The Australian Public Service in 2023 is faced with an extraordinary opportunity to reset its contribution to supporting the government of Australia and all Australians. Four events occurring almost...
The Capability Papers
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| by David Pocock
“I don’t want access to another grant; I want to be able to have the government as a customer.” That’s the answer I often get to the question of...
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We have largely been taken by surprise by the tremendous advances in capability of the latest Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI. Across domains from music and art...
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The Australian government serves every individual and business that interacts with Australian laws and regulations. It is a massive and intricate conglomerate, encompassing diverse organisations with a multitude of...
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| by Natalie Chapman and Warren Bradey
Earlier this year, Industry and Science minister Ed Husic stated that he wants Australia to have a high-performing innovation ecosystem where universities, research institutes, government agencies and big corporations...
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Our government isn’t delivering the digital capabilities that Australia needs to meet the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. In August 2023, the ATO’s troubled Modernising Business Registers...
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COVID has taught us lessons about self-reliance, global supply chain disruption and the possibilities for rapid vaccine development and deployment. As we emerge from the pandemic, do we have...
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One of the emerging areas in biologics translation over the past decade is in bioconjugation – a chemical technique used to stabily couple two molecules together, one of which...
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The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has ranked Australia 23rd in its list of innovative countries, but also shows that despite our secure and stable political environment...
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| by Professor Sakkie Pretorius, Distinguished Professor Ian Paulsen and Thom Dixon
Synthetic biology is high on Australia’s critical technology list. Yet one suspects it’s potential is pigeonholed in the medical applications queue while the wider opportunities lie unrecognised. Granted, mRNA...
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The Defence Strategy Review released earlier in 2023 states that the threats Australia faces in the Indo-Pacific region include economic, military and climate change. It is noteworthy then, that...
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The Manhattan Project has been in the spotlight through the movie Oppenheimer. It was a mission-driven race that sought strategic competitive advantage. This was a project on a massive...
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Earlier this year, I launched a white paper, Micro-Partnerships in the Age of AUKUS, at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Maryland in the United States as part of the Team...
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| by Professor Anton van den Hengel
The AI revolution arrived later than I expected but has had a more immediate impact than I had imagined too. I remember the moment I realised just how transformative...