Tag: Department of Finance

Finance leaves GovAI door ajar to sovereign models

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Anthropic’s Claude is set to become the next locally hosted AI model available through GovAI, as the federal government fixes on a technology agnostic approach to boost the platform’s...

Govt launches public sector AI tool amid productivity push

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new platform that gives federal public servants a secure way to experiment with artificial intelligence models like OpenAI’s GPT-4o has launched, as the government looks to boost adoption...

APS pilot brings local OpenAI instance to Canberra

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies will gain access to an Australian instance of OpenAI’s GPT-4o as part of a whole-of-government AI service being trialed to accelerate the adoption of AI across the...

Govt goes to market for new grant platform technology

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has approached the market for a new SaaS-based platform to administer the $30 billion in Commonwealth grants deployed each year, replacing the troubled Grants Hubs. The...

Contractor and consultant tracking switched on

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Department of Finance has launched a tool to track labour hire staff and management consultants across government, promising a new layer of integrity after a sprawl of temporary...

Finance department wraps up PwC investigation

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has completed its investigation into whether Big Four consulting giant PwC should be allowed to resume bidding for new Commonwealth work in the wake of the...