The government is wary of over-regulating new technologies such as artificial intelligence and will resist making ethics standards and codes mandatory for Australian businesses, Digital Economy minister Jane Hume...
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The tech system underpinning the National Disability Insurance Scheme is still in its “infancy” despite being launched nearly a decade ago, and this was compounded by the agency being...
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The search is on for a Freedom of Information Commissioner after the federal government provided $1 million in funding to establish the position, as the nation’s privacy office battles...
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The federal government has ordered an urgent review of the effectiveness of long standing Defence program designed to identify opportunities for Australian companies to plug into the global industry...
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Services Australia has a “serious problem” with its tech capabilities and ICT expertise, with staff often forced to rely on sending information through the post and unstable legacy systems,...
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The extended coronavirus pandemic had forced “a massive reallocation of resources” and a rethinking of priorities in the NSW government’s digital service delivery program, with a number of planned...
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Irish consulting giant Accenture has reportedly been awarded the lucrative federal government contract to develop a “permissions capability” which will initially handle visa processing. It comes nearly eight months...
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The political repudiation of the Commonwealth’s proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme by all States and Territories was far more than a routine stoush of the federation....
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NSW Customer Service minister Victor Dominello has urged multinational tech companies seeking access to the state’s extraordinary $2.1 billion Digital Restart Fund to “partner up” and help build local...
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The federal government’s much-heralded COVIDSafe app is not even being used in New South Wales during the latest outbreak and is yet to identify any new close contacts this...
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The New South Wales government is seeking the help of local SMEs and researchers to count its vulnerable Koala population, with a new innovation challenge offering grants up to...
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Responsibility for the program aimed to improve the digital capability of the Australian Public Service has been shifted from the Digital Transformation Agency, as a significant restructuring at the...
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The federal government has handed Deloitte a further $5 million to continue the redevelopment of myGov, with the multinational consulting giant now being paid nearly $40 million since early...
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The Microsoft vaccine management platform purchased earlier this year by the Victorian government has been “pivotal” in supporting the vaccine roll-out in the state, with functionality that extends far...