Media Alert - NICTA rolls out technology showcase at NSW Parliament
The Hon. Eric Roozendaal, MLC, and will feature the announcements of winners for the NSW Pearcey Award and
NICTA-sponsored outreach award for an up-and-coming NSW computer programmer of the future.
Come and see the latest breakthrough research from NICTA including:
• Tools for eGovernment and cloud computing
• Breakthrough implant technology for pain management
• Answers for traffic management and road infrastructure monitoring
• Applications for the NBN
• A new project in intelligent fleet logistics, part of the NICTA/Fraunhofer transport and logistics research collaboration supported by the New South Wales Government
• Spin-out companies Open Kernel Labs, Audinate and Cohesive Data
• NICTA education activities featuring our NICTA-supported PhD program and outreach program to school students.
Who: NSW Treasurer The Hon Eric Roozendaal, MLC
NICTA Chairman Mr Neville Stevens, AO
NICTA CEO Dr David Skellern
NICTA NSW Lab Director Dr Terry Percival
When: Tuesday, 19 October, 2010
4.30pm Showcase opens
5.00pm Pearcey panel discussion commences
6.00pm Pearcey panel discussion concludes
6.15pm Official launch and announcement of award winners by the NSW Treasurer The Hon. Eric Roozendaal, MLC
7.30pm NICTA@NSW Parliament concludes
Where: NSW Parliament House
Macquarie Street, Sydney
Stranger’s Dining Room
RSVP: Dorothy Kennedy
Communications Specialist (Media), NICTA
9376 2098 or 0488229687
dorothy.kennedy@nicta.com.au
Light refreshments will be served
About NICTA
National ICT Australia Ltd (NICTA), Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence, is developing technologies which will meet the current and future needs of the community in fields which will lead to large economic, social and environmental benefits for Australia. NICTA has five laboratories around the country. Since NICTA was founded in 2002, it has created four new companies, developed a substantial technology portfolio of patent applications and continues to supply new talent to the ICT industry through the NICTA-enhanced PhD program.
NICTA is funded by the Australian Government as represented by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and the Australian Research Council through the ICT Centre of Excellence program. In addition to federal funding NICTA is also funded and supported by the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victorian Governments, The Australian National University, Griffith University, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and The University of Sydney.
