New South Wales Department of Industry secretary Simon Smith was replaced over the weekend by Simon Draper, who has been promoted from deputy secretary for economic policy in the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Read More
ANALYSIS: Take a look at the clear messaging and applied science behind Sydney's mass transit management, and the rationale for putting a transport wonk in charge of the public service comes into focus pretty quickly. Read More
There's changing of the guard in the New South Wales public service with head of the service, Blair Comley, leaving after three years. Read More
A public service HR consultant explains his view on why government agencies increasingly need to rely on big firms like the one he works for. It's a controversial trend, and he sometimes finds himself questioning how his expertise is used. Read More
The New South Wales public service is working to place newly arrived refugees in government jobs that could be vital stepping stones into their new lives, through arrangements set up by resettlement co-ordinator Peter Shergold. Read More
Behavioural science teams in the New South Wales government are beginning to apply their approach to bigger, more complex public policy challenges. So far, nudge squads have mostly looked to influence citizen behaviour in simple, transactional situations. Read More
A natural tension between freedom and control for public sector information assets can easily create obstacles to transformation and a shift to digital processes. Information governance empowers you to get the balance right. Here's how... Read More
Government information and data stuck in separate systems remains one of the biggest barriers to digital transformation, productivity and efficiency. Fortunately, there are better, faster cheaper options than a ‘rip-and-replace’ approach. Read More
The individual merit principle has produced public service leaders that look and talk the same, think alike and mix in the same circles. Heads of service are hatching plans to overturn decades of affiliation bias. Read More
To be relevant in the modern era, government must re-engage. It is the central agencies that must take up the task of redesigning government to regain its relevance and effectiveness. Read More
Council general managers who miss out on interim jobs at the helm of new merged councils may get 'deputy' jobs to avoid saddling ratepayers with the cost of paying out their entitlements. Read More
Out-of-home care for children, Aboriginal education and early childhood education have been named NSW's social impact investment priority areas for 2016, putting it ahead of other states in this emerging policy realm. Read More
Wracked by a highly public ICAC investigation that became a byword for unscrupulous lobbying in NSW, DPC set out to build a new unsolicited proposals framework. The Audit Office has given it the thumbs up. Read More
There's never much on in January but February offers a range of interesting events for people with an interest in the public sector including guests from the UK and CEDA's new women in leadership series. Read More
Social benefit bonds are complex, expensive and limited in use. Federalism makes them even harder to arrange, with savings split between tiers of government. But there are other ways to harness investment. Read More
