Science
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Report
Digital Australia: seizing the opportunity from the Fourth Industrial Revolution
New technologies and new ways of working are transforming the nature of work and—over time—reshaping the Australian and global economies. While the pace and magnitude of change varies significantly from industry to industry (and often from player to player in those industries), in each sector we looked at in this report, we saw fundamental changes...
Journal article
Urban heat island and overheating characteristics in Sydney, Australia. An analysis of multiyear measurements
It has become increasingly important to study the urban heat island phenomenon due to the adverse effects on summertime cooling energy demand, air and water quality and most importantly, heat-related illness and mortality. The present article analyses the magnitude and the characteristics of the urban heat island in Sydney, Australia. Climatic data from six meteorological...
Report
Demystifying IT: a framework for shared understanding between archivists and IT professionals
This resource is intended to help digital archivists understand the priorities, techniques and culture of information technology so that they can be the most effective collaborators possible.
Working paper
Industrial biotechnology: changes in supply chains and skills needs
Industrial biotechnology (IB) increasingly shows its potential to disrupt European manufacturing industries, notably by overthrowing existing supply chains and dependencies. IB also introduces new production technologies that allow for materials with added functionality. The main purpose of the study is to better understand, and allow stakeholders to anticipate and address the impact of new technologies...
Conference paper
Does it fit me better? User segmentation in requirements engineering
This paper proposes a novel approach to segment potential and target software users based on system goals, adopting customer segmentation concepts adopted from the field of marketing.