Big data not being harnessed to improve infrastructure planning

Australia is failing to leverage big data to plan and deliver community infrastructure in urban areas

28 June, 2021

Big data increasing corruption risks

Big data and personal devices in the workplace are increasing the risk of public sector corruption.

13 February, 2020

Council halves red tape with data strategy

A NSW council has dramatically cut the time spent on administrative tasks by simply changing the way it manages data.

11 March, 2019

Speak the language of business, say data experts

Successfully scaling a data strategy requires experts to “speak the language of business”, industry experts say.

21 February, 2019

Resources, data key to delivering parks

Partnering with universities could help local government meet the challenge of providing urban green space into the future, says researcher.

29 November, 2018

Big data 2.0 a big opportunity for government

A recent audit by Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) revealed that there are currently over 70 significant IT projects in the Federal Government. With an estimated lifetime cost of $7.2 billion, it is clear that digital in government is here to stay. Although it strategy into cloud and open source is clear, part of the […]

15 November, 2017

Public transport data begins to reveal true impact of Sydney’s lockout laws

Newtown’s 300% nightlife jump.

11 April, 2017

Ten Gigabit Adelaide set to become ‘the centre of the universe’

New optical fibre network plans.

10 October, 2016

We won’t share personal data: Census 2016 chief

Up close & impersonal but privacy advocates unimpressed.

11 April, 2016

Transparency to The Wire: Baltimore’s planning lesson for Australia

Data counts. So do people.

7 April, 2016

Is Airbnb fuelling an Australian apartment bubble?

New data reveals distortions.

1 March, 2016

Census shake-up saves more than $100 million

Australia Post to deliver online log-in codes.

27 August, 2015

Councils in frame for new NSW data grab law

Analytics for all.

25 August, 2015

CrimTrac shops for $30m biometric ID overhaul

Aging national fingerprint system gets head-to-toe digital upgrade.

25 June, 2015