Vic government looking for Digital Victoria CEO Communications & Technology The Victorian government is on the hunt for someone to lead its new digital transformation agency. The establishment of Digital Victoria was announced in the
Jeremi Moule replaces Eccles as top Victorian public servant October 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet deputy secretary Jeremi Moule will step up to lead the state public service following the resignation of Chris Eccles
The key events leading up to Chris Eccles’ resignation October 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News The abrupt resignation of Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet secretary Chris Eccles on Monday morning was prompted by the revelation that he had a
Victoria’s top bureaucrat Chris Eccles resigns October 12, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet secretary Chris Eccles has resigned. The senior public servant issued a statement on Monday morning announcing he would step
‘The greatest opportunity’: DPC head Chris Eccles on Victoria’s data-driven COVID response and challenging conventions June 5, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News The coronavirus pandemic has spurred the Victorian Public Service to come up with innovative ways of delivering services that will likely last into the future,
Victoria is reorganising its public service around eight COVID-19 ‘missions’. Here’s who is leading them April 8, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Senior mandarins from across the Victorian Public Service will lead eight new core missions and two programs of work that aim to ensure critical services
Payments available for Victorian public servants who work from home March 27, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Victorian public servants who are working from home will receive funds for home office expenses, under a new policy. Secretary of the Victorian Department of
Axe to VPS secretary bonuses hits more agencies February 18, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Executives at Victorian Public Service agencies could lose their bonuses, four years after the state’s departmental secretaries lost their extra cut. A government spokesperson told
Victoria launches innovation taskforce February 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News The Victorian government has formed a taskforce aimed at fostering local innovation and building global connections. The group will unite startups, universities, businesses and the
New laws require Vic public sector to take gender equality seriously November 27, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The Victorian government is set to be the first jurisdiction in Australia to hold its entire public sector to account on equal rights, with the
Premium Interviews ‘Technology is the easy part’: innovation needs workplace cultures where smart people can ask dumb questions, says Sam Hannah-Rankin November 21, 2019 By David Donaldson Features Even if you’ve completed your course in agile and lined up the authorising environment in favour of change, workplace habits and the relentless daily pressure
Local, state and federal finalists announced for annual digital awards September 23, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Digital Transformation Agency has revealed a long list of finalists for this year’s Australian Government Digital Awards. Among the contenders is the Department of
How the Victorian government plans to wean the public service off labour hire and consultants July 15, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice The Victorian government has told public service leaders to stop relying so much on consultants and labour-hire firms and given them until October 1 to
Existing Victorian public servants get first dibs on new government jobs in union deal July 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice Existing members of the Victorian Public Service will get first crack at new government jobs that come up before they are advertised externally, through a
