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Information Governance is the policies, procedures, technologies and culture that organisations build to maximise the value of information while minimising associated risks and costs – see more in our InfoGovANZ IG Industry Report
Upcoming Events and Meet Ups
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Information Integrity, Transparency and Accountability
AUD $80.00 + gstWednesday, 19 March 2025, 12pm-1pm
Join us for a conversation with the Australian Information Commissioner – Elizabeth Tydd and the Director-General of the National Archives of Australia – Simon Froude to discuss the critical importance of ensuring information integrity and accessibility in government. Our special guests will discuss their collaborative efforts to promote proactive information management and foster transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement.
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MeetUp: AI-Generated Meeting Transcripts – Benefits, Challenges & Best Practices
AUD $80.00 + gstTuesday, 15 April 2025, 12pm-1pm AEST
AI-generated meeting transcripts – from platforms like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, and Otter.ai – are transforming the way we capture and manage discussions. But are they always accurate and reliable? Misinterpretations, security risks, and governance challenges must be carefully managed to ensure AI-generated transcripts remain accurate, secure, and compliant with legal and organisational standards, ultimately serving their intended purpose effectively.
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Legal Innovation & Tech Fest 2025
Complimentary9 – 10 April 2025
InfoGovANZ is proud to support the Legal Innovation & Tech Fest, which is a gateway to two amazing days of cutting-edge content, networking and knowledge-sharing, delving into key areas of the industry: Innovation & Tech, Generative AI, Skills for Driving Change and Developing the Next Generation of Lawyers.
This event brings together hundreds of law firm business and technology leaders, senior corporate counsel and service providers to celebrate the talent, tech, innovations and ideas transforming the way law firms, and in-house legal teams operate.
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MeetUp: Exploring Generative AI – Use, Risks & Best Practices
AUD $80.00 + gstTuesday, 29 April 2025, 12pm-1pm AEST
Generative AI is reshaping how we create and interact with information. From ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude for text generation to DALL·E and MidJourney for images, and Sora and Runway for video, AI tools are opening up new opportunities—but also raising critical challenges.
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Latest News
Report into the use and governance of AI systems by public sector entities
The Report of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit inquiry into the use and governance of artificial intelligence systems by public sector entities was published on 25 February 2025. The Committee examined how the Australian public sector is currently using AI systems, the risks and areas of concern […]
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Joint Statement on building trustworthy data governance frameworks for privacy-protective AI
As part of the Paris AI Action Summit, Privacy and Data Privacy Commissioners from Australia, Korea, Ireland, France and the UK signed a joint statement to reaffirm commitment to establishing data governance that fosters innovative and privacy-protective AI. That statement sets out that, ‘AI should be developed and deployed in […]
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FOI Statistics Dashboard
OAIC has published the Australian Government FOI statistics dashboard, which presents key freedom of information (FOI) data over the last 5 years, as Australian Government agencies and ministers reported to the OAIC under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). The dashboard is an interactive presentation of data published in the […]
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OAIC’s FOI self-assessment tools for agencies
The OAIC has published a self-assessment tool for agencies. It has been developed to assist agencies in reviewing the effectiveness of their information access systems and overall FOI compliance and identifying gaps or areas for improvement, as well as areas where they are doing well. The self-assessment tool is now complemented by a […]
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HTI’s Insight Summary – Disconnected AI: The Unmet Expectations of Consumers and Workers
Drawing on quantitative research into consumer expectations and HTI’s Invisible Bystanders research, this publication explores the attitudes, concerns, and experiences of Australian consumers and workers as AI adoption increases. It highlights why these perspectives matter for corporate leaders and how AI governance frameworks, such as the Voluntary AI Safety Standards, can help […]
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AI Governance, Leadership, People and Culture
The Human Technology Institute at the University of Technology Sydney has published the AI Governance Snapshot – People, Skills and Culture for Effective AI Governance. This is part of a series to build greater shared understanding and awareness of the practical steps that organisations can take to transform AI governance […]
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OECD’s Reporting Framework for AI Governance
On 7 February 2025, the OECD launched the reporting framework for monitoring the application of the Hiroshima Process International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems. This is a significant step in international AI governance, reinforcing the G7’s commitment to ensuring the safe, secure, and trustworthy development, deployment, and […]
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International AI Safety Report 2025
The International AI Safety Report, published on 29 January 2025, sets out it ‘is the world’s first comprehensive synthesis of current literature of the risks and capabilities of advanced AI systems.’ This report arose from the Bletchley AI Safety Summit and the agreement to ‘build a shared scientific and evidence-based understanding of frontier AI risks through […]
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Vatican publishes document on risks of AI
The Vatican published a document on 28January 2025, titled ‘Antiqua et Nova’ – Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence addressing the anthropological and ethical challenges raised by AI. The document highlights challenges and opportunities of the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the fields of education, economy, work, […]
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Interim guidance on government use of public generative AI tools
Generative AI tools present new and innovative opportunities for government. However, due to their rapid evolution and uptake, the risks involved in their use need to be considered and assessed. The breadth of government activities includes developing policy advice for ministers, delivering programs to industry, providing services to the community […]
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Public Statement: Use of Microsoft 365 Copilot in the Victorian public sector
This public statement is made pursuant to section 8C(1)(f) of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) (PDP Act).[1] The statement relates to the potential adoption and use of Microsoft 365 Copilot (Copilot) by Victorian public sector (VPS) organisations. The Acting Information Commissioner has issued a public statement specifically […]
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Public Statement: Use of personal information with ChatGPT
This is a public statement made by the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner under section 8C(1)(f) of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) (PDP Act). This statement relates to the use of the Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT) platform by Victorian public sector (VPS) organisations. ChatGPT is […]
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The central problem for humanity in the 21st century is how we can nurture sufficient legitimate political power and wisdom, adequate technical mastery, and robust norms to constrain technologies to ensure they continue to do far more good than harm. How in other words, we can contain the seemingly uncontainable.
We don't need to totally reinvent the institutional wheel, creating more opportunities for rivalry and grandstanding. We just should find every means possible of improving it - and fast.
The common thread here is governance: of software systems of microchips, of businesses and research institutes, of countries, and of the international community. At each level is a thicket of incentives, sunk costs, institutional inertia, conflicting fiefdoms and worldviews that must be cut through. Make no mistake. Ethics, safety, containment - these will be products of good governance above all. But good governance doesn't just come from well-defined rules and effective institutional frameworks. ... [it] needs to ensure there is a self-critical culture that actively wants to implement them.
- Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI, in The Coming Wave
