In 2021, Rules as Code (RaC) is truly hitting its stride. More and more governments are exploring the concept of machine-consumable legislation, regulation and policy, and looking at how to approach creating and delivering better, machine-consumable rules. …

‘Rules as Code’ is not a single technology, component, or practice — it includes many different aspects beyond merely coding rulesets. — What is ‘Rules as Code’? is the wrong question As digital transformation continues to gain pace within governments and the legal industry, “what is Rules as Code?” is becoming an increasingly common question. It’s also the wrong question. Let’s step back a bit. In the Observatory of Public Sector Innovation’s 2020 report on RaC — Cracking the Code —…

This roundup was drafted with the input of many people, but in particular Meng Wong, Jason Morris, Scott McNaughton, Thomas Guillet, and Pia Andrews. Well, it’s been an enormous year for pretty much everyone, and not necessarily for great reasons. Here in Australia, 2020 kicked off with the entire country…

How speculative fiction can inform better public policy — This article was first published in The Mandarin on 20 August 2019. ‘Story is our only boat for sailing on the river of time’, writes Ursula le Guin in her pensive, lyrical story A Fisherman of the Inland Sea. That tale is about a man out of time, recounting the…