Tag: PC

Danielle Wood takes top job at PC after first pick pulls out

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Grattan Institute chief executive Danielle Wood will lead the Productivity Commission after the federal government’s first pick Chris Barrett turned down the appointment, instead taking up the role of...

Productivity Commission reforms to be led by new chair

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed a deputy secretary from the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance Chris Barrett as the new chair of the Productivity Commission. Announcing the appointment...

Australia lags OECD on AI and data productivity

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal Productivity Commission says Australian businesses lag other developed economies in the adoption of productivity boosting data analytics and AI tools despite a relatively high uptake of cloud...

Economy needs better data sharing

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Productivity Commission (PC) has released its report on ‘Data Availability and its Use’. It recommends a new Data Sharing and Release Act, and the creation of the position...

Deleting data like ‘book burning’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The destruction of useful public data due to confidentiality and privacy laws is “akin to burning books” and potentially damaging for innovation, according to Productivity Commission chairman Peter Harris....