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Capability 5.3.3

Policy, Legal & Leadership Skills

Definition

Skills in technology policy, privacy, intellectual property, safety and administrative law to ensure AI is governed responsibly and in line with global best practice. These skills enable rights-based, accountable policymaking and regulation across sectors, as well as effective leadership and coordination of AI governance efforts, and underpin the strategic capability required for system design, foresight or public-interest governance of AI.

Examples

  • Australian Public Service Commission, Responsible AI in Government Training (2024)
  • University of Melbourne Microcredential, Artificial Intelligence Policies (2023)
  • Tech Policy Design Institute AI, Emerging Tech & Policy Bootcamp (2025).

Indicators

  • Number of public sector staff completing 'Responsible AI in Government' training
  • Number of legislative or regulatory instruments referencing AI principles

National AI Plan

PLAN COMMITMENT

Moderate commitment

Supports some relevant governance and regulatory activity (Action 7, Action 8). The plan emphasises public service capability uplift, AI training and guidance for every public servant, Chief AI Officer roles, work on automated decision-making frameworks, and workplace relations / work, health and safety reviews relevant to AI use (Action 5, Action 6). But no wider recognition of the need to develop skills and expertise in technology policy, privacy, intellectual property, safety or administrative law, or the strategic capability required for system design, foresight or public interest governance of AI. Moderate commitment by government in the plan aligns roughly with the recommendation to close this critical gap, although greater attention is recommended.

Stocktake

Is the Stocktake missing evidence?

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