1:4 data breaches are caused by malicious trusted insiders. 30% of small business go out of business due to employee theft. Royal Commissions have insisted on enhanced screening processes - for charities and corporates. Aust Standards 4811 for Employment Screening will change to include adjudication. Here is an idea - a solution - a new way- to meet governance, risk & compliance measures that is fair, fast, affordable and standardised. 

“Before the Second World War the states were the drivers of Australian fiscal policy, collecting the bulk of taxes and doing most of the spending. The commonwealth was a relatively minor player. In 1942, however, the states agreed to commonwealth taking over income tax powers.   Today, for the first time since then, the balance of power in the Australian federation is shifting from the commonwealth back to the states and territories.”   (The Mandarin 28/4/21)   How governments raise, spend and re-distribute ‘OUR’ money should be an issue of critical interest to all Australians.  

Australians would have access to a digital birth certificate under a cross-jurisdictional plan spearheaded by the NSW government. The new birth certificate would most likely be retrospective, allowing anyone to apply for one and new parents also having the choice to opt in to receive the digital form as well as the original paper copy.It would be exactly like the digital driver’s licence. Everyone will get their paper certificate but if you want you can download the digital copy."Nowhere else in the world provides a holistic digital solution to identity establishment, verification, authentication and management" according to the NSW Attorney General.https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/nsw-plans-to-lead-reform-for-digital-birth-cer

The following article was written by my colleague Rochelle Ives. The ‘startup nation’ has recovered much more rapidly than Australia, largely due to an immensely effective nationwide vaccination rollout campaign championed as being the most vaccinated population in the world. ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ and Israel has proven again to be her innovative child. In this time of crisis, the Israeli Innovation Authority, which serves as the country’s leading government entity that supports research & development through technology and innovation was quick to create and offer new programs and schemes for entrepreneurs.To read the full article: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6787517994093416

A National Drone Network (NDN) - for commercial delivery, medical transport, and urban air mobility. That is what the Israel Innovation Authority, the Israel Ministry of Transport (through Ayalon Highways Co.), The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) and The Smart Mobility Initiative at The Israel Prime Minister’s Office are delighted to present as a first-of-its-kind pilot: The State of Israel has achieved significant progress over the last year in shaping the future of mobility; introducing a national drone network that will primarily enable cargo transportation in urban areas through smart and innovative airspace management will accelerate this trajectory. 

Opportunity exists to pivot from the divisive debate over Australia Day to one that respects and builds on the heritage of all the groups that makeup today’s Australian community.Noel Pearson and the Referendum Council have proposed a model of ‘three great streams’ to acknowledge the different but equally important core groups who make up the Australian population:·      The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures; ·      The British institutions and histories which are the foundations of our liberal democratic system; ·      The rich range of other cultures, faiths and ethnic backgrounds that contribute to our multicultural society