Towards a universal Style Manual
The Digital Transformation Agency plans to improve the Australian Government's writing style manual. Great. Can I help? Read More
Communications & Technology
Making information accessible — for everyone
Essential but often complex services need to be accessible for all, including those with cognitive disabilities. Here’s how you do it. Read More
Streamlined .gov.au registration and administration on the way
Public servants seized control of the gov.au domain name administration system last February and are working on making it "simple, fast and clear" for users over coming months. Read More
Digital identity consultation, round three
Public consultation has begun around a package of additions and updates to the federal government's system of rules, standards and accreditation for digital identity providers. Read More
There’s more to life than money, and NZ Treasury has the charts to prove it
The NZ Treasury continues to refine its four-dimensional foray into the measurement of national wellbeing with a new online Living Standards Framework Dashboard. Read More
The new digital ethics: How to survive and prosper in times of unprecedented transformation
Recognising the ethical issues around digital transformation and allowing ethics to shape the design process is a key challenge, and will be for the next decade. Read More
The first new edition of the Commonwealth Style manual since 2002 is in the works
The Commonwealth is getting its first new style guide since 2002, courtesy of the Digital Transformation Agency, but not until the end of 2019. Also, a tale of digitally transformating the staff experience at one of the Commonwealth's largest departments. Read More
NSW government sets a new standard in digital public service design
The New South Wales government has unveiled a new Digital Design System today, to encourage more consistency between different online services, websites, apps and registration… Read More
Smart Governments, Smart Cities
Every process and object can potentially be connected, captured and analysed. Using these insights, smart governments will have unprecedented ability to make intelligent, informed decisions that improve people’s lives. Read More
DTA proffers ‘six keys to success’ with whole-of-government digital service platforms
Hot on the heels of the federal Digital Transformation Strategy comes the Digital Service Platforms Strategy, which tells of “six keys to success” when public… Read More
Building a pan-Australian approach to safety and infrastructure resilience
Public safety and critical infrastructure agencies should consider developing a pan-Australian data infrastructure to empower a suite of new digitally driven services, according to a recent expert seminar in Canberra. Read More
The Space Agency goes to… Adelaide
South Australia has won the bidding war to host the Australian Space Agency's headquarters on the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital. Read More
NSW, SA governments progress deals with Commonwealth on digital and data
South Australia's Marshall government is sold on the benefits of digital identity credentials and will either start accepting the federal government's myGovID in the future, or build its own similar version. Read More
Protecting our digital heritage in the age of cyber threats
Digital identity assets, such as property records and Parliamentary proceedings, embody who and what Australia is as a nation. We need to do more to protect them. Read More
People power: Why getting the human side of digital processes right is so critical
While technology offers huge potential, government thinking would benefit from keeping human interactions at the heart of progress. Read More