CSIRO Indigenous Engagement
CSIRO believes that Indigenous Australians have extraordinary contributions to make to Australia across cultural, economic and scientific domains.
- 27 April 2011 | Updated 14 October 2011
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CSIRO recognises the social and economic disadvantage experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and is committed to overcoming the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
We believe it is important to work with Indigenous communities on projects to improve the prosperity of all Australians, and we value the contribution Indigenous knowledge adds to our scientific and social research.
CSIRO is committed to encouraging more Indigenous people to work with CSIRO and contributing to the challenges and aspirations of Indigenous communities.
Read CSIRO's Indigenous Engagement Strategy.
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- CSIRO values the contribution Indigenous knowledge adds to our scientific and social research
- We believe it is important to work with Indigenous communities on projects to improve the prosperity of all Australians
- We are establishing a series of case studies of natural resource management-based enterprises across remote Australia
- We are also helping address challenges faced by Indigenous peoples and communities, primarily in remote regions
