Innovate to Grow: Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence program

Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, is calling on small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing solutions in digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) to apply for its latest Innovate to Grow program.

The free eight-week program connects Aussie SMEs with the science, data and people they need to turn good ideas into investable R&D projects.

Expressions of interest are open for the eight-week online program, which gives selected businesses free access to R&D experts, industry mentors and self-paced learning modules to help them turn an early-stage idea into an actionable research plan and funding roadmap.

Innovate to Grow: Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence is open to SMEs working in the following subsectors:  

Artificial intelligence, including:

  • Computer vision
  • Machine learning
  • ChatGPT/large language models
  • Natural language processing
    • Digital manufacturing
    • Quantum computing
    • Cybersecurity
    • Robotics & autonomous systems.

Applications close on 01 June 2025.

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