National ICT Australia limited

National ICT Australia (NICTA) was Australia's Information Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence and was funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Communications until 30 June 2016, and with funding and support from Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian National University, the University of New South Wales, the University of Melbourne, the University of Queensland, the University of Sydney, Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, Monash University and other university partners. From 1 July 2016, NICTA was merged into CSIRO’s Data61 to create a world leading data-focused research, development and digital powerhouse which would benefit Australian industry. NICTA remains a separate legal entity controlled by CSIRO.