Data collection platforms
Report
Unlocking the value of data: exploring the role of data intermediaries
This paper explores the activity of existing data intermediaries (such as data trusts and data exchanges) across different sectors, and considers the role they could play in the future.
Working paper
The ATO Longitudinal Information Files (ALife): Individuals - a new dataset for public policy research
This working paper provides an overview of the ATO's 'ALife - Individuals' dataset and outlines some of the possibilities for public policy research and evaluation that will improve understanding of taxpayer behaviour and support policy development.
Report
World development report 2021: data for better lives
Today’s unprecedented growth of data and their ubiquity in our lives are signs that the data revolution is transforming the world. This report explores the tremendous potential of the changing data landscape to improve the lives of poor people, while also acknowledging its potential to open back doors that can harm individuals, businesses and societies.
Report
Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre: second interim report
In the second phase of the inquiry, the committee has again categorised its work across the key areas of: tax settings; regulatory issues; access to capital; and skills and culture. This report also includes a standalone chapter on blockchain and digital assets, which is an area that will be of continued focus for the remainder...
Policy report
Unfair trading practices in digital markets: evidence and regulatory gaps
This report examines the reliance Australian consumers have on data-driven technologies and digital marketplaces, and explores how this reliance has evolved since 2018. The report also sets out the key consumer policy implications the research results pose – and what can be done by market stewards to ensure consumers interests are promoted in digital marketplaces.