Tag: NSW

NSW innovation equity challenge needs a structural fix

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW government must become an equity exemplar by applying a new “gender lens” to its innovation funding, according to a group of experts that found a decade of...

Automated decisioning sweeps across NSW govt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Hundreds of automated decision-making systems have been found in the first mapping of the technologies across the NSW public sector, with most being developed without a specific regulatory framework....

Gig Guide: NSW appoints new Information Commissioner

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
New South Wales’ new Information Commissioner and chief executive of the Information and Privacy Commission is Rachel McCallum, who moves over from her role at the NSW Electoral Commission....

NSW govt ‘crown jewel’ left open to hackers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government’s 30-year old core licensing technology is exposed to cyber-attacks that could impact 140 other organisations, but the state auditor could find no evidence that...

Huge holes in NSW govt IT access, cybersecurity

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The latest review of New South Wales government agencies’ cybersecurity has revealed a lack of progress and cast more doubt on the impact of state’s dedicated cyber agency, which...

NSW resetting AI ethics guide for national bar

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government has bolstered its artificial intelligence guardrails, adding new guidance for public servants using the generative tools like ChatGPT while redrafting its nation leading framework...

‘Risk allocation’ left out of Australia’s AI debate

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s artificial intelligence discourse has been captured by “majoritarian thinking” that accepts a social cost for claims of massive economic value, former privacy watchdog Malcolm Crompton warned on Monday...

First digital credential checks arrive in NSW

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Teachers and childcare workers will be among the first able to perform digital identity checks in New South Wales when the state government launches a new option for renewing...

NSW Digital ID must come with legislated guardrails

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government’s ambitious digital identity scheme needs legislated guardrails because of the high-risk facial recognition technologies it relies on, experts have warned. Researchers at the UTS...