Tag: Digital Transformation Agency

Ministers agree to national AI framework for government

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s digital and data ministers have agreed to a national assurance framework for artificial intelligence that promises a consistent approach to the use of the technology across federal, state...

The tech projects most at risk across Canberra

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A handful of digital projects underway across the federal government have been revealed as being at risk of major issues by the Digital Transformation Agency’s first public disclosure of...

Australia ranked fifth in global digital government survey

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has placed fifth out of 38 countries in a global ranking of digital governments, placing above Estonia and snapping at the heels of other advanced economies like Norway and...

Agencies flock to use Microsoft Copilot in APS trial

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Thousands of public servants at dozens of federal departments and agencies will become the first to gain access to Microsoft Copilot as part of a six-month trial of the...

Most federal govt agencies adopting AI without a policy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
More than half of all federal government agencies using artificial intelligence last year adopted the technology without creating policies to govern its use, raising fresh concerns about the system...

Cyber hubs program lacked significant value: Govt evaluation

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government’s cyber hubs program was scrapped after an independent evaluation found the model would not have resulted in a significant cybersecurity uplift or prevented an Optus-style data...

DTA extends Oracle deal as contracts surge $100m

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Digital Transformation Agency has extended its whole-of-government sourcing deal with global tech giant Oracle, capping off a year in which the value of the arrangement grew almost $100...

Govt to deploy Microsoft AI across the Public Service

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia will be one of the first countries in the world to deploy generative artificial intelligence across a national public service, with the Prime Minister announcing a partnership with...