I was recently asked what impact AI will have on data governance and it got me thinking. Most teams I see still run governance the old way: central policy group, registers, manual checks. That worked when data moved slower. But the pace of delivery and the rise of AI has changed everything.
The Australian Digital Health Agency has implemented immediate upload of most pathology reports to My Health Record, eliminating previous delays that slowed clinical decision-making and care coordination across healthcare teams.
A dramatic rise in ransomware, DDoS attacks and credential theft are highlighted in the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024-25 as organisations face mandate to implement event logging and replace legacy systems
Research firm Gartner predicts the agentic AI market will undergo significant consolidation as the number of providers far exceeds current enterprise demand.
Coles Group has automated employment contract generation for thousands of new workers annually. The company deployed OpenText Content Management integrated with SAP SuccessFactors to replace manual, paper-based processes.
The International Organization for Standardization's key records management committee is positioning itself at the forefront of emerging technology challenges, actively developing frameworks to address artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cloud computing impacts on organizational recordkeeping.
Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) has reached an agreement with the Australian Information Commissioner to pay $A5.8 million in penalties over a 2022 cyberattack on Medlab Pathology.
New Zealand organisations must notify individuals when their personal information is collected indirectly under new privacy legislation that takes effect May 1, 2026.
Sydney financial services firm Fortrend Securities must pay $A13,500 in damages after deliberately disclosing a former employee's confidential medical certificate to a client.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will not publish firm-level data on compliance breaches, reversing its April proposal following industry pushback about regulatory maturity and reporting burdens.
