Defence science and innovation: an affordable strategic advantage
Overview: Australia’s neighbours in the Asia–Pacific are building high-quality science, technology, engineering and mathematics research capacities and infrastructure. As a consequence, Australia’s...
View ArticleDelivering services to citizens and consumers via devices of personal choice:
This audit examined strategies for delivering services online via digital devices. Overview Phase one of this audit specifically reviewed the Victorian Government ICT Governance Framework and the...
View ArticleEstablishing the social licence to operate large scale solar facilities in...
This project sets our the preconditions and best practice principles for establishing social licence to operate. Introduction The main objective of the research was to identify the preconditions...
View ArticleThe internet of things: mapping the value beyond the hype
The Internet of Things (IoT)—sensors and actuators connected by networks to computing systems—has received enormous attention over the past five years. A new McKinsey Global Institute report, The...
View ArticleBusiness use of information technology
Key areas covered in this report: Internet access Broadband use Web presence Social media presence Internet commerce Innovation in Australian business Innovation-active businesses Innovation businesses...
View ArticleA showcase of Australia's open data collections
On 19 June 2015, representatives from over 40 Australian research institutions gathered in Canberra to launch their most recent Open Data Collections: internationally significant collections:...
View Article2015 Data - official GovHack competition datasets/APIs
A list of the official datasets which will be used in the 2015 GovHack competition. GovHack is an annual open data competition held all over Australia and New Zealand. It is a non-profit event run by...
View ArticleData.gov.au
Data.gov.au provides an easy way to find, access and reuse public datasets from Government. The main purpose of the site is to encourage public access to and reuse of government data by providing it in...
View ArticleThe qualified self: social media and the accounting of everyday life
Many of the ways we use social media today have longstanding precedents in historical media like diaries, journals, and scrapbooks. What we think of as the 'social media revolution' is part of a much...
View ArticleThe rise and impact of digital amnesia: why we need to protect what we no...
The internet and internet-enabled devices have transformed our everyday lives and relationships. We entrust them with our precious personal information including contacts and images and rely on them to...
View ArticleUnder our feet: soil microorganisms as primary drivers of essential...
A better understanding of soil microbiology is essential if agricultural production is to meet the needs of a growing world population. Summary Soil fertility comprises three interrelated components:...
View ArticleInternet Society global Internet report 2015: mobile evolution and...
Foreword The Internet Society’s mission is the Internet for everyone. Today there are more than 3 billion people online, and mobile access to the Internet will be instrumental in bringing the next...
View ArticleKeys under doormats - mandating insecurity by requiring government access to...
Abstract Twenty years ago, law enforcement organizations lobbied to require data and communication services to engineer their products to guarantee law enforcement access to all data. After lengthy...
View ArticleDemocratising the data revolution
What will the data revolution do? What will it be about? What will it count? What kinds of risks and harms might it bring? Whom and what will it serve? And who will get to decide? This brief discussion...
View ArticleConstruction of the Expanded Analytical Business Longitudinal Database,...
In partnership with the Department of Industry and Science, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is developing an enduring firm level statistical asset that will increase the capacity of the...
View ArticleGovHack 2015 projects
A list of project descriptions and videos for the GovHack competition 2015. Now in its fifth year, GovHack has grown from a small data mashup event in 2009 to a huge international competition that...
View ArticleJobs of the future
In the decades ahead, digital disruption could result, according to some predictions, in nearly half of all current jobs in Australia being displaced - unless we skill up. While technology will...
View ArticleIndustry structures and systems governing the imposition and disbursement of...
Levies and charges are taxes initiated by primary industries and imposed on the producers in that industry in order to pool resources and to find solutions to priority issues. This review examines the...
View ArticleA democratic licence to operate
Preface Britain is an open, democratic and increasingly digital society. Technological innovation and the growth in global communication networks have enabled commerce, trade and the transfer of...
View ArticleA democratic licence to operate
Preface Britain is an open, democratic and increasingly digital society. Technological innovation and the growth in global communication networks have enabled commerce, trade and the transfer of...
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