Division 10 Technology
This division covers technology. For the purposes of this classification, technology R&D is defined as the application of science and engineering knowledge to the development of tools and techniques which have wide application in other fields of R&D and/or in society more generally. It includes:
- biotechnology;
- communications technologies;
- computer hardware; and
- nanotechnology.
This division has eight groups:
GROUP 1001 AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
This group covers agricultural biotechnology. It includes:
- marine biotechnology;
- genetic modification of plants and animals for agricultural production; and
- livestock cloning and transgenesis.
This group has ten fields:
- 100101 Agricultural Biotechnology Diagnostics (incl. Biosensors)
- 100102 Agricultural Marine Biotechnology
- 100103 Agricultural Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins
- 100104 Genetically Modified Animals
- 100105 Genetically Modified Field Crops and Pasture
- 100106 Genetically Modified Horticulture Plants
- 100107 Genetically Modified Trees
- 100108 Livestock Cloning
- 100109 Transgenesis
- 100199 Agricultural Biotechnology not elsewhere classified
GROUP 1002 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
This group covers environmental biotechnology. It includes:
- biodiscovery;
- biological control; and
- bioremediation.
This group has seven fields:
- 100201 Biodiscovery
- 100202 Biological Control
- 100203 Bioremediation
- 100204 Environmental Biotechnology Diagnostics (incl. Biosensors)
- 100205 Environmental Marine Biotechnology
- 100206 Environmental Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins
- 100299 Environmental Biotechnology not elsewhere classified
GROUP 1003 INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
This group covers industrial biotechnology. It includes:
- biocatalysis;
- bioprocessing and bioproducts;
- fermentation other than for foodstuffs;
- biofeedstocks; and
- industrial biotechnology
This group has seven fields:
- 100301 Biocatalysis and Enzyme Technology
- 100302 Bioprocessing, Bioproduction and Bioproducts
- 100303 Fermentation
- 100304 Industrial Biotechnology Diagnostics (incl. Biosensors)
- 100305 Industrial Microbiology (incl. Biofeedstocks)
- 100306 Industrial Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins
- 100399 Industrial Biotechnology not elsewhere classified
GROUP 1004 MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
This group covers medical biotechnology. This group has five fields:
- 100401 Gene and Molecular Therapy
- 100402 Medical Biotechnology Diagnostics (incl. Biosensors)
- 100403 Medical Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins
- 100404 Regenerative Medicine (incl. Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering)
- 100499 Medical Biotechnology not elsewhere classified
GROUP 1005 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
This group covers technologies supporting communication and communication systems. It includes:
- communications networks and analysis;
- communication and broadcasting systems;
- digital systems, optical and photonic systems;
- antenna technology (including that used in remote sensing and satellites); and
- microwave and millimetrewave technology.
This group has eleven fields:
- 100501 Antennas and Propagation
- 100502 Broadband and Modem Technology
- 100503 Computer Communications Networks
- 100504 Data Communications
- 100505 Microwave and Millimetrewave Theory and Technology
- 100506 Optical Fibre Communications
- 100507 Optical Networks and Systems
- 100508 Satellite Communications
- 100509 Video Communications
- 100510 Wireless Communications
- 100599 Communications Technologies not elsewhere classified
GROUP 1006 COMPUTER HARDWARE
This group covers the development of computer hardware. It includes:
- development of physical components for personal computers, mainframes and computer peripherals;
- development of circuit boards and hardware assemblies of computing devices; and
- development of multiplexers, computer peripherals and computer accessories.
This group has seven fields:
- 100601 Arithmetic and Logic Structures
- 100602 Input, Output and Data Devices
- 100603 Logic Design
- 100604 Memory Structures
- 100605 Performance Evaluation; Testing and Simulation of Reliability
- 100606 Processor Architectures
- 100699 Computer Hardware not elsewhere classified
GROUP 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
This group covers nanotechnology. It includes:
- molecular and organic electronics;
- nanobiotechnology;
- nanomedicine;
- nanoscale characterisation; and
- health and safety aspects of nanotechnology and nanotoxicology.
This group has fourteen fields:
- 100701 Environmental Nanotechnology
- 100702 Molecular and Organic Electronics
- 100703 Nanobiotechnology
- 100704 Nanoelectromechanical Systems
- 100705 Nanoelectronics
- 100706 Nanofabrication, Growth and Self Assembly
- 100707 Nanomanufacturing
- 100708 Nanomaterials
- 100709 Nanomedicine
- 100710 Nanometrology
- 100711 Nanophotonics
- 100712 Nanoscale Characterisation
- 100713 Nanotoxicology, Health and Safety
- 100799 Nanotechnology not elsewhere classified
GROUP 1099 OTHER TECHNOLOGY
This group covers technology not elsewhere classified. This group has one field:
- 109999 Technology not elsewhere classified
