Fraunhofer sets up Sydney shop with NICTA

Stephen Withers
Thursday, 04 March 2010 10:16

IT Industry - Development

A pair of leading Australian and German IT research institutions are teaming to work on transport and logistics problems.

A five year agreement between NICTA and the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) provides the framework for the creation of the Fraunhofer Project Group on Transport and Logistics.

Located at NICTA's Sydney laboratory, the new group will be funded to the tune of over $A11 million by the two institutions, with additional funding coming from the NSW government.

Its research will focus on hard problems in transport and logistics.

"The Fraunhofer Project Group at NICTA joins outstanding talent from our two organisations. The possibilities that this will create for NICTA and Australia are truly exciting," said NICTA CEO David Skellern.

"Australia must be part of the global innovation system to build competitive advantage in technology and the broader economy, and this is a major step in that direction," he added.

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