
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Tasmania's Cradle Mountain.

Tasmanian ICT Centre
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Australian e-Health Research Centre - The largest national research facility applying information and communication technologies to improving health services and clinical treatment. Learn more>
Tasmanian ICT Centre - Promoting employment growth and wealth creation throughout the Tasmanian economy by accelerating growth of its ICT industries. Learn more>

Our Expertise

People

Dr Ian Oppermann.
Dr Ian Oppermann: Director, CSIRO ICT Centre

Dr Ian Oppermann is bringing his extensive international experience to bear on expanding industry engagement with the ICT Centre and on achieving CSIRO's scientific and business goals in information and communication technologies.
Dr Trevor Bird, Chief Scientist, CSIRO ICT Centre
Dr Trevor Bird: Chief Scientist, CSIRO ICT Centre

Dr Trevor Bird is Chief Scientist, CSIRO ICT Centre. He joined CSIRO in 1983 and is known internationally for his contributions to reflector antennas, multiple beam antennas and arrays.
Dr Phil Gurney, the Australian e-health Research Centre's CEO.
Dr Phil Gurney: Chief Executive Officer, Australian e-Health Research Centre

The Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) is the largest national research facility applying information and communication technologies (ICT) to improving health services and clinical treatment for all Australians.
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Dr Y Jay Guo: leading CSIRO wireless broadband technology

Dr Jay Guo leads CSIRO’s Broadband for Australia research theme.
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Dr Dimitrios Georgakopoulos: Research Director

Dr Dimitrios Georgakopoulos is Director of the Information Engineering Laboratory in CSIRO's ICT Centre.
Dr Iain Collings
Dr Iain Collings: Research Director

Dr Iain Collings is Research Director of the Wireless and Networking Technologies Laboratory in CSIRO's ICT Centre.
Dr Jonathan Roberts, expert in field robotics.
Dr Jonathan Roberts: Research Director

Dr Jonathan Roberts is Research Director of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory in CSIRO’s ICT Centre.

Collaboration

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Australia-China Research Centre for Wireless Communications

CSIRO leads Australia’s largest research collaboration with China in the field of wireless and mobile communication networks.
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CSIRO and Centrelink: using science to improve Australia’s social services

CSIRO and Centrelink have formed a research alliance to harness the power of science and improve service delivery to more than six million Australians each year.
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CSIRO and Boeing's relationship goes from strength to strength

What began as a series of contract research projects has since evolved into a strategic collaboration delivering complementary benefits to both organisations. CSIRO and Boeing are now working together on opportunities for both organisations in the global market.
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CSIRO in global push to develop the Web

CSIRO hosts the Australian World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Office, developing common protocols promoting the evolution of the Web and ensuring its interoperability.

Achievements

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Wireless LANs

CSIRO's wireless invention lies at the heart of what is now the most popular way to connect computers without wires. It is used in offices, public buildings, homes and coffee shops - often called 'WiFi Hotspots'.
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Emergency two-way communications for underground miners

An underground wireless communication system with pager functionality will revolutionise search and rescue operations in mines. Miners with the new technology will be able to ask for information, report their condition and location, and guide rescuers in emergencies.
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Panoptic™: a better search engine

CSIRO and the Australian National University developed Panoptic™ – a high performance enterprise search engine – which has been commercialised.
Echonet - advanced telemedicine to deliver better healthcare to rural communities.
Delivering specialist healthcare to the patient’s bedside

CSIRO’s expertise in broadband network technologies is allowing patients in regional areas of Tasmania access to specialist cardiac health services.
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Trust can be portable

CSIRO has developed the world's first portable trusted computing platform that enables users to do business across the Internet from any computer with confidence.
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Improving quality of service across networks

CSIRO has developed a protocol that guarantees quality of service across computer networks like the Internet while fully utilising network resources.

Making A Difference

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Broadband for Australia

CSIRO is developing technologies to connect people and machines with high speed broadband and enable them to access the wireless internet anytime, anywhere.
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Wireless sensor networks: a new instrument for observing our world

CSIRO is developing novel sensors and sensor networks to increase the quality and reduce the cost of collecting environmental data.
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Enabling innovation in the services economy through service computing

We are providing technological innovations to sustain and grow our existing service industries and encourage the development of new ones.
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Enabling a revolution in healthcare through e-health innovation

CSIRO is using information and communication technologies to build a sustainable health care system for Australia and meet the challenges of an aging population.
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eResearch: new tools for today's science

CSIRO is developing technologies to make the most of large, complex data sets and to better share them around the world.
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Overviews

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    CSIRO ICT Centre overview
    The ICT Centre is CSIRO's hub for innovative information and communication technologies. These technologies are applied to across the breadth of CSIRO’s engagement with industry and society.
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    Communication networks overview

    CSIRO is developing the communication networks of tomorrow – high speed, large capacity networks both wireless and optic fibre.

News

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Events

 

Science

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Business

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    Autonomous systems

    CSIRO is developing autonomous technologies to monitor the environment and infrastructure and improve safety and operating efficiency in the mining, manufacturing and agricultural industries.

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    Creating a wireless world

    CSIRO is working on enabling technologies for future mobile and wireless communications networks and developing next generation imaging and sensing systems.

Multimedia

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People & Places

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Publications

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Resources

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Ms Jo Finlay
Communications Manager
ICT Centre
Phone: 61 2 9372 4309 
Alt Phone: 61 4 4763 9688 

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