The Australian Government’s recent $7 billion commitment to AI infrastructure is the kind of headline-grabbing investment that commands attention, reassures industry, and sends a strong message to the rest of the world. It’s a gamechanger in positioning Australia as a serious player in the global AI race. But announcing the spend is the straightforward bit. Making it work is an entirely different proposition. Any organisation that has navigated large-scale technology transformation knows that capital expenditure is the starting gun, not the finish line. The harder hurdles come after. How do you measure outcomes? How do you justify ongoing costs to stakeholders who expected a return by now? And how do ...