“Australia is at a pivotal point. There is a tidal wave of disruption on the way, and it’s critical we take steps now to get ahead of it.”
— CSIRO Chief Executive
Dr Larry Marshall
CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, is an Australian Government agency responsible for scientific research. The once-in-a-decade report from CSIRO, Our Future World, released on 27 July 2022, identifies seven global megatrends that hold the key to the challenges and opportunities ahead:
- climate change;
- health
- artificial intelligence and autonomous systems;
- geopolitical shifts;
- digital and data economies;
- resource pressure and biodiversity; and
- diversity, equity and transparency
Read the Full Report
Our Future World – Global megatrends impacting the way we live over coming decades PDF (5 MB)