The new Australian Digital Council confirmed the first priorities for data sharing between state, territory and federal agencies are digital identity projects and longitudinal research on children who have spent time in foster care. Read More
What is the right of Indigenous people to self-determination? Can Australia learn from other nations' Indigenous policy initiatives, like designated seats and the Whānau Ora? Professor Glyn Davis went beyond the politics with two highly regarded constitutional scholars. Read More
The New South Wales Department of Finance, Services and Innovation has lured enthusiastic government IT expert Pia Andrews back to Australia from New Zealand, where… Read More
The New Zealand government has granted a five-year appointment to the acting chief executive of its Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Carolyn Tremain, who has held the fort since midway through last year. Read More
Transition from opposition to government can be hard on ministers who aren't used to seeing the public service as on their side. Now they need those agencies if they want to stay a minister. Read More
Only 7% of public sector leaders in Australia and New Zealand believe their organisation is further along its “digital transformation journey” than international counterparts, according to… Read More
The New Zealand government aims to have an equal number of male and female public service leaders by the end of next year, and close… Read More
The New Zealand government’s ambitious commitment to reduce child poverty by half over the next decade is challenging agencies to deeply consider new approaches to empowering front line workers, while dealing with the underlying drivers of poverty – especially housing, education and employment. Read More
Australia and its states are far behind their international counterparts on development of treaties and self-determination for Indigenous peoples, which means there's many experiences to learn from. Read More
Ever thought of turning legislation into machine-consumable ‘digital rules’ (also known as code) to support public service delivery? Once created, this code could be reused and integrated across domains for the benefit of government, businesses, individuals, and communities. Read More
New Zealand's top public servant Andrew Kibblewhite and four other departmental heads are being replaced. But in a move that would seem strange in Australia, Kibblewhite will stick around. Read More
It's striking how similar many of the criticisms made by the Coombs Royal Commission are to those you'd hear today. Read More
The Mandarin is growing and we are looking for talented and energetic policy, engagement and communication professionals who want to improve the public sector. Bring your ideas and passion on how to make the public sector better and make them happen as part of our fast moving team. Read More
Public agencies need to understand they are custodians, not the owners, of data and information they collect from their customers and citizens, according to experts at a Mandarin information management seminar exploring the importance of information governance for the public sector, in a digital world. Read More
With its first budget, New Zealand's Ardern government is articulating a bigger role for government in society, talking up wellbeing over traditional economic measures -- while still playing on the standard "fiscal responsibility" narrative. Read More
