Did you hear about the dataset of Medicare claims that had to be removed from the Australian Government’s open data portal, after being […]
Continue readingThis article also appears on Startup Smart. The greatest challenge to Australia is not immigration, it’s automation. Like so many others […]
Continue readingTuesday 9 August is Census night. You may have heard some fuss around this, especially about the privacy implications of […]
Continue readingAs someone who is infatuated by data and its value, I am puzzled by the information flowing from the Australian […]
Continue readingSlipping into a breathable, bright orange jumpsuit and feeling like a character out of the TV series ‘Orange is the […]
Continue readingYour alarm goes off on a Monday morning. Instinct tells you to hit snooze to savour just a few extra […]
Continue readingI’d like to challenge what I see as the traditional view of Business Intelligence (BI). On a daily basis I’m […]
Continue readingThis week we saw a landmark ruling by Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim. Fairfax journalist Ben Grubb was granted the right to receive […]
Continue readingWhen I think of a melting pot, I think of cooking. Cooking is a wonderful activity, I call it an […]
Continue readingDoes the whole privacy ‘thing’ feel like you’re wading through glue, with every step slow and difficult? You know what? […]
Continue readingInformation privacy activities continue to enjoy media attention. Recent articles – summarised below – highlight the need to ensure personal […]
Continue readingOver the past few weeks I’ve spent a lot of time in airport lounges and hotel rooms, giving me the […]
Continue readingThe free flow and sharing of data and information is a significant part of the globalisation trend. In Australia, as […]
Continue readingBig data is emerging as a key leverage tool to transform the way companies create products and services, reach out to […]
Continue readingI’ve been thinking about Rufus Pollock’s article ‘The “right to be forgotten” – a threat to Transparency and Open Data?’ […]
Continue readingThe principle of “managing information as an asset” must be clearly understood and defined in the business context; otherwise, it […]
Continue readingThis article http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/12/response-confuse-open-data-sharing-government in the UK’s Guardian newspaper hit an important issue for open data. Jeni Tennison of the UK’s Open Data […]
Continue readingThe idea of a formal decision-action cycle as the basis for a command and control system is not new. Perhaps […]
Continue readingInfonomics – I’m often asked ‘so this information thing, how do you place a value on it’? Businesses today are increasingly ‘information […]
Continue readingEnabling leadership in global mining through timely and accurate information. We argue that the key drivers for information and knowledge […]
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