Technology: general issues Books

Book SynopsisGet prepared for the fantastic future with this guide to the unbelievable and incredible inventions just over the horizon. Invisibility, instant transportation, holograms and lots of gadgets were once the dreams of science fiction now they might become science fact! Imagining the future is the first step in arriving there. If you can dream it, perhaps one day you can invent it.

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Book SynopsisRecognising rapid changes in the global economy, environment and policy, the Australian Government engaged the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) to undertake detailed interdisciplinary research to help guide Australian thinking and policy decisions. This volume synthesises the major themes that emerge from ACOLA's reports.Table of Contents Prologue (by Ian Chubb) Preface (by Michael N Barber) Introduction 1. Australia’s strengths – and a plan for a secure future 2. Engagement with Asia: time to be smarter 3. Boosting productivity with innovation and new technologies 4. Recharging education to power the nation 5. Green and clean: securing a sustainable future 6. Conclusion: challenges and opportunities for Australia Segue: Securing Australia’s Future Compendium (by Dr Alan Finkel) Appendix 1. Australia’s comparative advantage Appendix 2. STEM: Country comparisons: International comparisons of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education Appendix 3. Smart engagement with Asia: leveraging language, research and culture Appendix 4. The role of science, research and technology in lifting Australian productivity Appendix 5. Technology and Australia’s future: New technologies and their role in Australia’s security, cultural, democratic, social and economic systems Appendix 6. Engineering energy: unconventional gas production – A study of shale gas in Australia Appendix 7. Australia's agricultural future Appendix 8. Delivering sustainable urban mobility Appendix 9. Translating research for economic and social benefit: country comparisons Appendix 10. Skills and capabilities for Australian enterprise innovation Appendix 11. Australia’s diaspora advantage: realising the potential for building transnational business networks with Asia Index

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Book SynopsisAre you ready to learn about real technology and make it yourself? This book explains how digital technology works and its surprising uses now and in the future. Filled with interesting examples, each chapter explores a different topic, such as artificial intelligence, sensors and data, and applies it with a fun, hands-on coding project.Trade Review“Coding is awesome. It is the language of now and definitely the language of the future. But how does coding work? Is it just one language? And how do you possibly learn to code? Well this brilliant book will get you there. Take your marks ... It’s time to Ready, Set, Code!" -- Adam Spencer * Comedian, Maths Geek *

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Book SynopsisCharts a course for scientists, leaders, investors and policy makers to translate research into growing innovative, competitive companies and industries. Dr Larry Marshall demonstrates how science can generate new value that grows markets and creates jobs while also delivering social, environmental and economic benefit.Trade ReviewThis book, written by one of our brightest minds, addresses a critical question: how can Australia become a science and technology superpower?" - Dr Andrew Forrest, AO, Founder and Chairman of Fortescue, Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang"The Digital Future has huge potential to unlock new waves of innovation and economic prosperity for all Australians. It's a future where Aussie kids see Aussie scientists and Aussie entrepreneurs solve Australian problems and take them to the world. Larry is passionate about this future for our children, and this book is all about how to make it happen." - Melanie Silva, Managing Director, Google Australia"Powered by his extensive scientific entrepreneurship, Dr Larry Marshall shows us how to couple science with innovation to produce prosperity. Human ingenuity is an inexhaustible resource; this book explains how to mine it and refine it into societal value." - Dr Alan Finkel, former Australian Chief Scientist, President Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, Chancellor Monash University, CEO and Founder Axon Instruments"For Australia's budding technology entrepreneurs, [Invention to Innovation] is an excellent 'how to' manual, full of practical advice, and offering useful, tangible guidance on how our scientists and entrepreneurs can seize the tremendous opportunities Australia offers." - Michelle Simmons, CEO Silicon Quantum Computing and 2018 Australian of the Year"Few scientists have transitioned to become business leaders, or to create public companies, but Larry Marshall has done just that – and by sharing uncomfortable truths, failures and successes, all anchored by the real life experience of someone who has crossed the Valley of Death more than once, Larry seeks to provide other scientists with the confidence that, they too, can do it." - Catherine Livingstone, AO, former Chair CSIRO, Commonwealth Bank and Telstra; former President of the Business Council of Australia, and former CEO of Cochlear

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