The NSW government will fast-track the release of de-identified open data under a new ‘crowdsourcing’ initiative where it is seeking ideas from the community about how to improve service delivery across the state. Making more data sets available through data.nsw.gov.au is one of a few programs under the “Premier’s Innovation Initiative”, launched on Thursday by NSW Premier Mike Baird. The NSW government is increasing the number of agencies providing real-time information to the public under its Open Data Policy. This policy and implementation plan set out best practice principles for agencies to prioritise the public release of data and requires them to work with stakeholders to seek feedback on priority data sets. The government said providing data to the public will improve transparency and accountability; support evidence-based policy; and provide a platform for innovation. The state government released an open data policy last year, and revamped data.nsw.gov.au earlier this year. Transport for NSW is already receiving up to 40 million data requests each month. A series of “apps4NSW” competitions are encouraging industry and the community to use public sector data to create web and mobile apps, the NSW government said. One app using NSW government data is TripView, which delivers trip information and real-time public transport updates to transport users in Sydney and the Central Coast. Another app, Fires Near Me, alerts users to bushfire activity across Australia and New Zealand as it happens and monitors where total fire bans are in place. Expressions of interest from the community will open in September. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe