Getting the Most Out Of Your Data – Public Sector Looks Beyond the Dashboard

Today, those dashboards are more intuitive, more advanced and more user-friendly than ever before. They support users from across all different functions of organizations to analyze and make decisions based on data – and this isn’t going away. Today’s leaders see data beyond the dashboard and as an enabler of new business models and opportunities. To unlock the full value of data, public sector organizations need solutions that transcend traditional BI and infuse data into operational workflows. Leading organizations choose a platform to power data experiences; one that will deliver actionable insights at the point of decision, create new value …

6 Top Tips: Embedding a Data Centric Organisational Culture

Data is king in the technological economy, but before you can unlock its potential, you’ll need the right culture. To learn more about embedding a data-centric organisational culture read on below. In the second part of the series we look at how to build the right culture to effectively harness data for informed decision making. Data has become an organisation’s most valuable asset, providing a strong foundation for decision making and citizen experience initiatives. But unlocking its true potential is more than just empowering leaders to make better decisions using insights extracted from data; it’s about embedding data science into …

State of Ransomware Industry Update 2020

The increased reporting of cyber incidents among large companies in ANZ in the first half of 2020 has been clearly evident. A handful of ransomware families are dominating these attacks. It is not uncommon for many organisations to fail to report breaches, or worse, to be completely unaware that they have even taken place. Ransomware is being used for much more than just blackmail. It can be used as a diversion; first harvesting credentials for later use, and then encrypting the drive to keep IT staff occupied while the attacker covers their tracks. More recently, attackers have accomplished even more …

Public Sector Big Data: Exploring Use Cases For Government Data Sets

In the next edition of PSN’s Data and Analytics Blog Series we take a look at Public Sector Big Data – what it means, why we need it now more than ever, and how three departments are already leveraging insight to drive efficiencies. Big data management generates better information and practices across a wide array of areas and is part of both Federal and local governments’ plans to improve safety, increase innovation and optimise security, helping Australia grow as a nation. With advancements in technologies such as machine learning and cloud computing, coupled with global Open Government initiatives, emerging Big …

5 Top Tips To Build an Effective Public Sector Data Platform and Analytics Strategy

Data and Analytics are important and rapidly developing business functions that are being leveraged by increasing numbers of both private and public sector organisations around the world. In the public sector government agencies and departments are now taking the opportunity to harness contextual real-time information into their decision-making processes. Policy evaluations, education, healthcare, or, as we’ve seen recently, citizen tracking to help monitor and combat the effects of COVID-19 are all enabled by the use of data and analytics that glean new levels of insight. By now most, if not all of us, know that data is king in the …

Data & Analytics Survey Summary 2020

In February and March 2020 Public Sector Network conducted a Data and Analytics Roadshow across six cities in Australia and New Zealand. An online survey, open to all attendees, was conducted in association with the events.

Public Sector Data and Analytics in 2020

Building and improving service, strategy, and operations through data and insights. “The analogy I use is if you had a jigsaw puzzle: we know the pieces, we’ve got them all in front of us; we know what the end result should looks like, because there’s a picture on the box; but there’s an awful lot of pieces thrown around in there, and no one’s giving us instructions on any of it.

How to become customer-centric with digital transformation

Digital technology is fundamentally changing the way organisations of all kinds—business and government—interact with those they serve, be they customers or citizens. Today, organisations have the power to communicate in real-time and receive immediate feedback from online interactions. Whilst individuals have access to collaborative workflows via direct and instant access to information and services, government departments gain greater responsiveness to customer needs, improved efficiencies, and additional value add to customers. Digital technology enables organisations to become truly customer-centric in a way that was never previously possible. However, developing and implementing the systems to realise the potential of digital technology presents …