ideas
The Ethics Centre Humans have been thinking about the moral principles that govern our behaviour or the way in which we conduct ourselves for aeons. We are moving at lightspeed towards a new and exciting future that is built on algorithms, data, and digital technologies. Ethics is an area of
cybersecurity
The connection between data governance and cybersecurity might not be immediately apparent. But if one considers the '5 knows of cyber', it becomes obvious that cybersecurity is all about data, and data is all about information, and we want information to be secure. I use the '5
ideas
I've been reflecting on the past year and one big focus area was data governance. Rolling out a data governance program along with an Information Security Management System (ISMS) is a big job for a large and complex organisation, and it is a multi-year project. We are
future
The future of work has been an emerging issue for a long time, and now as automation disrupts traditional employment, it is safe to say that it has emerged. It is becoming increasingly urgent to find a solution for those displaced. We need new ideas and approaches to this problem.
speaking
Innovation is fast becoming the agenda item for economic growth, productivity and technological change. Whilst we look toward expert innovators such as the start-up nation Israel, we must first take some time to celebrate the great achievements in innovation in Australia and discuss what initiatives we may have to
future
Hosted a panel at the UNSW Michael Crouch Innovation Centre last week with Selena Griffith on Digital Citizens and the Future of Government with Dominic Campbell, Penny Webb-Smart, and Amelia Loye. You can view the video here Panel members Dominic Campbell is a digital government entrepreneur with a background
cybersecurity
The new industrial revolution is a cyber-physical systems revolution. The Internet of Things (IoT) forms a foundation for this cyber-physical systems revolution and it is driving the biggest shift in business and technology since World War II. Introduction “Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are physical and engineered systems whose
speaking
Did a presentation about the internet of things at the EVERYTHING IoT 2015 conference at University of Technology Sydney, slides are here: Internet of Things - the dream and the nightmare [slideshare id=54408531&doc=iotthenightmareanddream20151027v1-151027003243-lva1-app6891]
ideas
Can a government really change the way it does innovation by doing a #policyhack ? It was refreshing to hear the Turnbull government immediately turn around the depressingly negative rhetoric of the Abbott era and start talking about innovation, agility, and action. And it was a nice surprise when Wyatt Roy
education
Have been meaning to post about Design-Led Tuesdays at UNSW for a while now. Selena Griffith, Martin Bliemel, and I kicked off Design-Led Tuesdays as a new initiative between UNSW, ENACTUS UNSW and Social Innovation Sydney. 12 to 2pm: Design for Innovation These Tuesday 'brown bag'
speaking
A colleague and I are co-chairing the Design for Disaster Response cross disciplinary conference to share research and actions around approaches to preparing for, and delivering responses to, disaster. We recently issued the following call for papers. More information will be available on the #d4dr15 conference website. Date and
social computing & social media
Life for an academic these days seems to be getting more complex. In addition to the traditional tasks - teaching, researching, and publishing - the job has expanded to include endless grant applications and the need to develop a public persona to publicise their work. All of this is in addition to