Tag: Katy Gallagher

New govt AI use policy mandates accountability

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence and national intelligence agencies have been carved out of the first policy for responsible use of AI by government, which launched on Thursday to engender trust in the...

New laws clear path to pursue ex-agency heads over Robodebt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government will introduce legislation to provide an express power for the Public Service Commissioner to investigate former agency heads, after some ex-mandarins claimed leaving the public service...

Govt ends ERP ‘lock-out’ with new marketplace

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has unveiled its ERP marketplace, giving departments and agencies a choice of local and multinational software vendors for their back-office system for the first time since...

Ministers unveil national AI framework for government

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A new set of guardrails that lays out clear human rights expectations for the use of artificial intelligence across federal, state and territory government for the first time has...

Domestic violence data focus for digital ministers

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Domestic violence data sharing blockages facing federal, state and territory policing agencies will form the basis of discussions between Australia’s digital and data ministers on Friday.   Digital and...

Procurement tweak sharpens local tech sector’s edge

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian government tech suppliers are celebrating the Albanese government’s procurement rule changes, which will see more consideration of a seller’s broader economic benefit like intellectual property transfer and taxes....

Canberra sets new SME contract spend targets

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s small and medium business procurement targets will be pushed to more ambitious levels and buyers will need to seek extra consultancy competition under changes announced by...

Legacy tech sweep for govt’s new investment plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Decades old legacy technologies are creating concerns across the federal government, with tech heavy Services Australia conducting a sweep of their own aging systems and the Digital Transformation Agency...