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Service Victoria: not delayed, just slower than anticipated

By David Donaldson

News

The first stages of establishing Service Victoria are taking a longer than planned, but DPC is already testing how potential customers use its trial website.

Still frustrated by silos? Why integrating line-of-business functions can make all the difference.

By Julian Bajkowski

Communications & Technology

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…

'Have a crack' at promotion, Eccles tells young women

By David Donaldson

Features

A push to increase female representation in executive ranks at Victoria's DPC is paying off as the gender ratio nears parity. It's the responsibility of…

Chris Eccles, the 'accidental public servant'

By David Donaldson

Features

INTERVIEW: Chris Eccles is perhaps the only public servant to have headed up three chief minister's departments. The surfing secretary discusses his career start…

Progress toward LGBTI inclusion in the Victorian Public Sector

By Chris Eccles

Features

A workforce that reflects the communities it serves can provide better insight into program development and deliver better outcomes, argues LGBTI inclusion champion and Victoria's…

Joining the dots: data colloquium for Victorian government

By Tom Burton

News

EVENT: A free colloquium for Victorian officials looking to understand the opportunities to empower services and programs through data.

Explain the facts, not the politics, but talk to the public (and media) more

By David Donaldson

Features

Secretaries weigh in: bureaucrats have to be more visible. In a world rife with spin, public service leaders are increasingly seeing the value in providing…

Chris Eccles: what will the public sector look like in ten years?

By Chris Eccles

Editors' Picks

SPEECH: Victoria's top public servant finds lessons for the future in one of our greatest public policy achievements. Success starts with a moral purpose…

'Name blind' recruiting to undo unconscious bias in Victoria

By David Donaldson

Editors' Picks

A Victorian pilot program will scrub job applications of name and gender to combat unconscious bias. Two key departments, DPC and DTF, Victoria Police and…

MoG change reporting 'inconsistent and incomplete'

By David Donaldson

News

Unlike the Commonwealth, Victoria has no framework for consistently calculating the costs and benefits of MoG changes. This must be addressed, says a parliamentary report.

Chris Eccles: getting buy-in for family violence 'moral duty'

By Chris Eccles

Editors' Picks

SPEECH: There's a "moral duty" to reform public services to tackle family violence, Victoria's top bureaucrat says. Government needs buy-in from a range of…

Victorian budget: win for Service Victoria, central agencies

By David Donaldson

News

The Victorian budget has dedicated $81 million to begin the implementation phase of Service Victoria, while central agencies win a boost to improve capacity. And…

Don’t worry, govCMS doesn’t mean standardised sites

By David Donaldson

News

Will govCMS mean bland, cookie-cutter websites? No way, argues one of its creators. John Sheridan says people are queuing up to join thanks to the…

Why don't governments use shared services more?

By David Donaldson

Features

Legacy systems and specific needs hold back the standardisation and centralisation of government corporate services — but departments should be looking at using more shared…

Bling my budget: Victoria's first Budget Hack

By David Donaldson

News

Over the past few weeks, software developers have been pondering how they can help make the state budget more transparent and understandable to citizens. The…