ADAPT State of Australia: Maturity & Performance Insights Related to Public Sector

The inaugural ADAPT Government Edge Survey reveals that Australia’s public sector leaders are focused on building secure, connected, and workforce-enabled digital services. This is aligned with the 2030 vision for simple, secure, and connected public services. Six leadership pillars are shaping the government’s digital direction for 2025 and beyond: trust and transparency, digital capability uplift, use-case-led innovation, cyber and business resilience, collaboration, and workforce development. Australia has risen one place to 23rd on the Global Innovation Index, signalling steady progress, yet the sector recognises that further collaboration between government and industry is vital to strengthening national innovation and sovereign capability.

Survey results show government agencies are prioritising AI strategy, cyber security, and cloud modernisation as they move from pilots to scaled implementation. 70% of CIOs plan to increase AI investment in the next year, dedicating around 4% of IT budgets, while multi-cloud migration and automation rank high among planned initiatives.…