Portable

Portable is Australia’s leading innovation partner for public good. It develops empowering services for the public and the people who serve it.

Whether coding the system that runs the world’s largest tram network or rethinking the digital architecture of parliaments, Portable combines a heart for humanity, head for tech and eye for design to improve quality of life at a societal scale.

Its process is shaped by 20 years of experience and thousands of partnerships across every pillar of public life from early childhood education to end-of-life care.

Trusted by national governments, international NGOs and ASX 200 companies, Portable designs, engineers and operates technical solutions that serve the public. It advocates for innovation at every level of society, helping partners find funding and tools to address areas of acute social need.

Portable partners with purpose-driven organisations to responsibly design and deliver artificial intelligence solutions that serve the public. It doesn’t just ask what AI can do it asks what it should do.

Its AI work includes:

• Guiding courts through AI-enhanced legal pathways
• Embedding generative AI in family law
• Supporting people with disabilities to navigate healthcare

Its approach is grounded in:

• Deep domain knowledge
• Co-design with impacted communities
• Governance and design principles from the outset

Portable helps leaders build capability, define responsible AI policies and implement real-world solutions not just pilots.

As engineers and researchers, it prototypes within safe constraints to ensure innovation doesn’t come at the cost of risk.

From strategy through to implementation, Portable delivers AI that improves lives, enhances public services and earns community trust.