Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

federal government agency for scientific research in Australia
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Summary

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is a government organization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation was a member of ORCID, Inc.[3].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[4].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation was a member of Australian Research Data Commons[5].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation was a member of DataCite[6].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is in the country of Australia[7].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's instance of is recorded as government organization[8].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's instance of is recorded as Government body of Australia[9].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's instance of is recorded as production company[10].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's instance of is recorded as research organization[11].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's headquarters location is recorded as Canberra[12].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Australian Animal Health Laboratory[13].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as McMaster Laboratory[14].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Health Sciences and Nutrition[15].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Division of Entomology[16].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Ecosystem Sciences[17].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Materials Science & Engineering[18].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Animal, Food and Health Sciences[19].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Division of Molecular Science[20].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Plant Industry[21].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Diet & nutrition[22].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Information and Communication Technologies Centre[23].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Australia Telescope National Facility[24].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Preventative Health[25].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Australian e-Health Research Centre[26].
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1926[28] and May 19, 1949[29].

Identity

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CSIRO'}[30].

Operations

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's headquarters location is recorded as Canberra[12]. Subsidiaries include Australian Animal Health Laboratory[13], a laboratory[31], in Australia[32], founded in 1985[33]; McMaster Laboratory[14]; Health Sciences and Nutrition[15], a facility[34], in Australia[35], founded in 1996[36]; Division of Entomology[16], a facility[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1928[39]; Ecosystem Sciences[17], a facility[40], in Australia[41], founded in 2011[42]; and Materials Science & Engineering[18], a facility[43], in Australia[44], founded in 2007[45].

Why It Matters

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . ardc.edu.au. Retrieved . ardc.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . csiropedia.csiro.au. Retrieved . csiropedia.csiro.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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