Tag: Katy Gallagher

Australia ranked fifth in global digital government survey

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has placed fifth out of 38 countries in a global ranking of digital governments, placing above Estonia and snapping at the heels of other advanced economies like Norway and...

‘Empty words’: Top three digital govt goal scrapped

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has scrapped the Coalition’s lofty goal of Australia becoming one of the top three digital governments in the world by 2025 in its first digital and...

myGov audit response kicks funding decision down the road

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government has agreed to keep the myGov platform as its digital front door for services but won’t completely accept expert recommendations to protect it in legislation and...

Gallagher sets expectations for govt in new digital strategy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Government agencies will need to align their digital strategies and future investment with a new whole-of-government plan that introduces a mission-based approach, hard metrics on success and a stronger...

RDTI claims growing, expected to cost extra $2.1bn by 2027

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Research and Development Tax Incentive is expected to cost an additional $2.1 billion over the next four years in part due to growing artificial intelligence claims, according to...

Ex-McKinsey manager named govt’s ‘chief consultant’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Private sector consultants turned public servants will lead the Albanese government’s new in-house consultancy, which was swamped with almost 1000 applications for less than 20 roles. The top job...

Digital ID legislation unveiled with $146m top-up

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Legislation introduced on Thursday by the government will regulate and expand its digital identity scheme, including allowing states and the private sector to participate, while another $145.5 million in...

Gallagher pulls back ‘naïve’ $344m GovERP project

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has abandoned its massive enterprise resource planning system consolidation project known as GovERP in favour of a new approach that promises greater autonomy for agencies. The...

Digital ID’s biggest challenge may be explaining how it works

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australians are struggling to understand the “concept” of the upcoming national Digital ID system, government commissioned research has found, confirming a key concern about the roll out of the...