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March 28, 2024
Cyber Security - A Key Risk for Local Government

Audit Office Report: On 26 March 2024 the NSW Audit Office tabled an audit on Cyber Security in Local Government, which reinforces the risks of not having an effective cyber security plan in place and calls on all councils to take urgent action [1]. The report highlighted that Councils should improve governance over cyber security […]

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March 20, 2024
AI hallucinations: A risk or a threat in the government sector?

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in government funded agencies has garnered considerable attention, with a growing body of work dedicated to safely realising the benefits AI offers. Early initiatives such as Australia’s voluntary AI ethics principles, draw upon the development of Australia’s AI ethics framework consisting of eight principles that organisations can use to: This […]

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March 13, 2024
Promoting Transparency and Accountability: The Vital Role of Probity in Safeguarding Integrity

Probity frameworks encompass a wide range of principles and practices that aim to promote honesty, integrity, and ethical behaviour within organisations and institutions.

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March 5, 2024
Lisa Braid joins Centium!

Centium Welcomes Lisa Braid to Our Executive Leadership Team, further enhancing our Probity & Governance Expertise Lisa Braid recently joined Centium to enhance and lead our Probity and Governance practice. With a background in senior executive roles within various government sectors and not-for-profit organisations, Lisa brings a wealth of experience in governance, procurement, and fostering […]

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March 1, 2024
Asset Management Maturity Model

Effective management of assets across the lifecycle (planning, acquisition, utilisation, maintenance, and disposal) is critical to the delivery of business objectives Centium offers a comprehensive evaluation of your asset management controls that can help you accomplish your business goals. Our assessment model, based on the Strategic Asset Management Framework: Public Sector, measures the maturity of […]

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January 17, 2024
New Local Government Risk and Audit Framework

Centium recently gave a presentation to the Local Government Internal Auditors Network (LGIAN) meeting on the recently regulated Office of Local Government (OLG) Risk Management and Internal Audit Guidelines and what those changes mean to Council.  These Guidelines have been in the pipeline for several years and are issued under section 23 A of the Local […]

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December 20, 2023
Shopping online safely over the holidays!

Advice from Scott Thomson Director Cyber & IM at Centium. Many of us are careful in all our online activities, including finding a bargain when shopping online, but many of our family and friends may not be as informed or careful when undertaking these activities. This risk increases when they are motivated to find the […]

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December 15, 2023
Centium Celebrates Its Bronze Anniversary

Some of Centium’s 50 plus Staff and Associates gathered together last Friday 8 December to celebrate our 8th Anniversary. As part of the celebrations Managing Director, Phil O’Toole, presented an overview of our significant client growth and market presence within the State and Local Government sectors, right across the Australian eastern seaboard, as well as […]

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December 7, 2023
Gifts & Benefits: An Ethical Dilemma

The festive season has arrived: end of year celebrations, lunches, dinners, drinks, gifts. Can you have it all? Navigating professional relationships and managing conflict of interest, particularly in the public sector, is paramount. Receiving and giving gifts and benefits is a common practice at this time of year, and its intersection with probity issues is […]

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November 7, 2023
Why you should consider a Cyber Security mock audit 

It’s not uncommon, at the end of a Cyber Audit Cycle, for organisations to be hit with below than expected audit outcomes and maturity levels. At that point, the audit's outcome is locked in, and there is no possible recourse.   This isn’t a good situation for an organisation to be in. A poor cyber audit […]

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October 31, 2023
Procurement & Contract Management Maturity Model

Procurement and contract management are two frequently occurring areas of mismanagement, fraud and corruption, both in and outside of the Government Sector Centium has applied its many decades of combined auditing experience with the requirements and guidelines of Federal, State and Local Governments to develop an innovative and comprehensive risk maturity model over procurement and […]

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October 3, 2023
Probity and Ethics: Doing the Right Thing

At Centium, we understand the importance of honesty, fairness, and transparency in government organisations. Being the moral exemplars, they hold the responsibility of safeguarding public interests and money.

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