Tag: inquiry

Inquiry to probe generative AI use in schools, higher ed

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A parliamentary inquiry will examine the risks and potential opportunities of generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in school and higher education settings, with Education minister Jason Clare convinced...

Another committee to probe $15bn NRF

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
With debate intensifying around the government’s planned $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, Industry minister Ed Husic on Wednesday referred a committee to inquire into how to develop advanced manufacturing...

Parliamentary inquiry launched into govt procurement failings

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A parliamentary inquiry will examine the procurement culture in Canberra after a string of damning audits exposed a failure by federal government departments and agencies to obey mandatory requirements....

Inquiry to probe NDIA’s ‘capability and culture’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A parliamentary inquiry will examine the capability and culture of the agency that oversees the $30 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme after a series of recent decisions that participants...

Australia lags OECD on AI and data productivity

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal Productivity Commission says Australian businesses lag other developed economies in the adoption of productivity boosting data analytics and AI tools despite a relatively high uptake of cloud...

Gig economy giants open to some reform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The largest gig economy companies in Australia have told a senate inquiry they are open to working with the federal government on minimum standards for the sector, but won’t...

Gig economy needs state action

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Victorian Government could “fill the democratic void” in gig economy regulation left by the “inertia” at the federal level, according to a submission to a Victorian inquiry from...