Science
Broad subject area
Position paper
The effective and sustainable adoption of virtual health care
As part of the COVID-19 response, the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) was extended to support the wide-scale provision of health care by telehealth. With Australians more open to using technology in health care, this has led to optimism across the sector that there will be a willingness to embrace these technologies in care to achieve...
Guide
Accelerating digital inclusion in the new normal
This guide offers a framework for a multiyear, cross-industry programme to shape policymaking and accelerate action in the new normal. It presents three innovative strategies for public and private sector leaders to enable greater digital inclusion for the world's economies and societies.
Policy report
Clean pipes: should ISPs provide a more secure internet?
This paper explores the concept of ‘clean pipes’, which is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) could provide security services to their customers to deliver a better level of default security.
Working paper
Design choices for central bank digital currency: policy and technical considerations
This paper investigates and explains the design choices, mainly technical, but also financial and legal, that central banks will unavoidably encounter in their exploration of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Contributing authors include experts in computer science, economics and law, whose research and practical experience has a strong bearing on the design of digital currencies.
Report
Missing numbers in children’s services
This report explores what data is available on children’s centres and youth services, and how government might overcome the barriers they face improving this data.