Australia unprepared for digital revolution
Australia needs a crash-priority program to prepare for the next industrial revolution - and reap a $25bn bonanza
The nation’s move into the next industrial age is too important for the traditionally complacent ‘she’ll be right’ bureaucratic approach.
In the Canberra Times, Public Sector Informant Section: Centrelink debt debacle shows government is unprepared for digital revolution, I argue that done properly we can use existing government assets to tackle issues like housing affordability, urban sprawl, resource allocation and jobs growth.
Read the full piece here: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/centrelink-debt-debacle-shows-government-is-unprepared-for-digital-revolution-20170202-gu4ltc.html
In summary: A data bungle led to some of our most vulnerable people being hounded by debt collectors for money they didn't owe and – in at least one case – money was taken to pay for a non-existent liability.
The goal of opening up and increasing the use of government data – which could provide a $25 billion boost to the nation's economy and unleash an outpouring of energy and innovation from business and individuals – has been undermined.
Limited, thoughtful mining of public data can deliver insights and opportunities that have not yet been imagined. Data mining can be used to inform the way physical and digital assets are repurposed to maximise value and solve tomorrow's problems.
Public-private partnerships could create opportunities to invest in data-driven decision-making, a model we have developed with a number of local councils.
Think of it as an audit of all the nation's assets and infrastructure from a digital perspective – a Domesday Book if you will, but one that could show the way forward for Australia into the next industrial age.
In financial jargon, companies like Uber and Airbnb are known as "cap-utes", or capacity utilisation plays. A proper crash program identifying and leveraging the nation's data assets could be the biggest cap-ute play in Australia's history.
The Centrelink debacle shows we're not there yet. Policy doesn't implement itself. It's time public-private partnerships evolved for the digital age.
Read the full piece here: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/centrelink-debt-debacle-shows-government-is-unprepared-for-digital-revolution-20170202-gu4ltc.html
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8 年I struggle to see how we can push forward with a digital revolution in Australia without the infrastructure to support and maintain the productivity growth that would stem from the adoption of digital solutions. Without the infrastructure and political leadership to push forward, I see a continued talent exodus,as we linger in the digital dark ages.
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