GovAsk — Accurate & Trustworthy Data Chatbot
Ask natural questions across your government datasets. GovAsk keeps answers grounded in data, shows its working (audit trail), and avoids hallucinations. Built for decisions where 90% is not enough.
Welcome to GovAsk — an application where government officials can easily query and ask questions from datasets
Your one-stop solution for government data inquiries.
How GovAsk Works
Step 1 — Connect Data
Securely connect approved datasets (e.g., AusTender, PBS, APS Census). Data stays within scope and is versioned.
Step 2 — Ask a Question
Type your question in plain English. GovAsk builds a dataset-bound query plan and validates it before execution.
Step 3 — Trust the Answer
Get an exact answer plus an audit trail: dataset, version/timestamp, query, referenced rows, and a trust score.
Accuracy, Auditability, and Safety
- Grounded only: responses are limited to connected datasets.
- Audit trail: dataset name, version/timestamp, query, and row/sample links.
- Trust score: confidence from exact match, coverage, and validation checks.
- Ethics & privacy: PII handling, redaction, role-based access, bias checks.
- Transferable: plug-in framework across Finance, HR, Operations.
Try Sample Questions
Finance
“Am I on track to meet this year’s budget?”
“Show vendor payment outliers in the last 12 months.”
HR
“What’s happening with leave patterns in my team?”
“Which divisions had the highest sick leave in 2024?”
Operations
“Any red flags in procurement for Agency X?”
“Vendors with anomalies > 20% over 3 years.”