The Community & Public Sector Union undertakes the largest survey of working women in Australia — the What Women Want survey. The survey is now open — women are encouraged to participate online.
$225 million has been committed to improving Australia’s GPS positioning tenfold, to 5cm accuracy. However technical shortcuts previously embedded in web-mapping software, which ignore tectonic plate movements, are causing meter level map misalignments in web-mapping. Needless to say, misaligned maps are confusing for users and unacceptable for Australian mapping agencies.
Through embracing the opportunities of ever changing national and global environments and technological and public policy developments, the State Service of Tasmania will be able to drive innovation, productivity, tackle the future changes in collaborative ways and improve the community’s experience and outcomes.
Look, listen, and learn. Michael Pratt AM, Secretary of NSW Treasury, has cracked the code for what to tell an eager minister after walking into that new challenging job: don't panic, we’ll get there, but you have to establish a really good foundation on which to build.
AI is an incredibly complex and rapidly evolving area that needs stewardship not only to effectively navigate and facilitate developments but also to make sure risks are managed with the appropriate regulations and measures. Mike Erskine discusses how we can harness the potential of AI systems without exacerbating existing inequalities and biases.
In considering the future of automated vehicles, government faces a chicken and egg problem. Widespread adoption of automated vehicles is likely to require inter-related investments in governance, regulation and (possibly) infrastructure. Yet justifying these investments requires confidence that widespread adoption will occur.
New Zealand's State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes sat down with The Mandarin’s Peter Debus to talk the evolution of public sector reform, how it will build on past innovations, and what it means to have ‘a spirit of service’.
State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes sat down with The Mandarin’s Peter Debus to talk about the evolution of public sector reform, how it will build on past innovations, and what it means to have ‘a spirit of service’. Here is part 1.
Two case studies from vastly different fields of work – one related to cutting-edge medical science and the other about easing the pain of Sydney’s congested roads – highlight some of the advantages of purchasing data storage, computing power and various forms of advanced software on a fee-for-service basis.
The modern anti-money laundering system, which makes banks and other firms check identity documents and scan billions of financial transactions, doesn’t stop crime. Criminals keep up to 99.9% of the earnings from misery, and a scheme meant to ‘protect the financial system’ causes severe social and economic harm. Ronald F Pohl outlines where it all started to go wrong.
Singapore’s Innovation Lab is helping public servants work more closely with stakeholders and prototype new services, explains Alexander Lau. It's led to some surprising findings about what citizens want.
Victoria's Supreme Court has spent several years bringing its outdated tech systems up to date. Justice James Elliott explains how the court improved capability and saved money, plus his thoughts on the importance of open communication and structured meetings.
When Glyn Davis was invited to speak at the 2019 BiiG Network innovation conference, he had expected to talk about the findings of the Australian Public Service review. But, as the review panel member noted in his speech at the conference last week, the future is almost impossible to predict.
Openness is a critical tenet for modern public sectors if they are to be capable of responsiveness and resilience in the face of dramatic and rapid change, and to best ensure evidence-driven policy, programs, and service delivery. Pia Andrews has some ideas about how open government can (and arguably should) apply to all digital government and transformation efforts in public sectors.
A few years ago Western Australia overhauled its health system with the aim of improving patient outcomes and saving the state money. One of the leaders of the reform program, former health deputy secretary Rebecca Brown, discusses how they did it and what she learned.
