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Getting Started

Comprehensive resources for responsible AI governance in the Australian Public Service

Welcome to the GovSafeAI Toolkit

The GovSafeAI Toolkit helps Australian Public Service (APS) agencies accelerate AI adoption through templates, tools, and guidance aligned with government standards and frameworks.

What makes this toolkit different? Beyond standard compliance content, this toolkit includes uncomfortable truths, forbidden questions, and tools for navigating political reality—because successful AI projects require more than technical competence.

What Do You Need?

Where are you in your AI journey?
Starting fresh Fixing problems Building support Reality check

Journeys

Step-by-step guided workflows for common scenarios. Each journey links you to the right templates, tools, and guidance.

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Assess a New AI Opportunity
Evaluate an idea, assess readiness, build a business case.
Start here →
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Evaluate AI Solutions
Compare vendors, calculate TCO, ask the hard questions.
Compare options →
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Check for Bias
Test your model for fairness before deployment.
Test fairness →
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Privacy Impact Assessment
Work through privacy requirements systematically.
Assess privacy →
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Worried About a Project
Validate concerns, assess risks, decide what to do.
Get help →
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Building Support for Change
Navigate politics, find allies, build coalitions.
Build coalition →
Section What's There
Resources Templates, how-to guides, and playbooks
Tools Interactive calculators and analyzers
The Hard Stuff Uncomfortable truths and political navigation
Australian AI Landscape Policy ecosystem and compliance requirements