Australian Industrial
Transformation Institute

The Australian Industrial Transformation Institute (AITI) is a national leader in industry and workplace innovation research.

Our multi-disciplinary team undertakes industry, economic and workforce research in response to major change.

We are a leader in research on the future of work in the digital age and the human dimensions of technological change, playing a key role in informing strategy, policy and program development.

A major focus of AITI is providing insights into the industries and jobs of the future.

Research areas

Factory of the Future

Manufacturing innovation

News

Economic insights

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Professor John Spoehr
Director, Australian Industrial Transformation Institute

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A unique transdisciplinary research capability has been assembled at the Flinders at Tonsley campus to drive this work.

Manufacturing Innovation

AITI is involved in partnerships aimed at building higher levels of manufacturing innovation maturity in industry through peer to peer capability building and action research partnerships.

Factory of the Future

Line Zero Factory of the Future at Flinders University brings innovation, Industry 4.0 technologies, research and training together to advance manufacturing and strengthen the nation’s economy.

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Innovation Central Adelaide (ICA)

ICA is an industry and research collaboration centre co-located in Flinders University’s Digital Transformation Laboratory at Tonsley.

Providing a high-tech treasure chest for South Australian firms to advance digital transformation and advanced manufacturing through an open innovation ecosystem. Innovation Central offers unique access to world-class facilities and global networks for organisations in search of bold solutions to business challenges.

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Digital Transformation Laboratory

The Digital Transformation Lab is a working showcase for hands on application of Industry 4.0 technologies for manufacturers, designers, innovators, students and researchers to get their hands on actual working applications that can be configured to meet their needs.

Our research areas

Human Factors in Advanced Manufacturing

Future of Work

Industrial Transformation

Social Impact

Economic Insights and Analysis

Our research draws on interactive charts, self-assessment tools, analysis software, and data of all shapes and sizes.

Economic Indicators Dashboard

The Economic Indicators Dashboard allows you to visualise and interact with the latest labour force data from the ABS and other sources.

Economic Insight Reports

We prepare reports on the labour market trends including monthly breakdowns of the ABS Labour Force Survey for all states and territories. These reports are typically available on the day that the data is released by the ABS.

AURIN Portal

AURIN is crucial infrastructure for researchers, government and industry, accelerating research into our towns, cities and communities. AURIN provides the data and tools to allow you to make evidence-based decisions quickly and confidently.