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Former digital government boss criticises new ethical AI guidelines

By Shannon Jenkins

Communications & Technology

The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has released a set of “aspirational” and entirely voluntary ethics principles for Australian businesses that use artificial intelligence.

Data61 releases dataset that could predict cyber attacks

By Shannon Jenkins

Communications & Technology

Researchers at CSIRO’s Data61 have developed a public dataset that could help cybersecurity specialists predict future cyberattacks. It comes days after numerous hospitals across Victoria…

Eight experts on the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence in government and the public sector

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner has published a book on the profound social, technological, and ethical issues that are rearing their heads the…

Data61 launches ‘digital twin’ lab in Melbourne

By Shannon Jenkins

Communications & Technology

CSIRO's data innovation group Data61 has launched a lab that allows "digital twins" — virtual replicas of physical objects and systems — to be created…

CSIRO begins global search for new Data61 chief, Adrian Turner calls time

By Stephen Easton

Federal

The CSIRO is on the hunt for a technologist to replace Data61 chief executive Adrian Turner, who will leave the role on September 12.

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'Licensed to operate differently' ― How Adrian Turner achieves large-scale digital innovation with porous boundaries and multi-disciplinary teams

By Stephen Easton

Features

"We have the potential here to create a new model, a new global network ... to solve not only Australia's but some of the world's…

Data61 an international exemplar of public sector 'digital innovation' done right

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…

If data is for good, then trust is king

By Maria Katsonis

Communications & Technology

The volume of data globally has created widespread opportunities to harness its economic and social value raising policy issues such as privacy protection, innovation and…

Data61 joins IBM and Herbert Smith Freehills to build the 'Australian National Blockchain'

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…

Digital transformation to move out of the cloud and into reality

By Vault Systems

Communications & Technology

A key element of digital transformation for government agencies is a migration to the cloud which enables greater levels of access, communication while also lowering…

Efficient, easy transactions still top digital government wish list

By Julian Bajkowski

Features

New research reckons citizens want transactions that go through in one online hit as the core digital baseline. Agencies on Facebook? Not so much.

Robots in the ranks: how human skills fit together with artificial intelligence

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

This week, public sector discussions centre around artificial intelligence and how technology will shape the jobs of the future. Research suggests future jobs will require…

Conference catch-up: data integration in the public sector

By The Mandarin

Communications & Technology

Public servants flocked to Friday's short conference about the potential and the barriers to "unlocking the value of Australia's public data" but anyone who didn't…

Governments begin to see the risk of data sharing, now to explain the benefits

By Stephen Easton

Features

A new data de-identification decision-making guide has been released to help public servants and others navigate this area. But there is still more work to…

Data61's partnership model: riding a wave of R&D disruption

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…