The rise of generative artificial intelligence has created a new sense of urgency for the federal government to review the uniformity of its countless official websites, according to the head of the Digital Transformation Agency.
Chris Fechner flagged a future “tidy up” of the government’s information estate on Tuesday, as the digital advisory agency continues to develop the first-ever data and digital strategy for the Commonwealth.
Speaking at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo on the Gold Coast, Mr Fechner described the federal government’s internet footprint as an “iceberg” made up of more than 150 government websites and over 5000 subdomains, creating a “really big bloat” of information.
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Justin, that is interesting.
One of the major issues is that of developing ontologies
These have at least two and maybe three dimensions.
1. The application domain.. e.g. for example, the word “receiver” has a different meaning to an audiologist than it does to most of us.
2, The language of the user. This needs to include the situation where english speakers acquired their language in another country (India, Malaysia Singapore etc.)
3. The way the terms are currently understood by frequent users of the sites.
This without the problems of user interface quality which being badly dealt with.
Justin, that is interesting.
One of the major issues is that of developing ontologies.
These have at leaat two and maybe three dimensions.
1. The application domain.. e.g. for example, the word “receiver” has a different meaning to an audiologist than it does to most of us.
2,