TechWatch · ANZ Government
Where AI Fits in ANZ Government Sourcing
Merlin Autonomous Sourcing, shown live
Follow one tender end to end. Merlin does the legwork. Your team approves at key decisions.
- AI runs in-region
- Your data does not train the AI
- Every action and approval logged
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Why this session
Government teams have to explain every sourcing decision, including the ones AI helps with
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Probity has to hold
A reviewer should be able to see what was recommended, by whom, and why it was approved.
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Value for money must be shown
The evidence behind a sourcing decision needs to sit on the record with the decision itself.
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Tenders run on email and spreadsheets
Strategy, shortlist and evaluation sit across inboxes and files, so rebuilding the decision trail for a review takes time.
Merlin Autonomous Sourcing does the legwork of the tender. Your team approves at key decisions
What you will see
A 60-minute TechWatch built around one live tender
Shirley runs one tender from start to finish in the product, so you can see how each step works and where your team approves.
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Where AI fits in government sourcing
5 minutes
Where AI does the work, and where your team approves.
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One tender, end to end, live
45 minutes
One tender, start to finish, in Merlin Autonomous Sourcing, showing where your team approves and the record Merlin keeps.
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Your questions
10 minutes
Open Q&A, including how approvals fit your agency’s delegations.
Who should attend
Procurement teams accountable for sourcing decisions
- CPOs and procurement directors in federal, state, territory and local government
- Category, sourcing and contract managers
- Procurement policy, probity and governance leads
- Digital and ICT teams in agencies and departments
- New Zealand public sector procurement leaders
Bring your probity or digital lead.
Your speakers
Shirley Islam
Senior Solutions Consultant, Zycus
Shirley deploys AI-enabled sourcing in regulated and complex categories across Australia and New Zealand, and will run the tender live in this session.
Luke Dougherty
Sales Director, Zycus
Luke works with procurement teams across Australia and New Zealand, including public sector organisations, on how they bring AI into sourcing.
Where your data sits
Zycus is hosted in-region. Merlin's AI runs in-region, and your data is not used to train models.
See one tender run end to end, and where your team approves
Every registrant gets the recording and datasheet.
Zycus TechWatch · Thursday, 29 October 2026 · 11:30 AM AEDT · Virtual
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