Tag: Peter Harris

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Cost of industry support balloons

The cost to taxpayers of government industry support measures continues to balloon, according to the Productivity Commission’s latest Trade and Assistance Review. And Commissioner Peter Harris has further warned...

Perrottet targets new productivity

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The NSW government has announced it will establish its own Productivity Commission to spearhead policy reforms to make it easier to do business in the state, including a review...

Economy needs better data sharing

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Productivity Commission (PC) has released its report on ‘Data Availability and its Use’. It recommends a new Data Sharing and Release Act, and the creation of the position...

Deleting data like ‘book burning’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The destruction of useful public data due to confidentiality and privacy laws is “akin to burning books” and potentially damaging for innovation, according to Productivity Commission chairman Peter Harris....

Peter Harris on the data economy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Productivity Commission has come up with a good balance in its draft proposals of how to approach the massive data flows of the twenty-first century. In its draft...

Govt establishes PC data inquiry

Posted on   |  by Beverley Head
The Productivity Commission has called for submissions to its inquiry into Data Availability and Use which seems set to impact organisations’ ability and opportunity to leverage consumer and citizen...