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VIRTUALISATION Melbourne Uni opens ‘NBN Institute’
VIRTUALISATION Melbourne Uni opens ‘NBN Institute’ | Melbourne Uni opens ‘NBN Institute’ |
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| by James Riley | |
| Thursday, 16 July 2009 | |
  
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The university, National ICT Australia (NICTA) and the Melbourne-based Centre for Ultra Broadband Information Networks (CUBIN) are the foundation partners of the institute, which director Professor Rod Tucker says will develop commercial applications to run on the NBN. “The Institute for a Broadband Enabled Society is a multi-disciplinary institute across the whole University of Melbourne,” Prof Tucker said. “The idea is that it brings together researchers from different backgrounds – from sicences, social sciences, health and education – to work on new technologies and applications for broadband that will be of benefit to society.” Companies including Telstra, Cisco, Microsoft, Ericsson, Optus, Alcatel Lucent and Bell Labs have all agreed to partipate in the new venture. While the Premier is calling it a $50 million Institute, the State government is actually only kicking in $2 million – with the rest coming from existing funding and through Institute partners. Professor Tucker said the Institute would create NBN applications in areas ranging from eHealth, Education and even bushfire monitoring systems. “(The NBN) opens up enormous opportunities for new services, new innovations and new applications for broadband in Australia.” Premier Brumby said the Institute would create at least 64 new jobs for the state. “This institute is another reason why Victoria is the natural home of the NBN Corporation along with Victoria’s impressive reputation in broadband-related research and development,” Brumby said. |
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