Wicked problems
Report
Could trade agreements help address the wicked problem of cross-border disinformation?
This paper looks at how policy-makers can use trade agreements to mitigate disinformation and spam, while implementing financial and trade sanctions against entities and countries that engage in disseminating cross-border disinformation.
Policy report
Worlds apart: remote Indigenous disadvantage in the context of wider Australia
Remote and very remote Indigenous communities have become victims of a ‘wicked problem’. This paper analyses a wide range of data from locations and communities across Australia. While it cannot be said the issues identified are exclusive to Indigenous communities, it is clear that Indigenous communities are subject to them at a far greater proportion...
Report
Responsible data re-use framework
This framework document seeks to inform decision-makers on how best to re-use data to solve public problems, such as tackling COVID-19. This framework seeks to inform if, when and how the re-use of personal data can be aligned with people’s expectations and societal values.
Report
Disinformation as a wicked problem: why we need co-regulatory frameworks
Over the past few years, social media platforms, particularly Facebook and Twitter, have received inordinate blame for many of society’s ills, particularly mis- and disinformation. This paper recommends the creation of government fusion cells for online problems, which would centralise expertise and decision-making and serve as a single point of contact for industry, civil society...
Briefing paper
STICKE: Systems Thinking in Community Knowledge Exchange
This publication explains the STICKE database.