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Emma Johnston, STA President
29 November 2017

From the President: Nations are made great by science and technology

Nations are made great by science and technology. The Babylonians were an agricultural powerhouse and their advances in irrigation and the domestication of animals propelled their thriving society for thousands of years. The Egyptians’ passion and talent for engineering – which led to the development of sophisticated naval technologies; the construction of the great pyramids, […]

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The future: multiple AgBots conducting weeding operations and collecting data for improved crop management and sustainability.
9 October 2017

Be part of a roadmap for robotic vision in Australia

The Australian Centre for Robotic Vision has begun the process of forging a Roadmap for robotic vision in Australia. Robotic vision is the application of computer vision to robotics, and enables robotic technologies to add value to industries that require automation in complex physical environments. As part of building this Roadmap, the Centre will be […]

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Australian Science- Investing in the Future
1 September 2002

Australian Science: Investing in the Future

This document outlines a vision for Australian science and technology published in the year 2002. Then President, Professor Chris Fell said: Recent years have seen a profound change in the way that science and technology are viewed. There is a national desire for Australia to be of world class in these areas, to capture the […]

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Australian Science: an Investment for the 21st Century
1 January 2000

Australian Science: an Investment for the 21st Century

This document outlines a vision for Australian science and technology published in the year 2000. Then President, Dr Sue Serjeantson said: Not so long ago, the idea that scientific knowledge drives the global economy was dismissed in political circles as left-leaning ideology or as special pleading for funds by naive scientists. But recently, the idea […]

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