Partner Content Time to advance your career? Making the move from SES to consulting by Simon Cox | 0 comments Making the decision to move from the public service to the private sector can be difficult, but there may not be a better time to consider the option given growth fuelled by untiring demand for specialised knowledge during major transformations and complex projects.
Martin Parkinson: The promise of 1967: Commonwealth Public Administration of Indigenous Affairs 50 years on by Martin Parkinson | 0 comments It's not a comfortable place, where different knowledge systems intersect. But that's where Australia needs to go if it's to truly succeed in ensuring Indigenous Australians have the same opportunities, economic empowerment, cultural and social health as the rest of the community.
Ministerial tussle over cyber muscle goes cross border by Julian Bajkowski | 0 comments Feds and NSW face off to attract investment bids.
Nicholas Gruen: evaluation knowledge comes not from numbers, but questions by Nicholas Gruen | 4 comments As policymakers look back for answers to what worked — like PM&C's $40m for evaluation of Indigenous programs — the pass/fail approach won't, in itself, help find the answers that government will need as circumstances change.
Big ticket IT deals banned: Taylor’s $100m contracts cap in tech clean-up by Julian Bajkowski | 0 comments The days of big bang IT deals to mega vendors could be over. Reforms to stop agencies favouring large incumbent players will shrink deal sizes and liberalise purchasing rules are set to hit imminently.
Parkinson cautions APS culture must change for DTA to have effect by Julian Bajkowski | 0 comments Support from within the APS for DTA chief Gavin Slater is conspicuous and overt. But major government IT bungles are set for another show trial thanks to a new parliamentary probe.
The role of cultural integration in effective machinery of government changes by Gemma Carey & Fiona Buick | 0 comments Merging 8 separate cultures into one new public service organisation? Dr Fiona Buick and Dr Gemma Carey explored the role of culture in these transitions and identified 5 focus areas when the 'why' is out of your hands, but the 'how' is your responsibility.
Verona Burgess: power and strategy behind APS top talent positioning by Verona Burgess | 0 comments As the next wave of turf wars and churn looms, a look back at some key appointments reveals the influence of one department. DFAT's skill at placing its people into the most sensitive Commonwealth offices is seemingly unique.
Tom Burton: the case for the Department of Digital by Tom Burton | 0 comments The digital revolution is well under way, rapidly causing massive change, challenges and opportunities. Yet there is no consolidated policy agency with deep digital smarts to advise governments of their best options.
PM&C: changing how government does business by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 0 comments The development of an innovative online briefing system has transformed the way the top central agency briefs the Prime Minister, breaking down barriers to collaboration by allowing the Prime Minister and his advisors to get information, ask questions and receive answers in real-time.
Partner Content Simpler, smarter, safer: when transformation is ‘everybody’s business’, so is risk by Julian Bajkowski | 1 comment It pays to make security culture practical and inclusive. If users are flouting the rules, look at what can be changed to make their jobs easier.
Harvard calls Turnbull’s behavioural economics chief back to his post by Stephen Easton | 0 comments The Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government will soon be led by an American professor from an Australian university, replacing its current chief, who is an Australian professor at a university in the United States.
Partner Content Out of the shadows: why public sector leaders need to master cyber security by Julian Bajkowski | 0 comments There’s now an executive imperative to harness cyber security to empower truly digital government. That means a delegated, tactical footing just doesn’t cut it anymore. Time for a tour beyond the comfort zone.
Video: IPAA marks 50 years of federal Indigenous affairs policy with PM&C by The Mandarin | 0 comments Watch the full video of a a fascinating seminar marking the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum that made Indigenous affairs policy a concern of the federal Parliament, presented by the Institute of Public Administration Australia (ACT Division) and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
After 50 years of Indigenous affairs, ‘We need to do better’ by Stephen Easton | 0 comments 50 years on from the referendum that made Indigenous affairs a Commonwealth concern, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's new deputy secretary, Professor Ian Anderson, sets out a clear and comprehensive vision of a better way forward.
