Showing posts with label open data. Show all posts
Showing posts with label open data. Show all posts
Thursday, February 02, 2023

It's time for Australian government to take artificial intelligence (AI) seriously

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Over the last two and a half years I've been deep in a startup using generative artificial intelligence (AI that writes text) to help so...
Monday, November 12, 2018

The #GovHack 2018 National Awards by the numbers

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I shared this via a Twitter thread , but wanted to include it here for longevity. To learn more about GovHack and the National Red Carpet...
Tuesday, August 01, 2017

Roundup from GovHack 2017

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Starting in a single Canberra venue in 2009, GovHack is now the largest open data hacking competition for government worldwide, with over ...
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Get revved for GovHack across Australia & New Zealand (28-30 July)

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As the world’s largest hackathon, GovHack   is on at over 25 locations across Australia and New Zealand again this year from Friday 6pm thi...
Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Australian Government submits Australia's first open government National Action Plan

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Over the last four years the Australian Government has engaged in a stop-start process towards becoming a full member of the international ...
Monday, November 28, 2016

Guest post from Henry Sherrell on access to open data for effective policy development

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Henry Sherrell is a former Australian Public Servant who now works in policy research at the Australian National University. As a researc...
Thursday, November 24, 2016

Census 2016 Senate Inquiry report - what's been recommended to avoid another #CensusFail

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Both the Senate Inquiry report on Census 2016 and the Review of the Events Surrounding the 2016 eCensus (by Alastair MacGibbon, Special A...
Monday, November 07, 2016

It's time to provide feedback on Australia's Open Government Plan

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Last week the government released Australia's draft Open Government National Action Plan, a requirement to join the international Open ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Digital Transformation Office launches beta for their Digital Marketplace

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Earlier this week the Digital Transformation Office (DTO) launched the beta version of their Digital Marketplace , a directory of vendors o...
Wednesday, August 03, 2016

The consequences of dropping the ball in digital engagement - The ABS and Australian Census 2016

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Next week Australia will be holding its 17th national census (since 1911), led by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which is itself cele...
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Monday, August 01, 2016

Congratulations to GovHack for another fantastic year

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The weekend just past featured the 6th GovHack event, involving over 2,000 participants in 280 teams across 41 locations in Australia and N...
Thursday, February 25, 2016

Guest blog: Can open data really form the basis of a social good startup in Australia?

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This is a guest post written by Rosie Williams , a leading Australian Open Data Developer and Citizen Journalist, who created and manages i...
Friday, January 22, 2016

How much will Australians pay for the openness and transparency we expect from our governments?

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In business if no-one will pay for a product it ceases being made, or never gets off the drawing board. Government doesn't quite work...
Monday, January 11, 2016

DataStart announces eight shortlisted open data startups

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Late last week the shortlisted start-ups for the DataStart program were released - here's why it's significant and what happens ne...
Friday, January 08, 2016

Contribute now to Australia's Open Government Partnership National Action Plan

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Now that Australians are heading out of holiday mode, it's a good time for a reminder about the Australian Government's process to ...