If data is for good, then trust is king
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
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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
Digital transformation to move out of the cloud and into reality
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
Efficient, easy transactions still top digital government wish list
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
Robots in the ranks: how human skills fit together with artificial intelligence
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
Conference catch-up: data integration in the public sector
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
Governments begin to see the risk of data sharing, now to explain the benefits
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
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
CSIRO plots new market-based road map
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
What is a smart city? Shared vision needed to align ‘jumbled mess’
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
Smart systems, smart policy solutions: the cognitive approach
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
Big blue builds new national cybersecurity centre in Canberra
IBM is establishing a National Cyber Security Centre in Canberra (NCSC) to foster greater collaboration with government and business. Read More
Australia’s Data61 teams up with UK’s CyLon to ‘accelerate’ cybersecurity
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