Western Australian Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board

Project documentation

To assist in the AI Advisory Board review, you will be contacted to provide the following project documentation:

• Detailed risk assessment
• High-level solution architecture
• Functional and non-functional requirements of the AI system
• Business case
• Privacy Impact Assessment
• Other relevant documents, such as an outline of AI project governance structures, change management processes or staff training

Submissions or queries are to be emailed to the AI Advisory Board Secretariat at AI-DGov@dpc.wa.gov.au.

The WA Government AI Advisory Board is comprised of both government and non-government members with diverse skills and practical knowledge and experience across the industry and technological landscape to ensure positive impacts of AI use on the WA Community. 

Natalia Kacperek, Chair

As the Chief Data Officer at the Office of Digital Government in the WA Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Natalia Kacperek leads initiatives that leverage government data to drive better decision-making and improve citizen outcomes. Natalia was instrumental in developing PeopleWA, the whole-of-government linked data asset, and led the establishment of the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Legislation in WA.

A/Prof Wei Liu

A/Prof. Wei Liu is a distinguished academic and researcher at the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Western Australia (UWA) bridging the gap between advanced AI methodologies and their practical applications. She leads the UWA Centre for Natural and Technical Language Processing, focusing on deep learning methods for knowledge graph construction and analysis. A/Prof. Liu’s work has received numerous awards, including the Best Contribution to Science Award at Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications 2020.

Gohar Rind

Mr. Gohar Rind is a Badimaya Yamatji man and the Managing Director of Yira Yarkiny Group, WA’s first Indigenous cyber security organisation. Mr Rind previously worked in the energy and resources sector including at Woodside, Rio Tinto and BHP where he gained exposure to AI tools as a cyber analyst. Gohar’s experience includes being a general manager at Wailitj Foundation conducting community outreach to build capability for Indigenous business owners enables important representation and developments in WA’s innovation landscape.

Alex Jenkins

Mr. Alex Jenkins is the Director of the WA Data Science Innovation Hub (WADSIH) at Curtin University, successfully leading AI and data science projects across multiple industries, including advising WA Government departments on the responsible use of AI. As the chair and founder of the Curtin AI in Research Group (CAIR), Mr. Jenkins has been a prominent AI thought leader, leading initiatives to integrate AI into research at Curtin University, provide strategic guidance on AI use, and advises on ethical AI policy.

Janie Plant

Ms. Janie Plant is a Technology Contracts Lawyer at Capgemini Australia Pty Ltd, with nearly 30 years of digital leadership spanning corporate, legal, and societal priorities in technology. At Capgemini, Ms Plant assists with reviewing and deploying Generative AI tools, ensuring compliance with global AI regulations and ethical guidelines and has led initiatives to integrate Generative AI tools into legal teams. Janie is also the Chair of Women in Technology WA (WiTWA); a not-for-profit advocating for increased representation of women and girls in STEM fields and is on the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Legal Technology and Innovation Community Committee.

Aurelie Jacquet

Ms Aurélie Jacquet is the Company Director of Ethical AI Consulting, an advisory firm specialising in AI Assurance including governance, policy and risk management. With over 15 years of experience in international AI initiatives across the Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States, Ms Jacquet has advised the Australian Government, the New South Wales Government, the European Commission, CSIRO and Australia's National AI Centre on AI policy, assurance and regulatory frameworks. Ms Jacquet also serves as Chair of Australia's National AI Standards Committee, is leading Australia's ISO AI standards and acts as an expert for the OECD.ai on AI Risks and Accountability.

Jonathon Thorpe

Mr Jonathon Thorpe is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Customer Officer at Services Australia, where he leads service transformation, digital capability, automation, telecommunications and AI initiatives that support millions of Australians. With more than 20 years' experience in public sector service delivery and digital transformation, he has led major whole-of-government initiatives including Australia's Digital Identity Program, the myGov strategy and the establishment of the Australian Public Service Digital Profession. Mr Thorpe is also a Government Fellow of the Future Government Institute and has served on a number of boards including the Biometrics Institute, promoting the responsible and ethical use of biometric and related technologies.

Dr Theresa Anderson

Dr Theresa Anderson is an independent consultant with nearly 30 years of experience in information, data and emerging technologies. She has worked extensively in data ethics, responsible AI, governance, human-centred design and data science education, including in senior academic leadership roles at the University of Technology Sydney. Dr Anderson contributes to a range of national and international data and AI initiatives, including ISO standards, the International Science Council's Committee on Data (CODATA), the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and the NSW AI Review Committee, and holds leadership and advisory roles across the technology and AI sector. She was named one of Australia’s “Top 25” Data Analytics Leaders by the Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia (IAPA) in 2023.

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