Australian Bureau of Statistics
Celebrating the International Year of Statistics 2013

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This division covers information and computing sciences.
This division has eight groups:

0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics
0803 Computer Software
0804 Data Format
0805 Distributed Computing
0806 Information Systems
0807 Library and Information Studies
0899 Other Information and Computing Sciences

Exclusions:
a) Mathematics not associated with computer science is included in Division 01 Mathematical Sciences.
b) Cheminformatics is included in Group 0304 Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry.
c) The development of computer software, other than mathematics and bioinformatics software, which has applications to fields other than Division 08 Information and Computing Sciences is included in the appropriate divisions, e.g. computer modelling for atmospheric research is included in Division 04 Earth Sciences; software development for forest management is included in Division 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences.
d) Bioinformatics is included in Group 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology.
e) Mechatronics for automotive engineering are included in Group 0902 Automotive Engineering.
f) Signal processing and non-manufacturing robotics are included in Group 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
g) Geospatial information systems are included in Group 0909 Geomatic Engineering.
h) Manufacturing robotics, mechatronics (excluding automotive applications) and CAD/CAM systems are included in Group 0910 Manufacturing Engineering.
i) Communications technologies are included in Group 1005 Communications Technologies.
j) Development of computer hardware is included in Group 1006 Computer Hardware.
k) Health information systems, including surveillance, are included in Group 1117 Public Health and Health Services.
l) Business records and information management and business information systems are included in Group 1503 Business and Management.
m) Computer perception, memory and attention are included in Group 1702 Cognitive Sciences.
n) Computational linguistics is included in Group 2004 Linguistics.
o) Archival, repository and related studies is included in Group 2102 Curatorial and Related Studies.
p) History and philosophy of science is included in Group 2202 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields.