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
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 consumer policy. Read More
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
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 the burden and costs of managing owned hardware and servers. Read More
New research reckons citizens want transactions that go through in one online hit as the core digital baseline. Agencies on Facebook? Not so much. Read More
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 people skills more than high-level engineering and maths, as most people will work with technology, rather than build it. Read More
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 make it can now view the whole event at their leisure on video. Read More
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 be done on engagement, says Peter Leonard, a leading expert on the legal side of data use and privacy. Read More
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
Opening the Data61 Live conference in Melbourne, Larry Marshall said we can look for someone to blame for shifts, "and we see that a lot in politics ... or we can stare the challenge in the face and invent a way around it." Read More
A smart city is a cool idea but needs a lot of contributors to be on the same page about the end-state they are trying to achieve. Personalisation should be a guiding light. Read More
FEATURE: From false fire alarms to litter to life-and-death health diagnosis, data analytics combined with cognitive systems are delivering better policy outcomes. But leadership inside government is the key. Read More
IBM is establishing a National Cyber Security Centre in Canberra (NCSC) to foster greater collaboration with government and business. Read More
The CSIRO's data-focused digital research unit, Data61, has joined forces with a like-minded organisation in the United Kingdom in hopes Australia can grow a world-leading cybersecurity industry. Read More
