National Industry Innovation Network

The NIIN is an alliance between industry and universities driven by one goal:
to realise digital opportunities that can benefit the lives of all Australians.

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Launched in 2020, the National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN) is a collaborative vehicle for digitally transforming industries and accelerating innovation to generate large-scale economic and societal impact. Growing from 4 to 15 partners, we have evolved to become one of the largest innovation networks in Australia cultivating partnerships between industry and academia to address urgent national challenges through a digital ecosystem that leverages technology, research, and academic input.

University Partnerships
Research
Chairs
Innovation
Central
Specialised
Centres
Alliances
Skill & Talent
Development
Future
Investments

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University Partnerships

Partnerships are the beating heart of the NIIN. Staffed with university experts working with industry to pool assets and expertise, including research, administration, IT and teaching, all with matched funding commitments.

Research Chairs

Research Chairs have been established at seven universities in the areas of Digital Aged Care, Next Generation AI and Transport; Digital Health; IoT and AI; Trusted Retail and Logistics; Critical Infrastructure and Defence; Cyber Security.

Innovation Central

An Australia-wide network of Innovation Central facilities, staffed with Alliance Managers, focused on driving Partnership value and project execution.

Specialised Centres

Subject-focused centres where researchers and industry pursue specific goals.

Alliances

The NIIN is accelerating progress in health and cyber security domains, priority areas for Australia. Leveraging extensive resources and expertise, including specialised technology centers, research, and partnerships, it's formed two alliances - NIIN Health and NIIN Cyber. These alliances utilise the NIIN's collective capability, promoting idea exchange and enhancing network connectivity.

Skills & Talent Development

Critical to achieving the NIIN’s objectives is a technically skilled and industry-ready workforce. Training hubs are being established to complement the more than 100 Cisco Networking Academy sites already operating across the nation. Working in conjunction with higher education institutions, more than 200,000 students have completed courses to-date with various internships awarded each year.

Digital Opportunities

The NIIN’s mission allows partners to pursue projects across a broad range of areas of national importance. The greater the national impact, the more on-point the project.

Future Investments

Together with the NIIN, Cisco Investments is able to pursue positive progress, where every venture takes us one step further to building an inclusive future through innovation.

News and Events

Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from the NIIN and upcoming events involving our research chairs and community.