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The Australian Government launched its Contact Tracing App last night and people have gone nuts. With claims ranging from “the government wants to track us” to “Amazon ain’t gonna sell my data”, I’m stunned at the level of ignorance around this project.  What it comes down to is a lack of trust in our Government, and rightly so. They haven’t had the best track record in delivering Tech projects in the past. BUT this app is something new and different - born out of crisis. And crisis innovation focuses on outcomes not conventional procedure. With the major hurdle in uptake being data security, my sources reveal the Government has really addressed concerns. Is it perfect? Hell no. And this is what’s interesting. We demand innovation, progress and change from policy makers, yet we don’t support the underlying culture required to achieve that. In this episode I explore further and share a simple decision framework so you can make up your own mind about the app. 

The articles I used to arrive at my decision are in the comments of my Linkedin post here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ajkulatunga_innovation-creativity-covidsafe-activity-6660494554669690882-4GRf

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