cognitive computing

Agencies have for years played on the margins of cloud, only to find choices and progress constrained amid concerns over security, sovereignty, governance and resilience. Microsoft Azure’s launch for government coupled with its official ASD rating as a ‘Protected’ level provider changes that — big time.

New Zealand is considered a world leader in public policy program design and delivery. Rapid advances in smart case management, predictive analytics and intelligent technologies offer an alternative approach to the prime minister’s goal to cut child poverty in half.

Digital transformation in a major department is a huge job. Have a risk management plan, but don’t lie awake thinking of everything that could go wrong, says Immigration and Border Protection’s CIO.

Senior public sector technologists discuss the big IT issues facing government organisations, such as how to not poach each other’s key people. It’s all about having the right workforce balance and making the most of data.

Like the technology giants, Australian government agencies are embracing increasingly intelligent virtual assistants. Cognitive service solutions are delivering for citizens.

FEATURE: From false fire alarms to litter to life-and-death health diagnosis, data analytics combined with cognitive systems are delivering better policy outcomes. But leadership inside government is the key.

Componentised, easy-to-click-in technologies are revolutionising business and offer governments a major opportunity to quickly and cheaply respond to new citizen demands and needs.

Cognitive computing can “think like a human”, but how does it work and what does it mean for government services?

2015 will be remembered as the year cognitive computing came to the Australian Public Service. Its potential for government agencies is huge and growing, according to the Asia-Pacific head of IBM’s Watson project.