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GLOBAL IMPACT

Our international research

CSIRO partners with government and industry across the globe to solve challenges faced by all nations. Learn about our work and valued partnerships around the world and how we make the impossible, possible.

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International innovation programs

RISE Accelerator

The India Australia Rapid Innovation and Startup Expansion (RISE) Accelerator provides support to startups and small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who are working on innovative technology and are considering overseas expansion between India and Australia.

Aus4Innovation

Aus4Innovation is an AUD$33.5 million development assistance program that aims to strengthen Vietnam’s innovation system, prepare for and embrace opportunities associated with Industry 4.0, and help shape Vietnam’s innovation agenda in science and technology.

IPPIN

The Indo-Pacific Plastics Innovation Network (IPPIN) is designed to nurture ideas and empower ventures by bridging the gap between research, entrepreneurship, and investment to redefine the plastic lifecycle and create a circular economy across Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Partnerships for a Healthy Region

Through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) program, Partnerships for a Healthy Region, CSIRO partners with nations across the Pacific and Southeast Asia to improve their ability to identify, track and react to health emergencies.

Innovation in Food for Sustainability Program

​​Researchers in Singapore and Australia are collaborating to solve the global challenges facing food security, safety and sustainability through a CSIRO and Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) partnership.

Australia-Singapore Low-Emissions Technologies (ASLET)

ASLET is a bilateral program designed to accelerate Australia and Singapore’s maritime and port sectors towards a low-carbon future.

Development Fellowships Program

Empowering Indonesian civil servants through data-driven solutions in partnership with Australia’s national science agency.

2+2 Program

Through international collaboration our CSIRO-A*STAR Research-Industry (2+2) Partnership Grant Program (2+2 Program) aims to solve challenges faced by Australia and Singapore in areas relevant to the green economy.

Venture Exchange Program

Our Venture Exchange Program (VEP) seeks to strengthen innovation ecosystem connectivity between Australia and Singapore.

QUAD AI-Engage

CSIRO will partner with agencies from India, Japan and the United States to support agricultural resilience in the Indo-Pacific region.

Major international partnerships

Our partnership with India

CSIRO is collaborating with India as part of the Indian Economic Strategy, with a commitment to draw on complementary capabilities and resources to solve shared global challenges.

Working together for innovation: celebrating decades of collaboration

Our 35-year partnership with Boeing supports Australian research, development and innovation.

Forging a better future: UK and Australia partner for progress

We've partnered with United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) to increase the research and innovation impact of the two nations.

National Science Foundation

We are joining with the National Science Foundation to deepen collaborations between Australia and the US and to increase the global impact of scientific research and technology.

New CSIRO-Pacific partnership to tackle region’s environmental challenges

The five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at COP28 in Dubai.

Japan's Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)

Australia and Japan are working together to achieve a net-zero emissions future through the Japan-Australia Partnership on Decarbonisation through Technology.

CSIRO solar venture nets record seed funding to accelerate clean energy transition

FPR Energy is a new venture that aims to help reduce industrial emissions in heavy industries, such as minerals refining, steel, cement and chemical production.

India Australia RISE Accelerator

SPOTLIGHT

 Our work in the USA

By facilitating global relationships that connect Australian researchers with U.S. projects, CSIRO expedites mutually beneficial opportunities for scientific advances.

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