Today (29 April 2026), marks an important milestone in Australia’s innovation landscape, with the submission of our application to establish...
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The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) will build Australia’s sovereign AI creation capacity, moving Australia up the global AI value chain from consumption to creation.
Through three interconnected research programs spanning frontier model development, capability scaling, and rapid dissemination, the AI CRC will close the structural gap in Australia’s deep AI engineering expertise and translate cutting-edge research into globally competitive AI systems, new industries, and skilled professionals.
Over a ten-year term, the CRC will generate exportable IP built on uniquely Australian data assets, build a national pipeline of deep AI talent, and catalyse the creation of new Australian AI companies.
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is Australia’s primary AI model building capability. We represent a collaboration between leading universities, government, and private industry, shaping the future of AI in Australia through pioneering research and development, and globally competitive ventures.
The bid is supported by the Rozetta Institute, Australia’s independent not-for-profit innovation accelerator.
Join us on our mission to build world-class AI in Australia.
A Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is a national initiative that unites industry experts, academic institutions, and government bodies.
Together, CRCs address significant challenges, push innovation to its limits, and deliver economic and social benefits for Australia.
The AI CRC is designed to move Australia up the AI value chain — shifting our country from a consumer of global technologies to a leading innovator and builder of AI systems.
By addressing existing capability and translation gaps, the CRC was established to create homegrown AI solutions, transforming opportunities into competitive advantages.
The AI CRC was born out of a realisation that Australia’s economy, and sovereignty, depend on our national AI model building capability. Despite the growing Australian use of AI technologies, we are dependent on imported models. This limits our ability to participate in the rapidly expanding AI economy, but more than this is limits our agency as AI becomes increasingly critical globally.
Recognising this, key players from universities, government, and the corporate world have come together to address the challenge.
Developing world-class AI models and capabilities by advancing model architectures, data representation, and learning methods to harness uniquely Australian data assets and enable sovereign, high-value AI innovation.
Innovating scalable AI capability by translating frontier technologies into real-world applications, while equipping modelers with the tools and methods to efficiently train, adapt, secure, and deploy models within practical, regulated, and resource-constrained environments.
Embedding AI research into real-world industry applications to drive commercialisation, scale-up, and workforce capability, ensuring broad and lasting economic impact.
By joining the AI Cooperative Research Centre, members gain access to transformative opportunities, unique advantages, and a collaborative ecosystem tailored to empower Australia’s AI capability. Here’s how our members benefit:
The CRC bid team comprises leader’s in Australia’s AI ecosystem, and the team is in discussions with experienced individuals for key CRC management and governance roles.
(Interim Chair)
(Interim Board Member)
Adelaide University, AIML
(Bid Lead and Interim CEO)
Adelaide University, AIML
(Research Program Director | RP1)
Macquarie University
(Research Program Director | RP3)
Adelaide University
(Research Program Director | RP2)
Macquarie University
(Impact & Inclusion Research Lead)
Rozetta Institute
(Bid Team)
Rozetta Institute
(Bid Team)
CIS
(Bid Team)
CIS
(Bid Team)
MaxMine
(Mining Sector Lead)
3EC
(Agriculture Sector Lead)
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