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“Data61 is Australia’s leading digital
research network; we’re here to help you
create your data-driven future.”
Adrian Turner, CEO
and the environment. Australia’s past economic success was
driven to a large extent by its primary industries like mining
and agriculture. Future economic growth, however, cannot
rely on this.
Over the coming years, Australia has a $315 billion economic
opportunity enabled by data and digital technologies.
From a societal standpoint, growing and aging population,
ongoing urbanization, and concerns about the environment
all present opportunities for Australia to demonstrate
leadership domestically and on the global stage.
Consumer Data Standards: The Australian
government is introducing a Consumer Data Right giving
consumers greater control over their data. Part of this
right requires the creation of common technical standards
making it easier and safer for consumers to access data held
about them by businesses, and – if they choose to – share
this data via application programming interfaces (APIs) with
trusted, accredited third parties. Data61 has been appointed
as technical advisor for an interim standards body, designing
the first iteration of open technical standards to support
consumer-driven data sharing.
Meet the Leader
Adrian Turner, CEO: Adrian is a successful and
influential Australian technology entrepreneur who has
spent 18 years in Silicon Valley. He is also co-chair of the
Australia Cyber Security Growth Network (ACSGN) and a
member of the Board of Directors for the Australian eHealth
Research Centre (AeHRC). Most recently, he was Managing
Director and Co-founder of Borondi Group. Prior to this,
Adrian was Co-founder and CEO of smartphone and
Internet of Things security company Mocana Corporation,
had profit and loss responsibility for Philips Electronics
connected devices infrastructure, and was Chairman of
the Board for Australia’s expat network, Advance.org.
Adrian was also the author of the eBook BlueSky Mining,
Building Australia’s Next Billion Dollar Industries.
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