Australian women recognised as AI leaders Communications & Technology CEO of UBank, Lee Hatton, and Chief Digital Officer at Woodside, Shelley Kalms, have been named by IBM as global pioneers in artificial intelligence. Read more
Call for independent watchdog to monitor NZ government use of artificial intelligence Monday May 27, 2019 By John Zerilli and Colin Gavaghan Communications & Technology New Zealand's official use of AI algorithms in government has been in the spotlight in recent years. We recommend New Zealand establish a new independent… Read more
Five principles for citizen-friendly artificial intelligence Thursday May 23, 2019 By David Donaldson Communications & Technology Forty-two countries, including Australia, formally adopted the first set of intergovernmental policy guidelines on artificial intelligence on Wednesday, agreeing to five key principles to ensure AI… Read more
Building a smarter organisation with analytics and AI Thursday May 9, 2019 By SAS Sponsored Artificial Intelligence is now mainstream, fuelling more and more aspects of business and day-to-day life but how can data-driven innovation be brought to life and… Read more
How much can we afford to forget, if we train machines to remember? Thursday April 18, 2019 By Gene Tracy Editors' Picks It’s common to frame discussions of societal transitions by focusing on the new skills that become essential. But instead of looking at what we’re learning,… Read more
Data61 an international exemplar of public sector 'digital innovation' done right Monday April 15, 2019 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… Read more
Nadia: the curious case of the digital missing person Wednesday April 3, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Peter Shergold recently gave public servants a rev-up over the need to actually deliver on innovation instead of just talking about it, but there’s a… Read more
Law, big data and new technologies - what does it mean for Australia? Wednesday March 27, 2019 By Waldron Smith Sponsored Government engagement with issues such as cyber security, data protection, privacy and artificial intelligence is imperative. What impact does new technology bring to the government’s… Read more
Shergold sees a 'gulf between rhetoric and reality' of innovation and digital government Tuesday March 26, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features Senior public servants fuel cynicism among citizens and staff if their ambitious rhetoric about innovative new approaches does not achieve the promised outcomes, warns government… Read more
Machine-speed, human-inspired: the innovation pitch that rejects all the stereotypes of government Tuesday February 26, 2019 By Harley Dennett Defence The Air Force is pitching a new innovation plan and asking industry to help it create a combined human-machine workforce of augmented intelligence: the creativity… Read more
Smart Governments, Smart Cities Friday December 14, 2018 By Matt Meakins Communications & Technology 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… Read more
Bringing intelligence to government decision-making Wednesday December 5, 2018 By Lisa Cornish Sponsored For government, being able to streamline or automate high frequency, low risk decisions is at a critical stage. Faced with a flood of information, government… Read more
APS centre of excellence to develop the next generation of robot public servants Wednesday November 28, 2018 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The Department of Human Services has opened a new centre of excellence to work on the next generation of digital assistants to support service delivery. Read more
How AI will change the PGPA Act Wednesday October 31, 2018 By Lisa Cornish Communications & Technology The aim of the Act is to move towards live monitoring of government activities. To achieve this, government must embrace new means of analytics, such… Read more
Using AI to support better government decision making – the right way Tuesday October 16, 2018 By Lisa Cornish Communications & Technology The wealth of data available to government today can be overwhelming. But is it useful? And if so, how do you generate useful analytic insights… Read more
