CSIRO focuses on six challenge areas:
- Food security and quality: Grow the triple bottom line value of Australia’s agri-food and fibre industries.
- Sustainable energy and resources: Lower emissions to net zero while sustaining Australia’s prosperity.
- Health and wellbeing: Enhance the health and wellbeing of all Australians.
- Resilient and valuable environments: Enhance the resilience and value of our natural and built environments.
- Future industries: Create Australia’s future sustainable jobs and industries.
- Secure Australia and region: Safeguard Australia and our region from threats.
CSIRO is one of the largest and most multidisciplinary mission-driven research organisations in the world, creating a better future for Australia and the world.
CSIRO’s deep and broad relationships have brought together the best minds to produce innovative scientific and technology solutions to national challenges and opportunities to benefit industry, the environment and the community, through scientific research and capability development, services and advice.
In 2023, CSIRO was named the ‘most trusted’ Government Service in Roy Morgan’s Trusted Brand Awards. CSIRO is also a highly connected innovator, working with universities, governments, Australian businesses of all sizes across all major industries, and communities around the country.
The agency delivers around $10.2 billion of annual benefit to the nation each year as a result of our science, securing our future national prosperity as well as environmental and social benefits.
