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Govt urged to create a big 'data sharing ecosystem', told big data and big privacy can go hand-in-hand

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Govt urged to create a big 'data sharing ecosystem', told big data and big privacy can go hand-in-hand
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By Gareth Vaughan

As banks, insurers and other corporates head down the big data highway the Government is being advised to establish an independent data council, appoint a champion to drive innovation and data sharing, and change laws to extend information sharing beyond central government.

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