Who is DKA?
Desert Knowledge Australia is a statutory arm of the Northern Territory Government, established in 2003 to manage the Desert Knowledge Precinct, a 73-hectare area of bushland, office buildings, event venues, a café, and a thriving business and social impact community, just south of Mparntwe (Alice Springs).
DKA brings people together to deliver education, employment, and enterprise opportunities, conduct arid zone-focused research, and progress technology to bolster the social wellbeing and sustainability of desert communities.
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Latest Story
Celebrating Central Australian languages: A forum for the future
Dec 12, 2024
Speakers from 10 different Central Australian language groups attended a forum and other celebratory events in Alice Springs.
DKA Stories
Our Annual Report: Highlights from the 2023-24 financial year
Nov 28, 2024
From advancing social initiatives to bringing more people to the Desert Knowledge Precinct and sharing transformative energy solutions, it was a big year.
Desert Knowledge Precinct used as test site to improve dialysis trucks
Nov 25, 2024
Purple Trucks are self-contained dialysis units on wheels which bring treatment directly to patients in need.
Promoting Central Australian Aboriginal languages this December
Nov 20, 2024
Join a series of free events celebrating and promoting the rich Aboriginal languages of Central Australia.
We’re looking to the future and have developed an ambitious strategic plan which would transform the Precinct and bring even more people out here every year.