Tag: Katy Gallagher

Sweeping AI plan to send tech across bureaucracy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
All of Australia’s almost 200,000 Commonwealth public servants will be required to complete AI training and offered ChatGPT like tools to improve service delivery and policy development. The sweeping...

Banks, proptechs trial digital ID for rental applications

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Twelve companies will take part in a federal government trial testing how digital identity and open banking platforms can reduce excessive personal information sharing in rental property applications. Local...

Finance’s bare minimum approach to local companies

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The changes to government purchasing arrangements announced by Finance minister Katy Gallagher this week are underwhelming. For the tech sector at least, these reforms will do little to improve...

Tech mega-deals face shake-up as some fail to deliver value

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Finance minister Katy Gallagher says the federal government will continue single-sourcing arrangements with tech giants “where they deliver value”, but that some of the deals are falling short. She...

SMEs first in line for $2bn in govt tech, consulting contracts

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Small and medium-sized businesses will gain priority access to select government technology and consulting contracts worth less than $125,000 under forthcoming changes to procurement rules. But the update will...

Local companies abandoned as ‘sovereign’ is hijacked

Posted on   |  by James Riley
On face value, the Australian Industry and Defence Network is the only association that is paying more than lip-service to the representation of local companies on government procurement. Speaking...

‘Tell us once’ laws to sweep away data sharing barriers

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australians will be able to update their personal information across multiple federal government agencies in one go, rather than contact them individually, as part of a new bill introducing...