Tag: Katy Gallagher

Budget strips $800m in uni grants to fund new science programs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will scrap its flagship commercialisation program, Australia’s Economic Accelerator, and redirect more than $800 million in uncommitted funding to new science and research initiatives in next...

Government pulls FOI bill after Senate backlash

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Coalition and crossbench senators took a victory lap in federal parliament on Thursday after the government withdrew reforms to freedom of information laws, following months of opposition from politicians...

The APS is different: Gallagher to avoid AI job cuts

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In a week where large-scale, AI-related job cuts have impacted across the private sector, Finance minister Katy Gallagher says the AI measures so far introduced in the Australian Public...

Big Tech, STEM employers struggle on gender pay parity

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Women working for some of the most prominent technology companies in Australia face pay gaps of nearly triple the national average, analysis of the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency...

Up to 20,000 public servants to join GovAI trials

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Tens of thousands of bureaucrats will participate in trials of a generative artificial intelligence chatbot this year as part of the federal government’s plans to lift tech capability within...

High stakes: Katy Gallagher won’t risk an APS AI failure

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
As artificial intelligence seeps into the federal government’s major tech projects and public servants’ everyday workflows, Finance minister Katy Gallagher says there is still no appetite for failure. Senator...

Govt sets aside $166m for public service AI chatbot

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence tool for the public service will receive more than $166 million in funding over the next three years, the federal government has announced in its...

APS AI use faces tighter controls under updated policy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies will have 12 months to put in place protocols that mandate risk assessments for new AI deployments and bolster oversight with another layer of accountability. That’s according...