Submission Workshop: ‘Harnessing Data & Digital Technology’

Join us for an interactive workshop on the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report on Harnessing Data and Digital Technology. The session will focus on key Artificial Intelligence issues raised in the report, including the Productivity Commission’s request for feedback on one of the most high-profile and debated topics: the use of copyright materials in training AI models. This event features Schellie-Jane Price and who leads AI law at Stirling & Rose and David Wilson who is the founder and principal of Stratocumulus Legal, a legal consultancy with a particular focus on intellectual property, technology and related areas.

Topics Covered

• Introduction and overview of the Interim Report
• Machine Learning & the Copyright Act – should text and data mining (TDM) be an exception to copyright infringement?
• Other report issues: data access, privacy regulation, and digital financial reporting
• How to prepare and submit feedback (submissions close 15 September 2025)

Agenda

• 1.45pm – Registration
• 2.00pm – Welcome
• 2.10pm – Workshop Part 1
• 3.00pm – Break (tea/coffee provided)
• 3.15pm – Workshop Part 2
• 4.00pm – Networking
• 4.45pm – Close

Places are limited. Please register by 29 August 2025 to secure your spot.

This event is presented in partnership with the WA Data Science Innovation Hub, Perth Machine Learning Group, Stratocumulus Legal, and Stirling & Rose.