Water for a Healthy Country Flagship Publications

Information and links to Water for a Healthy Country Flagship scientific publications.

Bringing health services into our homes

CSIRO has been awarded more than A$4m research funding by the Federal Government to trial two new telehealth technologies under the NBN-Enabled Telehealth Pilots Program.

Maia x-ray microprobe elemental imaging system

Maia was developed to produce high-definition, quantitative elemental images with microscopic or nanoscopic detail in real-time.

Autonomous robotic systems

Autonomous field and service robotic systems can improve productivity and safety, and lower capital and maintenance costs across a wide range of industries.

May-the-fourth be with the bots

CSIRO celebrates Global Star Wars Day by unveiling the next generation of robotics research.

SML2OD2013

The 1st International Workshop on "Semantic Machine Learning and Linked Open Data (SML2OD2013) for Agricultural and Environmental Informatics" will be held in conjunction with the 12th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2013), 21-25 October 2013, in Sydney, Australia.

Vizie provides social media monitoring to identify customer needs

Our social media monitoring tool Vizie is transforming the way government agencies listen to, understand and respond to customer feedback from social media.

The future looks 'appy' for Aussie broadband connected homes

Up to A$50,000 in prize money on offer to create the next generation of broadband-enabled apps.

CSIRO keeps the past in the future with world first 3D mobile mapping project

Australian researchers are using a novel mobile laser 3D mapping system called Zebedee to preserve some of the country’s oldest and most culturally significant heritage sites.

CSIRO and Boeing's relationship goes from strength to strength

Our alliance with Boeing is bringing together the brightest minds to advance innovation in space sciences, advanced materials, energy and direct manufacturing.

Mobile technology set to improve care for the chronically ill

A growing Australian business, Precedence Health Care, is transforming the care of chronically ill people using advanced information technologies. The company is working with CSIRO to develop a new mobile application that will establish it in the collaborative health space.

Smarter, safer homes

Helping older people live at home for longer is the goal of a technology-based approach being developed by CSIRO.

Adopters Group: Social media tools for govenment

Our Adopters Group is a community of government innovators with access to our newest social media monitoring and analysis tools. The group will start mid-2013. New members are welcome.

eResearch: new tools for big science

We're developing technologies to make the most of large, complex data sets and to better share them around the world.

CSIRO Complex Systems Science

The CSIRO Complex Systems Science team supports a network of scientists who research complex systems, by providing opportunities for collaboration, sharing of ideas and capacity building.

Smart energy

CSIRO's futuristic hardware and software innovations are powering the push to use energy more efficiently and draw it from sustainable sources.

Better social media engagement for government

Our early adopters reference group is a community of government innovators with access to prototypes of our newest social media monitoring and analysis tools. The group started in August 2012.

Emergency Situation Awareness tool for social media

Social media channels provide a new, rich source of information from which disaster managers and emergency response agencies can obtain real-time awareness of developing situations.

Intelligent Sensing and Systems Laboratory

The Tasmanian ICT Centre has developed a world-class ICT research capacity and conducts innovative applied research in the areas of sensor networks and data management.

Meet staff of CSIRO's ICT Centre

We deliver innovative solutions for industry, society and the environment through great science – and we can’t do that without great people.

Human Services Delivery Research Alliance

CSIRO and the Department of Human Services (DHS) have formed a research alliance to harness the power of science and improve service delivery to more than six million Australians each year.

Uploading the economy (Podcast 19 Feb 2013)

A new CSIRO Flagship aims to boost Australia’s productivity by developing and delivering digital solutions to improve people’s wellbeing and prosperity in a digital economy. (10:44)

Download CSIRO's public research data

CSIRO is encouraging greater scientific and community collaborations by making its data more readily accessible.

Protecting the future of Aussie aquaculture farming through new sensor technology

Working together with the University of Tasmania our researchers have developed new bio-sensors that can measure environmental and biological data including the heartbeat of an oyster.

ReMoTe: Wearable technology to support mining services

Maintenance workers in remote mining locations now have access to a virtual pair of expert eyes and hands to guide them through difficult tasks thanks to smart technology built into their helmets.