This report presents a detailed statistical update on Australia's information and communication technology trade over the decade to 2001-02. It explores the composition and direction of equipment, content and services trade and discusses trends in the balance of trade in ICTs. It also examines the impact of the recent 'dot.com' crash and subsequent downturn on...

There are a number of avenues for the transmission of data to and from Australian households. The most common of these is the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Other mediums include cable (both coaxial and fibre-optic), satellite connections and microwave transmission. The term 'broadband' can be used to describe any of these mediums when they...

The purpose of this study was to explore the public’s perspective on human cloning.

The purpose of this report is to examine why Australia has a poor record of exploiting the commercial benefits of research and to suggest ways of gaining more economic benefit from Australian research.

The CSIRO is a research organisation with a number of outstanding successes over the last fifty years. Nevertheless, it exists to serve the interests of the community, rather than those of the scientists in it, and must not be allowed to lose touch with community affairs.