Tag: digital

‘Timid’ privacy reforms disappoint industry and advocates

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Digital rights and industry groups say new privacy legislation falls short on protecting people and boosting competition, as the latest attempt to modernise Australia’s privacy laws approaches its fifth...

Shorten quits politics to lead University of Canberra

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Bill Shorten will retire from politics after a 17-year parliamentary career, calling time on championing effective and responsible digital government services to become the University of Canberra’s next vice-chancellor....

WA govt eyes new business data sharing model

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The Western Australian government is considering ways to leverage independent organisations to boost private sector data sharing under a new strategy aimed at scaling digital industries and technology adoption....

ATO to save $32m on tech outsourcing

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The Australian Taxation Office will cut tech outsourcing by $32 million, with the agency’s adoption of artificial intelligence and other automation technologies to be increasingly delivered in-house. The decline...

AI, geospatial tech funded in Aus-Vietnam grants round

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Australia and Vietnam are deepening their AgTech innovation ties through $1.45 million in grants for three new university and Vietnamese government collaborations. Funded through the CSIRO-managed Aus4Innovation Program, the...

Thodey tapped for Services Aus review

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Businessman David Thodey and current and former senior public servants have been quietly tapped to review Services Australia’s ability to deliver policy outcomes as part of the Albanese government’s public...

Defence adopts a digital engineering practice

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Australia’s Defence department will adopt an increasingly data-driven approach to its engineering processes, taking inspiration from the US Department of Defense. The new approach, outlined in Defence’s first Digital...