What works in Canberra
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Evidence snapshot for Canberra
Australia's capital and federal government (Canberra) has pioneered large-scale AI and digital service trials. Australia's Whole-of-Government Microsoft 365 Copilot Trial saw over 5,000 public service staff across almost 60 agencies save up to an hour per day, with 77% satisfaction and 86% wanting to continue using the tool after the trial ended. Australia's AI Transparency Statements shows the federal government required 94 agencies to publish AI-use disclosures after an independent audit found compliance gaps. The evidence demonstrates Canberra's commitment to testing generative AI tools at scale and establishing transparency frameworks, though the practices quantify outcomes primarily for the Copilot trial rather than broader city-level impacts.
Drawn from: Australia's Whole-of-Government Microsoft 365 Copilot Trial · Be Connected · Carer Gateway — National Digital and Phone Support Service for Unpaid Carers · National Relay Service — Auslan Video Relay Service (Australia) · Australia's AI Transparency Statements — a Mandatory Register Built After an Independent Audit Found Compliance Gaps · Australia's 10 Days' Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave — a World-First Universal National Entitlement · Australia's AI Assurance Framework Pilot — Testing AI Risk Assessment Across 21 Federal Agencies · Australia's Digital Inclusion Standard — Mandatory Whole-of-Government Inclusive Design
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +26 pts 75 here · 49 average
Multi-stakeholder collaboration +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Documented learning +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection +20 pts 67 here · 47 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability +17 pts 70 here · 54 average
Scalability beyond pilot +17 pts 79 here · 62 average
Evidence of impact / measured public value +16 pts 73 here · 57 average
Achievement / evidence +12 pts 100 here · 88 average
Weaknesses
Innovation level -9 pts 53 here · 62 average
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced -11 pts 17 here · 28 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding -14 pts 75 here · 89 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced -15 pts 33 here · 48 average
Equity & inclusion -17 pts 33 here · 50 average
Curator validation -23 pts 50 here · 73 average
Evidence of learning impact -26 pts 0 here · 26 average
Effectiveness -42 pts 25 here · 68 average
Inclusiveness / equity -43 pts 0 here · 43 average
Impact on gender equality -46 pts 25 here · 71 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -48 pts 0 here · 48 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Canberra. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Australia's Whole-of-Government Microsoft 365 Copilot Trial · 93
Be Connected · 92
Carer Gateway — National Digital and Phone Support Service for Unpaid Carers · 88
National Relay Service — Auslan Video Relay Service (Australia) · 88
Australia's AI Assurance Framework Pilot — Testing AI Risk Assessment Across 21 Federal Agencies · 80
Australia's Digital Inclusion Standard — Mandatory Whole-of-Government Inclusive Design · 72
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Recommended to adopt or replicate
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