Technical standard for government’s use of artificial intelligence 

To support the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence, the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has developed the AI technical standard for Australian Government. This standard provides practical guidance for technical specialists and business owners embedding AI in government systems, enabling agencies to confidently experiment with and develop AI use cases.

The standard outlines best practice for the end-to-end design, development, deployment, and use of AI systems. It reinforces the Australian Government’s commitment to the AI Ethics Principles.

By establishing the core technical foundation, the standard strengthens the broader ecosystem of policies, frameworks, and guidance. It is a key enabler for building capability across government, ensuring agencies can innovate with AI while maintaining public trust and delivering better outcomes for Australians.

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The standard (digital version)

Navigate your way through the standard. 

Introduction, scope and audience
Discover who the standards apply to and what is out of scope.
Benefits of the standard
Understand the key benefits of the standard through the provision of a structured, transparent, and responsible framework for AI experimentation, development…
Key terms
Provides a list of key terms and their definitions as it relates to the standard.
Introduction, scope and audience
Discover who the standards apply to and what is out of scope.
AI system lifecycle
The practices described in this standard aligns to an AI lifecycle model to ensure holistic coverage of an AI system.
Summary of requirements in the standard
Identifies the statements and criteria of this standard, organised their AI lifecycle stage.
The statements
Each statement expanded to detail what agencies should or must do.
Use case assessments
This section aims to assess the applicability of the standard to current AI use cases within government agencies. It is anticipated that it will continue to…
Key terms
Provides a list of key terms and their definitions as it relates to the standard.
Summary of requirements in the standard
Identifies the statements and criteria of this standard, organised their AI lifecycle stage.
Updates to the Digital Service Standard 2.0

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AI system lifecycle
The practices described in this standard aligns to an AI lifecycle model to ensure holistic coverage of an AI system.
The statements
Each statement expanded to detail what agencies should or must do.
Appendices
AI System Architecture | Task-specific Performance Metrics | Bias | version control
Use case assessments
This section aims to assess the applicability of the standard to current AI use cases within government agencies. It is anticipated that it will continue to…

Technical standard for government’s use of artificial intelligence (PDF version)

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Technical standard for government’s use of artificial intelligence (PDF version)
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Technical standard for government’s use of artificial intelligence (PDF version)
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Technical standard for government’s use of artificial intelligence (word version)
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Technical standard for government’s use of artificial intelligence (word version)
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