How machine learning can benefit the government sector
Understand the power of machine learning and the benefits it can give to the government sector, and discover the growing field of data science. Read More
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Big data in the public sector: five ways the government is using data science
Understanding some of the ways government agencies are already using data science can guide transformation across the public sector. Read More
Just the facts: Treasury and CSIRO put space between advice and how ministers use it
Treasury and the CSIRO have both recently felt the need to clarify advice they have provided the government, after opposition complaints about what ministers did with it. Read More
Data61 an international exemplar of public sector ‘digital innovation’ done right
Data61 is pleased as punch to be presented as a world-leading example of how a public body can contribute to national "digital innovation" through a new OECD report. Read More
Which agencies got a break from Senate estimates hearings?
Labor is crying foul over their missed opportunities to quiz public servants after Senate estimates was cut short by the beginning of the election campaign period, but they could have voted to keep the hearings going earlier. So, which agencies got a break? Read More
How a WA department’s graduate program came out on top of the nation
Australia's best public sector grad programs, indexed. Public sector agencies generally don’t do enough to explain what working in a government department is really like to students. Read More
CSIRO staff ask chief executive to defy government over staffing levels
Australian Public Service leaders have to work within a strict cap on average staffing levels, even when it seems absurd, but why are independent statutory agencies also applying the limit? Read More
Handling the ‘pariah’ policy of climate change
Many agencies integrate disaster and climate “resilience” into their policies, programs and asset management. But that doesn’t mean Australia is any closer to deciding on let alone committing to a long-term policy for handling climate change, says Verona Burgess. Read More
Flooded with criticism, MDBA finds a small island of common ground
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority says the recent South Australian royal commission produced some “useful analysis and insights” and notes a few “areas of agreement” in its formal response, but argues it would be too risky for governments to follow the inquiry’s main recommendations. Read More
Frances Adamson: space diplomacy is now ‘core business’ for Australia
The head of DFAT gives a diplomatic perspective on the recent establishment of the Australian Space Agency while addressing the UN, including the future of multilateral space diplomacy and the creation of rules-based order for the final frontier. Read More
Data61 joins IBM and Herbert Smith Freehills to build the ‘Australian National Blockchain’
Following its recent research on the pros and cons of blockchains, CSIRO's Data61 unit has formed a consortium with IBM and law firm Herbert Smith Freehills to commercialise smart contracts based on the concept. Read More
Treasury boss John Fraser rejects auditor-general’s view of corporate planning rules
It's taken several years into PGPA implementation for a departmental head to push back at prescriptive interpretations. To win this battle, the Treasury boss will need to convince the two independent reviewers set to re-write PGPA rules for agencies. Read More
Tidbinbilla strike over APS payrise limits applied to NASA-funded positions
A group of CSIRO staff who run iconic Tidbinbilla radio telescope dishes near Canberra will stop work for one hour this afternoon, arguing federal government payrise limits should not apply to their NASA-funded jobs. Read More
Moving Australian innovation up the value chain
There is plenty of room for Australia to do better on innovation. The CSIRO is funding science to help build new industries, writes CEO Larry Marshall. Read More
Data61’s partnership model: riding a wave of R&D disruption
A year since the former NICTA lost its funding base and became Data61, part of the CSIRO, it continues to develop valuable intellectual property while acting as an R&D ecosystem architect, bringing together universities, government and the private sector for mutual benefit. CEO Adrian Turner is riding a wave of global disruption. Read More