research2 australia

Category: Digital transformation

  • Solidarity

    Solidarity

    For decades, by many means, fair or foul, personal information (as per the Australian Privacy Act 1988) has been extracted from the individual for commercial and state actor purposes.

    Sometimes, there is an exchange of value with the person, most times, there is not.

    Change reveals. How many banks have I contacted? How did I contact them? Did they open the letter they requested? What’s my address? Why are they asking me these questions?

    I’d like to rent a flat? Well, you can if you give us unlimited access to your personal information plus details of your financial circumstances and let us do whatever we like with it.

    When you question this rather unfortunate imbalance, then here’s an “AI” generated e-mail of several pages in length that you may or may not wish to read and comprehend but the message is pretty unequivocal.

    There’s an alternative emerging that grants agency to the person.

    Makes life easy too.

    Come along to the Hackathon in Canberra and find out for yourself.

    https://solidcommunity.au/hackathon-2026-article.html

    Reading

    https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A03712/latest/text

    https://solidproject.org

  • Systems changing Systems

    Systems changing Systems

    Cybernetic effects from the introduction of an Integrated Development Platform (“IDP”) at the CBA offer further promise of productivity improvements.

    In this fourth conversation, Des and Gareth consider the technology categories and specific applications required to deploy “platform engineering” in DevOps at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (a highly visible, regulated institution).

    Bullet points?

    1. Commodification of Regulation in an “Opinionated” platform.
    2. CPS 230 – What is your vendor exposure? An articulation of good practice for buyers of I.T. services.
    3. Cloud – benefits, costs, P/L and Balance Sheet. Beware the concentration.
    4. The emergance of an iterative development process from new deployment efficiencies.
    5. What does this mean for the front-end inputs? Systems can change Systems in a cybernetic feedback effect.

    Media

    Vision delayed a tad in the recording below . . .

    Des Seeley and Gareth Davies discuss the technology of the Integrated Development Platform “IDP” at the CBA (Video and Audio)

  • “Meshing the Gears” – the “How” of Digital Transformation

    “Meshing the Gears” – the “How” of Digital Transformation

    In our third iTWire research (27th February 2026) conversation with Desmond Seeley, Delivery Executive at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia #CBA, the nitty-gritty of Digital Transformation in the DevOps function of a complex institution is considered.

    In our previous conversations, the “Why” and “What” of Digital Transformation in DevOps was discussed. At the #CBA, “Platform Engineering” has been identified as the required solution, based in part on the Google Model a significant extrapolation of the “portable” operating system.

    In this conversation, Des describes in detail the juggling exercise required to align a number of separate initiatives and priorities, perhaps half a dozen along a common path….and keep them there.

    Many of the ideas will be familiar though possibly under-appreciated in the zeitgeist and can be generally applied – iterative development, modular component delivery, identification of an early-adopter (“guinea-pig” or “champion” ?), marketing and selling the approach, essential where there is an element of “deferred gratification” where funds are allocated to the development of an “productive asset”, an engine that will deliver improved future results.

    How do you mesh the gears?

    Note for listeners and viewers – momentary glitch between 8.00 and 9.00 minutes in after which normal service is resumed !

    Video: Meshing the Gears (Video) – The How of Digital Transformation

    Audio: Meshing the Gears (Audio) – The How of Digital Transformation

    Further Reading

    The classic work on innovation and the adoption cycle:

    “Diffusion of Innovations” 5th edition, Everett M. Rogers ISBN: 9780743222099

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