Following Papua New Guinea (PNG) Independence in 1975, the new administration approached Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) directly concerning the need to address issues related to food security and village-based agriculture. A subsequent series of collaborative research projects between CSIRO and PNG government departments built upon the existing survey information to provide PNG with one of the earliest national-level, computer-based resource information systems, with widespread applications, particularly in agriculture, forestry, environmental management and planning. Part 1 of this historical review discussed the evolution, conduct and outcomes of the CSIRO integrated surveys over the period 1950–75, while Part 2 describes the subsequent research projects that arose from the surveys and concluded in 2000. In addition, the legacy of CSIRO involvement in land research in PNG is examined in relation to advances made both within individual scientific disciplines and in other relevant technological fields, and to operational challenges and structural change within the organisation.

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CSIRO 和巴布亚新几内亚的土地研究 1950-2000：第 2 部分：独立后

1975 年巴布亚新几内亚 (PNG) 独立后，新政府直接与澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织 (CSIRO) 接洽，讨论解决与粮食安全和乡村农业相关问题的必要性。随后，CSIRO 和巴新政府部门之间的一系列合作研究项目建立在现有调查信息的基础上，为巴新提供了最早的国家级、基于计算机的资源信息系统之一，应用广泛，特别是在农业、林业、环境管理方面和规划。本历史回顾的第 1 部分讨论了 1950-75 年期间 CSIRO 综合调查的演变、实施和结果，