artificial intelligence

National AI Centre report identifies 31 potential app domains that can help Australia become a globally competitive AI maker and exporter.

If 2023 is remembered for nothing else, it will be for how artificial intelligence (AI) has pervaded the public consciousness and industries alike to become a defining force in our lives. While innovative companies and fast-moving sectors have been quick to adopt AI solutions, the public sector without the competitive pressures faced by private companies, has remained tentative towards AI adoption. The reality, however, is that digital transformation – and indeed AI-powered transformation – is now an expectation, rather than a nice-to-have. So decision-makers in the public sector must start reacting to how AI is impacting the communities they serve, […]

AI’s primary public service purpose should be to do good, not attack targets. That means contestable alternatives, not another oligopoly.

Today’s citizens live in a world of effortless digital experiences. They expect information to be easy to find, and for services to meet their specific needs.  And when they do need help – they want it to be available instantly. These expectations have been forged by interactions with banks, retailers, and other ecommerce providers, but they apply to all service providers – including public sector agencies. Public sector leaders are no strangers to meeting citizen’s rising expectations for effective and innovative services, but traditional change methodologies that take years to deliver results no longer satisfy demands for rapid change. At […]

The committee also referred the issue of artificial intelligence’s possible impact on the work of committees to the clerk of the senate.

Like its predecessors, the Labor government says it is committed to streamlining defence acquisition but at what cost to a sustainable local defence industry?

The long-term insights briefing is designed to look at longer-term issues for government and will be a regular part of the APS reform agenda.

The ATO has been pioneering machine learning for years. Playing the long game with cohesive data architecture and ethics is now paying off.

The APS needs to strike a delicate balance between appropriate regulation, relevant governance and innovation — and commit to rapid upskilling of the workforce.

There have been exciting advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning supporting mental and physical health of those in the armed forces.