Integrity campaigners have labelled the spread of disinformation during the recent federal election campaign as ‘intolerable’, and are calling for criminal laws specifically designed to deter such conduct in the future. Read More
The New South Wales government has made Tony Chapman its permanent information security chief and given his office a prominent place within the new Department of Customer Service. Read More
Understand the power of machine learning and the benefits it can give to the government sector, and discover the growing field of data science. Read More
There were 964 data breaches reported to the federal regulator in the first year of mandatory reporting rules and “malicious or criminal attacks” were behind 60% of cases, with most of the remainder caused by human error and only 5% blamed on malfunctions. Read More
Transforming public service to be fit for purpose in the 21st Century requires new ways of working. To prepare for the future, the public service needs opportunities for everyone to meaningfully provide input into civic life -- opportunities that are demand-driven, flexible, outcome-focused and require specialised skills. Read More
Australia's government-funded organisations have stronger cyber security than their counterparts anywhere in the world, in the eyes of a large multinational that analysed a year's worth of data from 10,000 clients on six continents. Read More
As the robots and demand for digital skills change the nature of work, governments must ensure everyone is keeping up, warns the OECD. Read More
Privacy commissioners of four states and the Commonwealth are celebrating their week on the awareness-raising calendar, at the pointy end of an election campaign that… Read More
Understanding some of the ways government agencies are already using data science can guide transformation across the public sector. Read More
The Western Australian government plans to open a new shopfront and a related service delivery website representing four departments plus the police force under its… Read More
Government agencies need to be more open, honest and direct with the public, come to terms with social media and realise that working with people… Read More
Perth will be home to an Australia-first $3 million blockchain academy if Labor wins government on May 18. Read More
The need for social housing is not a new one. But as the demographic of Australia’s population changes, the existing infrastructure is struggling to keep… Read More
Victoria's independent anti-corruption agency has declined to investigate four department heads over a government advertising campaign, instead passing a complaint from the opposition on to the Public Sector Commission. Read More
Home Affairs head Michael Pezzullo has described social media as a “cesspit” while former Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Peter Varghese warned it… Read More
