Promoted How do we protect our human rights when technology is changing the way we live? Driverless cars choosing who to save in a crash, big data targeting democratic systems, personal information being leaked by hackers. The Australian Human Rights Commission
Partner Content Six steps to accelerating Australia’s digital government June 20, 2018 By Tom Burton Public agencies wanting to be effective in a citizen-empowered world need to focus on developing key foundational strengths. Governments and councils across Australia – at
Preparing Australian cities for the fourth industrial revolution June 4, 2018 By Martin Parkinson Editors' Picks This is a slightly edited version of a speech by Martin Parkinson, secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, to the Property Council of Australia
Partner Content What would you do if you had $2 million to invest in democracy in Australia? May 9, 2018 By Amelia Loye Communications & Technology Last year, the Australian government awarded two organisations $1 million each under the Business Research Innovation and Investment Program (BRII). The program, part of the
New DHS citizen experience chief: automation will lead to more 'human' services April 5, 2018 By Stephen Easton Career Advice The Department of Human Services has a new “chief citizen experience officer” who hopes digital transformation can bring relief to both disgruntled clients and frazzled
Partner Content Is government prepared for the analytics economy? March 26, 2018 By Julian Bajkowski The volume of data government generates, collects, exchanges and analyses is going through the roof. So what does it take to create a sound governance
A supplier's view of ICT procurement: the digital experience must be seamless disruption March 23, 2018 By The Mandarin Communications & Technology Tony Katsabaris, Adobe’s managing director for the public sector in the Asia-Pacific region, discusses ICT procurement in the age of digital disruption with The Mandarin. The
Robots in the ranks: how human skills fit together with artificial intelligence March 21, 2018 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology 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
Intuitive government is coming. Is your network ready? October 19, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Government has always been a series of interlinked networks that interact with citizens, the private sector and a myriad of stakeholders. Whether it’s defence, tax,
Artificial intelligence and profiling at the Commonwealth Games July 4, 2017 By Victoria Draudins Case studies The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games will be here before we know it, with plans well underway to make them as exciting and smoothly run as
Healthcare technology is surging ahead, but needs cohesive policy to boost Australia's outcomes April 10, 2017 By David Braue As the person leading the Australia-New Zealand business of one of the world’s leading health technology companies, Kevin Barrow spends his days thinking about ways
Predictive algorithms can give better policy answers, if you ask the right questions March 29, 2017 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Can predictive algorithms change the world and usher in a new age of enlightenment, where human biases are eliminated from decision-making that depends on weighing
The keys to tech shift from one of the Commonwealth's busiest CIOs March 16, 2017 By Stephen Easton Features Form a plan, identify and manage the risks it involves, but don’t lie awake at night thinking about everything that could possibly go wrong. That’s
Leading into the future: opportunities in the 'bot economy' October 5, 2016 By Andrew Simon When we hear about how artificial intelligence and robots will play an increasingly important part in our future across a wide range of human activity,
