Digital technologies could lift the gross value of production (GVP) of the Australian agricultural sector by $20.3 billion, and the broader Australian economy by $24.6 billion (Perrett, Heath, Laurie & Darragh, 2017). While agricultural digital technologies are already well advanced and available in the marketplace, research has revealed that adoption and utilisation remains low across the industry (McKinsey et al., 2017; Skinner, Wood, Leonard & Stollery, 2017; Zhang, Baker, Jakku & Llewellyn, 2017). To achieve the $100 billion industry goal by 2030 (National Farmers Federation, 2018), the industry needs to embark on a digital transformation journey.
 

To ensure that the journey of digital transformation is purposeful and effective, it is important to first undertake an assessment of the industry to identify areas of digital strength and areas for development. The development of a digital maturity index and assessment tool is considered a necessary first step for digital transformation. CSIRO has developed a world-first digital maturity index and assessment tool specifically for agriculture, which encompasses five key pillars.