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To restore trust in government, we need to reinvent how the public service works

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Around the world, the most informed and effective public servants are changing the way they develop policy and services. Australian public servants are eager to

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Using 'challenge prizes' to develop great innovation policy. It's not about the winners, but diverse solutions to a well-defined problem

By Tris Dyson and Oliver Cansdell

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If you need any more convincing that Australian politics faces challenging times, just look to Hansard. The word ‘challenge’ has never appeared in more documents

How to design an innovation agency

By David Donaldson

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A tendency to reproduce agency and program structures regardless of the circumstances can undermine the efficacy of new innovation agencies, argues a report released last

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Using 'challenge prizes' to develop great innovation policy. It's not about the winners, but diverse solutions to a well-defined problem

How to design an innovation agency