Google's Digital Future Initiative

Research@ Sydney: Charting new AI frontiers alongside the research ec…

The wave of AI innovation sweeping across the world is unprecedented, and Australia is a shining example of the opportunity it present…

A partnership with The University of Western Australia to improve sp…

A first-of-its kind partnership in Australia that aims to build a high-quality Aboriginal English speech dataset to improve speech tec…

Centre for Population Genomics and Google team up to advance genomic …

Editor's note: This blog post is authored by guest author Prof. Daniel MacArthur, Director of Centre for Population Genomics.As w…

Google's AI-First Accelerator: 8 Aussie startups pioneering AI innova…

Australia has a proud legacy of innovation and a vibrant startup ecosystem. Australian innovators have pioneered breakthroughs which h…

Unlocking Australia's geothermal energy potential, with the Digital F…

Australia has abundant sunshine and wind, and could it also hold vast reserves of clean energy deep underground? Geothermal energy, th…

How Google AI is helping scientists protect humpback whales in Austra…

Every year, humpback whales migrate up the east coast of Australia to breed, and journey back to Antarctica to feed. During their migr…

A breakthrough in bushfire detection: How a new constellation of sate…

We’re partnering with leading wildfire authorities to launch FireSat, a new global satellite constellation designed specifically to de…

Google & CSIRO Team Up to Secure Australia's Critical Infrastructure

Partnership to assist critical infrastructure operators in meeting growing legislative obligations to prove the integrity and security…

Google for Startups AI First Accelerator: introducing our first cohor…

Australia has a vibrant startup industry and a proud history of pioneership in technology. To support this legacy and support startups…

Google & CSIRO Team Up to Secure Australia's Critical Infrastructure

Partnership to assist critical infrastructure operators in meeting growing legislative obligations to prove the integrity and security…

Google Australia and CSIRO Deepen Collaboration to Boost AI in Austra…

Today Google Australia and CSIRO are announcing an expanded collaboration aimed at accelerating the use of artificial intelligence (AI…

A new “smart” inverter to help accelerate the transition to renewable…

Prototyping advanced inverters to power a sustainable future The challenge: Current inverters aren’t designed for a grid run prima…

Aussie startups: Join Google Australia’s AI First Accelerator to shap…

This 10-week program supports Aussie startups using AI in their core business through tailored training and mentorship

How AI is shaping Australia's digital future

AI is often talked about in the context of the future. But in Australia, Google AI is already having a transformational impact - helpi…

Demystifying AI: CSIRO and Google Australia release video explainer

Have you ever wondered how your phone unlocks with your face, or how your favourite streaming app always seems to know what you want t…

New AI Essentials course to help Australians learn to use AI

Learn from experts at Google and get essential AI skills to boost your productivity with Google AI Essentials, zero experience required

How Google AI is helping restore Australia’s giant kelp forests

There’s a huge invisible forest off the south coast of Australia. It’s out of sight, underwater, and was once teeming with giant kelp.…

Advancing renewable energy in Australia through collaboration

A new power purchase agreement in Australia is helping us move forward in our goal to run 24/7 on carbon-free energy by 2030.

Digital Future Initiative supports an indomitable duo of quantum rese…

Two years ago, Google announced the launch of the Digital Future Initiative, a $1 billion investment in Australian research, infrastru…

A search engine for nature sounds: Google and QUT launch A2O Search

Google and QUT launch A2O Search tool to study the sounds of Aussie wildlife, with help from AI

How Google AI is helping to monitor the sounds and songs of wildlife

Google and QUT are advancing biodiversity monitoring with AI – detecting the sounds and songs of wildlife

Five new partnerships to shape the future of hearing technology

Google, Cochlear and academic and hearing leaders team up to pave the way for more personalised AI hearing technology

An eye to the future: How AI could help to improve detection of eye d…

We've partnered with the Lions Eye Institute to research AI solutions to detect diabetic retinopathy in Western Australian communities.

One year of the Digital Future Initiative

A look back at the first year of Google Australia's Digital Future Initiative.

The promise of seagrass pastures

Google, CSIRO and DFAT team up to support climate resilience – with help from AI.

Safeguarding Australia’s Digital Future

Google Cloud achieves Certified Strategic Status for Cloud Services under the Australian Government's Hosting Cloud Certification Fram…

An inclusive digital future with US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy

Today, we were delighted to welcome US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy to Google’s Sydney office to discuss how we can work towards an inc…

Investing in Quantum computing to build a strong digital future

Google is teaming up with four Australian Universities to explore the next frontier in quantum computing research.

Building Google’s world-class Australian Research Hub

In November last year, Google announced our biggest ever investment in Australia with the $1 billion Digital Future Initiative. Throug…

Partnering with CSIRO to protect our reef, with help from AI

Google and CSIRO are teaming up to develop and AI solution to analyse underwater images of the crown-of thorns-starfish (COTS) – a spe…

How we’re helping build a strong digital future - for all Australians

Google is announcing the Digital Future Initiative, a $1 billion investment in Australian infrastructure, research and partnerships th…