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New ideas for the data economy

If Australia wants to build any public confidence in the growing data economy, it needs to have structures and protections – some of which can be borrowed from other...

Identity ideas hit the mainstream

5 September 2018 | by James Riley

The development of a workable framework for a co-ordinated approach to digital identity is proving to be a tough nut to crack. But there is at least now plenty...

Open data and privacy tensions

29 August 2018 | by James Riley

There has been a real “sea change” in how individuals and governments understand data security and privacy this year but a major cultural shift is still required, Victoria’s privacy...

Open banking is just the start

20 August 2018 | by James Riley

There are advantages in avoiding the bleeding edge of regulatory reform. This is the case in the Australian government’s drive toward an open banking regime – and by extension,...

Tech giants unveil open data plan

24 July 2018 | by James Riley

Technology giants Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter have jointly announced an open-source Data Transfer Project (DTP) designed to allow individuals to directly transfer their files and data between online...

ANZ bank joins the data republic

26 February 2018 | by James Riley

ANZ bank has hopped aboard Data Republic’s information sharing platform, joining earlier entrants Westpac and NAB as Australia’s move to an open banking regime speeds up. Data Republic scores...

ACCC on dealing with algorithms

5 February 2018 | by James Riley

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is now reliant on just-in-time legislation and the rapid rollout of report recommendations in order to perform its role in an increasingly digital...

Govt moves on open data laws

27 November 2017 | by Denham Sadler

The government will next year force banking, energy and telco companies to provide digital data to consumers in a scheme that will later include government-funded sectors and agencies. Legislation...

Angus Taylor on data regulation

14 November 2017 | by James Riley

The government will look to regulate the use of individuals’ data by tech giants like Google and Apple if the private sector can’t enforce its own standards, Assistant Minister...

NSW turns tap on open data

11 November 2017 | by James Riley

The NSW government has overhauled its open data infrastructure with the imminent launch of a new data marketplace to be developed and managed on Data Republic’s Senate platform. The...

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