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Innovative Products 2019
Digital decade to drive growth
DIGITAL INNOVATION CAN DELIVER $315 BILLION IN GROSS ECONOMIC VALUE TO AUSTRALIA OVER THE NEXT DECADE, ACCORDING TO A NEW LANDMARK REPORT FROM ALPHABETA ADVISORS, COMMISSIONED BY CSIRO'S DATA61.
The report outlines the nation's next billion dollar industries.
le or replicating Silicon Valley," Dr Charlton said. "Rather, almost half of economic benefit from digital innovation comes from the adoption of
new technology across existing industries.” Australia's strongest opportunities are in fo- cusing R&D investment and applying digital in- novation to existing industry strengths where key drivers of competitiveness are already in place such as strong domestic markets and in
high quality basic research.
The report identified eight high-potential op-
portunities for Australia in digital innovation, set to be worth $155 billion annually in the Asia- Pa- cific region over next decade: precision healthcare, digital agriculture, data-driven urban manage- ment, cyber-physical security, supply chain integ- rity, proactive government, legal informatics, and smart exploration and production.
Data61 has already begun tackling some of these high-potential opportunities, through the launch of a national digital challenges program, which is designed to facilitate stronger collabora- tion between research, government and industry on strategic and national data-driven challenges to accelerate large scale outcomes.
To download the Digital Innovation report, visit: www.data61.csiro.au/digitalinnovationreport ✺
The controller will recognise how many sen- sors are connected and will select the highest CO level to control the carpark ventilation fan(s). If the DIP switches are not set, then the controller will allocate an address to each sensor, however the CO levels for each area will not be available, only the highest CO level detected.
In addition Regulator Automation has created an exchange program for CO sensors. Originally these sensors had a 3-year life and over past year’s, product improvements have extended this life up to 10 years.
During routine servicing the sensors are re- calibrated on site however this service may not bring the sensor back to the original specifica- tions and can result in inaccurate readings.
Regulator Automation’s exchange sensor pro- gram sees the sensor returned to a specially cali- brated testing environment where the calibra- tions are recorded for a history of the site’s environment. This recalibration can extend the life of the CO sensor.
Contact Regulator Automation on 02 9804 6366 or www.regulatoraustralia.com.au ✺
THE DIGITAL INNOVATION report outlines the nation's next billion dollar industries and strategic areas where Australia can succeed in creating data-driven industries that will drive jobs and growth by building on our core strengths as a nation and improving collabora- tion between research and industry.
While Australia has had economic growth for some time, the report shows the need to in- crease productivity and find new sources of ex- port competitiveness to secure the economy's future prosperity in an increasingly competi- tive global marketplace.
"Every sector of the global economy has been re-defined as a result of digital science and tech- nology and the extensive use of data," Adrian Turner, CEO at CSIRO's Data61, said.
"This next digital wave to revolutionise exist- ing industries and create entirely new ones is
ours to capture. But the opportunity is perisha- ble if we don't collectively take action now."
"Progressive data-driven organisations are in- vesting in four core areas to realise value from data; data capture, management, analysis and taking action with it. Combining this data with domain expertise, in areas like healthcare, agri- culture and mining, is where we can create an unfair advantage."
AlphaBeta director, Dr Andrew Charlton, said digital innovation has created enormous value globally and accounts for around 11 per cent of GDP in advanced economies, amount- ing to an annual value of $6 trillion. However, Australia has lagged behind our peers in cap- turing these benefits.
"Digital innovation is critical to improving our nation's productivity and sustaining economic growth. It's not just about creating the next Goog-
New CO Sensor to control carpark ventilation systems
CURRENTLY YOU HAVE one sensor to each input on a controller however with Regulator Automation’s new CO3800 Smart Sensor, up to 10 sensors can be connected on one pair of wires to their TC5044 controller and can accurately control exhaust extraction fans when the sensor identifies carbon monoxide in the air. Power and
comms are on the one non-polarised two wire cable and each sensor has a range of 0-100ppm. The slim and attractive wall mounted sensor casing, blends into the design environment.
It has a unique feature, a tiny fan that draws air in from the bottom of the housing through a dust filter over the sensor and discharges through the top.
This ensures a positive response to carbon monoxide emissions while the sensor is well pro- tected inside the polycarbonate housing.
There is a 4-position DIP switch on each sensor. If the DIP switches are set for each sensor then the CO level for each area can be read at the controller.
FAR LEFT: Up to 10 sensors can be connected to the TC5044 controller (pictured).
LEFT: Regulator Automation’s new CO3800 Smart Sensor.
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