Tag: Simon Bush

Most federal govt agencies adopting AI without a policy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
More than half of all federal government agencies using artificial intelligence last year adopted the technology without creating policies to govern its use, raising fresh concerns about the system...

The rise and rise of the AI co-pilot, as ‘Y2Q’ looms

Posted on   |  by Simon Bush
Over a week in late November, the Australian Information Industry Association led an trade delegation to the United States made up of digital businesses and senior government representatives. The...

There is a lot that govt needs to get right on AI regulation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Of all the regulatory issues involving technology being considered by the federal government right now, the challenges of artificial intelligence are the most vexing, Australian Information Industry Association chief...

Legacy ‘tech debt’ is strangling govt digital budgets

Posted on   |  by Simon Bush
Citizens rightly expect governments to deliver seamless services, with digital the preferred mode for ease of accessibility and convenience. This is the case whether its for digital drivers’ licenses,...

AIIA urges govt to use tech budget to reach net zero goal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The carbon footprint of the federal government’s vast technology estate should be measured as a first step toward incentivising agencies to redirect billions in spending to energy-efficient clouds and...

AIIA puts weight behind proposed federal Tech Assessment Office

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The Australian Information Industry Association has thrown its weight behind a backbench proposal for a Technology Assessment Office to help policymakers better understand the impact that emerging technologies could...

Govt AI guidance creates ‘arbiters of acceptable’: AIIA

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal government guidance developed to provide public servants with a steer on the use of generative artificial intelligence entrusts agencies as the “arbiter of what is acceptable”, according to...