The government needs to adopt a data-based, agile approach to policy development, similar to the way software is developed, if Australia is to navigate its way out of the coronavirus crisis, says software maker SAP.

Answering the Morrison government's "call to action" for new policy ideas to help Australia out of the economic crisis, SAP has released a Public Policy Paper, laying out new ways technology could be used, not just to help Australians quickly transition to working from home, but also in the transition to a "new normal" economy.