• Your responsibilities

    To successfully meet this criterion, you need to:

    • understand your users
    • conduct user research
    • test and validate your designs
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    Kate Pounder: MC

    Kate was most recently the inaugural CEO of the Tech Council of Australia. She has extensive experience in tech and public sector leadership.
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    Kate Pounder

    Kate was most recently the inaugural CEO of the Tech Council of Australia. She has extensive experience in tech and public sector leadership. 

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    Kate Pounder

    Kate was most recently the inaugural CEO of the Tech Council of Australia. She has extensive experience in tech and public sector leadership. 

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    Kate Pounder

    Kate was most recently the inaugural CEO of the Tech Council of Australia. She has extensive experience in tech and public sector leadership. 

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    Kate Pounder

    Kate was most recently the inaugural CEO of the Tech Council of Australia. She has extensive experience in tech and public sector leadership. 

  • Featured Speakers

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    Kate Pounder

    Kate was most recently the inaugural CEO of the Tech Council of Australia. She has extensive experience in tech and public sector leadership. 

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    Kate Pounder

    Kate was most recently the inaugural CEO of the Tech Council of Australia. She has extensive experience in tech and public sector leadership. 

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    Lee Hickin, panellist

    Lee has over 30 years’ experience in the technology industry, having been in technical, sales and business development roles.
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    Liming Zhu, panellist

    Dr Liming Zhu is a Research Director at CSIRO’s Data61, the AI/digital arm of Australia’s national science agency, and a conjoint professor at UNSW.
  • AI government showcase: adoption in action

    National Convention Centre, Canberra. This is an in-person event.
    Join our first AI government showcase, a dedicated, in-person event bringing together small-to-medium Australian AI business and government agencies.
  • What you can expect

    The showcase will feature an exciting mix of thought leadership from academia, business, and government. The full agenda will be available soon, but the meantime, here’s a look at what’s on for the day.

  • Keynote from Professor Toby Walsh

    Professor Toby Walsh will offer his insights into AI innovation in government, including why it matters and how to make the most of AI technology.

    Toby is a renowned public intellectual, academic and author specialising in artificial intelligence. Toby has published 4 books on AI for a general audience, including Machines Behaving Badly and Faking It! Artificial Intelligence in a Human World. In addition to his public writing, Toby is Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW, and the Chief Scientist at UNSW.ai, UNSW’s AI Institute. 

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  • Panel on leveraging AI

    Designed for APS and industry innovators, this panel discussion will ask the critical questions about making the most of AI innovation in the APS.

    Moderated by the DTA's head of Strategy, Planning and Performance, Lucy Poole, panellists include the NAIC's executive director Lee Hickin, CSIRO's research director of Software and Computational Systems, Dr Liming Zhu, and Stela Solar, Accenture ANZ's Managing Director for Data and AI. Each of our panellists have rich experience in public and private sector tech contexts, and their combined expertise is sure to prompt a practical and generative conversation. 

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  • Real examples of AI in government

    Hear how government AI works in practice from innovative APS use cases. Agencies will share hands-on case studies through rotating short-form presentations and display booths, giving attendees the opportunity to understand first-hand what government needs from its Australian suppliers. 

    Participating agencies include the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, the Department of Finance, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Home Affairs, and IP Australia, among others.
     

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  • Demonstrations from Australian AI businesses

    Australian AI companies will take centre stage with an exciting set of industry showcase booths, as well as rotating demonstrations and presentations. See first-hand the AI capabilities and applications of local industry, and hear provocative and practical talks on the hot-button issues, ideas, and insights on the minds of Australia's AI innovators. Attendees can expect to see some big names as well as plenty of fresh faces. 

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    Implementation and review timeline

    The Digital Investment Plan (DIP) Policy will be tested during the MYEFO 2025–26 process, with an initial focus on the Digital Leadership Committee (DLC) member
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      Implementation and review timeline

      The Digital Investment Plan (DIP) Policy will be tested during the MYEFO 2025–26 process, with an initial focus on the Digital Leadership Committee (DLC) member
  • Why DIPs are important

    • Improve long term planning across government
    • Ensure alignment with digital strategy and investment priorities
    • Identify gaps, risks and opportunities earlier
  • Transition approach

    Implementation of the Digital Service Standard is phased to give agencies time to plan and update their services.

    • Phase 1: 1 July 2024 – New services
    • Phase 2: 1 July 2025 – Existing public-facing services.

    Phase 1 – New services 

    From 1 July 2024, services that meet the following criteria will be required to meet Version 2.0 of the Digital Service Standard:

    • public or staff-facing
    • owned by non-corporate Commonwealth entities 
    • new informational and transactional services.
       
  • Questions and Answers

    If you have any other questions or comments, get in touch with the Showcase organisers at aishowcase2025@dta.gov.au.

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