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Sep 2025
Funding for business and research collaborations with commercial solutions
Round 18 of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants are now open. Applications close 7 October. -
Sep 2025
Future tech builders supercharged to develop Australia-Korea partnerships
We’re supporting 8 leading-edge innovators to collaborate with Korean counterparts through the Global Connections Fund (GCF). -
Aug 2025
Announcing our 2025–29 corporate plan
Find out more about our department’s forward strategy in our new corporate plan. -
Aug 2025
Strategic Examination of Research and Development issues papers: have your say
The independent panel is seeking feedback on solutions to key issues in a series of papers. Submissions welcome until 30 September. -
Aug 2025 National Artificial Intelligence Centre
Australia’s national benchmark for responsible AI adoption is now available
The Responsible AI Index 2025 shows organisations at the forefront of AI are benefiting from responsible AI. -
Aug 2025 National Artificial Intelligence Centre
Benchmark your responsible AI maturity level with a new self-assessment tool
The Responsible AI Self-Assessment Tool shows how your organisation compares with others - and where to go next. -
Aug 2025 National Artificial Intelligence Centre
Celebrate AI innovation year round with our AI calendar
The National Artificial Intelligence Centre (NAIC) launches a new AI event calendar designed to connect Australians with the growing world of artificial intelligence.
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18 September 2020
Don’t reinvent the hoop
In government we ask people to jump through lots of hoops. We learnt how some of these were thrown away using APIs. -
4 September 2020
X-ray vision: an APS world-first innovation
A team at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment looked outside their own industry for inspiration. The result? A world-first innovation to detect goods that may harbour pests and diseases. -
11 August 2020
Human Centred Design resources go online
We’re currently unable to offer the BizLab Academy’s Human Centred Design 1.01 training, so we’ve made our resources available for public servants. -
5 August 2020
And the Public Sector Innovation Awards winners are…
The Public Sector Innovation Awards always showcase different ways of doing things, but this year that’s more important than ever. -
15 July 2020
Drawing out insights… with visual scribing
Do you need to help people understand something complex in a short amount of time? Do you have a pen? Try visual scribing! -
22 June 2020
Innovation Month: showcasing the creativity of the public sector
The APS Innovation Month is back in July. We’re showcasing and celebrating creativity, thinking differently and trying new approaches in government. -
16 June 2020
A simple scale
How do you train a massive number of people to respond to a massive crisis — really quickly? We spoke to Services Australia to find out. -
2 June 2020
‘Innovation capital’ is the new gold
IPAA ACT has been building ‘innovation capital’ for some time. It’s the reason they’ve been able to successfully pivot their entire event series so quickly during this pandemic period. -
20 May 2020
Nice to have or need to have
Researchers at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment took advantage of a freebie to test a new interview method. It busted their assumptions wide open. -
6 May 2020
Together apart
Being thrust into remote working has stimulated some creative ways to keep teams sociable, stretchy and motivated. We’ve tracked down some practitioners to find out what’s working. -
22 April 2020
When the virtual out-performs in-person
How can you engage 90 people in an interactive, informal, online discussion about a serious issue? The Futures Team in our department gave it a go and got some surprising results. -
8 April 2020
Remote workshop re-work
How do you facilitate a workshop when you can’t be in the same room? The BizLab team had to pivot quickly.