Federal government and Anthropic sign MOU for AI safety research
08 April, 2026AI company Anthropic announced last week that it has signed an MOU with the Australian Government to cooperate on AI safety research.
Unlocking AI's potential: navigating the tightrope between innovation and trust
01 April, 2026 by Sanmeet Bhatia, Vice President Asia Pacific & Japan Public Sector and Health, Cognizant | Supplied by: Cognizant AustraliaThe Commonwealth's policy for the responsible use of AI in government sets out expectations for accountability, transparency and ethical risk frameworks.
Cortical Labs launches biological data centre in Melbourne
10 March, 2026Startup Cortical Labs says it is offering the government a practical alternative to energy-intensive AI expansion using living brain-like cells.
The next frontier: network sustainability is now a governance opportunity
24 February, 2026 by Gaurav Sharma, Digital Sustainability Product Manager, BT Group and Ankur Jain, Director, Infrastructure Solutions (AMEA), BT International | Supplied by: BT InternationalAustralian government agencies have built robust sustainability governance and established transparent climate reporting. Now this rigour can be brought to network sustainability.
What Australia's new public sector Chief AI Officers need to get right
29 January, 2026 by Sharryn Napier, VP, APAC, GitHub | Supplied by: GitHubEvery Australian Government department and agency must appoint a Chief AI Officer (CAIO) by July, a first for the APAC public sector.
Melton City Council goes live with cloud ERP
27 January, 2026 | Supplied by: TechnologyOneMelton City Council and TechnologyOne have achieved a major milestone, going live with phase one of the SaaS+ OneCouncil project.
Agentic AI and data sovereignty: considerations for Australia's public sector future
10 December, 2025 by Simon Williams, Federal Government Lead, Teradata | Supplied by: Teradata Australia Pty LtdAustralia's public sector should embrace agentic AI to enhance citizen outcomes, but it must do so with clear understanding of both the opportunities and risks.
DTA announces whole-of-government cloud policy
08 December, 2025The Digital Transformation Agency has announced a new whole-of-government cloud computing policy to come into effect on 1 July 2026.
Avoiding common pitfalls in public sector AI adoption
12 November, 2025 by Dean Lacheca* | Supplied by: GartnerPublic sector AI investments often fail to deliver ROI due to a narrow focus on short-term efficiency or productivity gains and ill-defined goals.
Department of Home Affairs launches new Citizen Ceremony Portal
07 November, 2025 | Supplied by: Pegasystems Pty LtdPegasystems has provided the technology to deliver enhanced, citizen-centric public services through a new citizenship ceremony portal.
Cloudian teams with NVIDIA to enable sovereign AI
05 November, 2025 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCloudian has announced an integration with NVIDIA for its HyperScale AI Data Platform aimed at enabling the development of fully sovereign AI solutions.
Waipā District Council delivers ratepayer value with SaaS ERP strategy
21 October, 2025 | Supplied by: TechnologyOneWaipā District Council is delivering meaningful efficiency gains by rethinking how finance processes should work in a modern, digital environment.
Drive mission impact and cut costs with GenAI
01 October, 2025 by Dean Lacheca* | Supplied by: GartnerThe value of GenAI is in how it can be applied to improve efficiency in areas such as approval workflows, data entry or compliance processes.
NSW and ACCC partner to detect cartel behaviour using AI
29 September, 2025A partnership between the NSW Government and the ACCC will utilise AI to process tender response data to identify bid rigging and other cartel behaviour.
SAP expands Australian sovereign cloud offering
05 September, 2025 | Supplied by: SAP Australia Pty LtdSAP has added new sovereign cloud capabilities for the Australian market, including its SAP Sovereign Cloud On-Site solution.
