Albert Einstein famously said, âwe cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.â And if ever there was a need for new thinking...
Public Sector
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More than six months after it was announced as an âurgentâ priority, a comprehensive audit into government ICT capabilities has now begun. The audit was announced as part of...
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The federal governmentâs refusal to engage and support security researchers is putting Australian agencies and the general public at risk, according to Labor cybersecurity spokesman Tim Watts. While countries...
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IBM recently announced that it would no longer offer, develop or research facial recognition technology. This is big news and I believe a good decision and hereâs why. According...
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A full inquiry into the governmentâs illegal robodebt scheme now seems inevitable, with the main question now centring around what form it will take. On Friday afternoon Government Services...
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Software vendors who were locked out of an industry briefing on the Digital Transformation Agencyâs new Cloud Marketplace due to an inadequately provisioned conference call have slammed the DTA...
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The DTA is walking back on its aim to integrate its digital identity service with myGov by the end of the financial year, after recently completing a small pilot...
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Deloitte has been given another pay rise for its work on a new social media-inspired myGov platform, with the consulting giant to now receive more than $23 million from...
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Despite nearly 500,000 unlawfully issued debts worth more than $700 million, and the minister still couldnât apologise. Fronting up to a hastily called press conference after cynically waiting until...
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The federal government will refund nearly 500,000 robodebts worth more than $700 million after admitting significant elements of the scheme were unlawful. In a taking out the trash announcement...
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Better transparency is needed on the cyber resilience measures taken by departments and agencies in the wake of damning exposures of cyber shortcomings across government, with Labor now calling...
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The government is looking to monetise its digital identity program as it prepares to allow state and territory governments and private sector companies to participate in the scheme which...
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The governmentâs new Cloud Marketplace wonât be up and running until next year, despite initial plans for its launch next month. The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has been planning...
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The federal government is now testing Apple and Googleâs framework for contact tracing, but its COVIDSafe app would likely need to be fundamentally altered in order to be compatible...