Promoted How machine learning can benefit the government sector Tuesday May 21, 2019 By James Cook University Communications & Technology Understand the power of machine learning and the benefits it can give to the government sector, and discover the growing field of data science.
Promoted Big data in the public sector: five ways the government is using data science Tuesday May 14, 2019 By The University of New South Wales Communications & Technology Understanding some of the ways government agencies are already using data science can guide transformation across the public sector.
Just the facts: Treasury and CSIRO put space between advice and how ministers use it Tuesday April 16, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal 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…
Data61 an international exemplar of public sector 'digital innovation' done right Monday April 15, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology 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…
Which agencies got a break from Senate estimates hearings? Thursday April 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal 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…
How a WA department's graduate program came out on top of the nation Thursday March 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice 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…
CSIRO staff ask chief executive to defy government over staffing levels Wednesday March 13, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice 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…
Handling the 'pariah' policy of climate change Wednesday March 13, 2019 By Verona Burgess Energy & Environment 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…
Flooded with criticism, MDBA finds a small island of common ground Thursday February 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social 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…
Frances Adamson: space diplomacy is now 'core business' for Australia Friday October 12, 2018 By Frances Adamson Communications & Technology 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…
Data61 joins IBM and Herbert Smith Freehills to build the 'Australian National Blockchain' Friday August 31, 2018 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology 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…
Treasury boss John Fraser rejects auditor-general's view of corporate planning rules Thursday April 26, 2018 By Stephen Easton Case studies 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…
Tidbinbilla strike over APS payrise limits applied to NASA-funded positions Wednesday November 22, 2017 By Stephen Easton News 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…
Moving Australian innovation up the value chain Tuesday November 14, 2017 By Larry Marshall Features 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…
Data61's partnership model: riding a wave of R&D disruption Monday September 4, 2017 By Victoria Draudins Features 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…
