As we rapidly move toward a technology-driven, globally interconnected world, the exponential growth in data collected by business and government enables significant value to be derived from this resource. In December 2015, the Australian Government released its Australian Government Public Data Policy Statementas part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda, recognising data as ‘a strategic national resource that holds considerable value for growing the economy, improving service delivery and transforming policy outcomes’. While there is the potential to derive enormous value from data, there is a fundamental requirement that data be secured, meaning both government and business must protect citizens’ and consumers’ personal information. Key to achieving the benefits of data optimisation and mitigating the inherent risks is governance. Good governance enables organisations to control data by securing, protecting, managing and optimising the value of data. Supporting the Australian Government’s digital transformation is the Digital Continuity Policy 2020, which applies […]
Data & Infonomics
Putting People and their Data at the Centre – investing in the social wellbeing of Aotearoa
Jacinda Ardern’s announcement of her intention to deliver New Zealand’s first ‘Wellbeing Budget’ at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January caused headlines as the world’s youngest female head of state outlined an approach to economic measurement that put people’s needs at the centre of the government investment agenda. Ardern said “politics needed to be more altruistic and more long term” to address the deep-rooted inequalities in New Zealand’s current economic outlook and to address the challenges emerging from issues such as climate change and automation. World leaders and economic institutions have been watching the ‘little country at the bottom of the world’ with great interest, as they embark on this experiment that could change the way governments develop social strategy and assess the effectiveness of their social policies. For many years institutions like the OECD have been encouraging economies to look beyond just economic measures of success and […]
Are You Prepared for a Data Breach Crisis?
Your company is entrusted with sensitive, personal data – that of your employees, customers, investors, and others. These individuals trust that you are protecting their privacy and managing that information to their expected standards. This trust is critical to the long-term success of your company. The question is: when a data breach happens, are you prepared? A data breach involving personal information can put affected individuals at risk of personal and economic harm and, consequently, severely damage an organisation’s reputation. This year, more than one million Australians had their private data lost or stolen in just ONE data breach, and 242 data breaches were reported in just a three-month period. It’s never been more important for senior business leaders to have experience in managing crisis situations and to understand what external factors will impact that crisis and how to be prepared to manage the risks in your business. But first, […]
Privacy in Data Sharing: A Guide for Business and Government
This paper describes a framework for privacy-preserving data sharing, addressing technical challenges as well as some data sharing issues more broadly. The paper builds on the 2017 ACS paper, Data Sharing Frameworks 1, expanding the concept of a Personal Information Factor and introducing a Data Safety Factor with recommendations for threshold settings. Read the paper here
Data Sharing Frameworks
This paper describes a framework for privacy-preserving data sharing, addressing technical challenges as well as some data sharing issues more broadly. The paper builds on the 2017 ACS paper, Data Sharing Frameworks 1, expanding the concept of a Personal Information Factor and introducing a Data Safety Factor with recommendations for threshold settings. Read the paper here