Tag: NSW

NSW govt ‘crown jewel’ left open to hackers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government’s 30-year old core licensing technology is exposed to cyber-attacks that could impact 140 other organisations, but the state auditor could find no evidence that...

Huge holes in NSW govt IT access, cybersecurity

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The latest review of New South Wales government agencies’ cybersecurity has revealed a lack of progress and cast more doubt on the impact of state’s dedicated cyber agency, which...

NSW resetting AI ethics guide for national bar

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government has bolstered its artificial intelligence guardrails, adding new guidance for public servants using the generative tools like ChatGPT while redrafting its nation leading framework...

‘Risk allocation’ left out of Australia’s AI debate

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s artificial intelligence discourse has been captured by “majoritarian thinking” that accepts a social cost for claims of massive economic value, former privacy watchdog Malcolm Crompton warned on Monday...

First digital credential checks arrive in NSW

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Teachers and childcare workers will be among the first able to perform digital identity checks in New South Wales when the state government launches a new option for renewing...

NSW Digital ID must come with legislated guardrails

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government’s ambitious digital identity scheme needs legislated guardrails because of the high-risk facial recognition technologies it relies on, experts have warned. Researchers at the UTS...

NSW digital fund narrows focus for last $100m

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The remaining $100 million in the NSW Digital Restart Fund will go to solutions specifically for housing supply, frontline service delivery, energy and the environment, accessibility and cyber, under...

NSW Digital Restart Fund ‘fractured’ service design

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW Digital Restart Fund has led to “fractured thinking” in service design that is opening the possibility of more Robodebt style disasters in public administration, the state’s information...