It is hard to overstate the importance of the federal government’s decision to create a consumer right over the data created about them. The Mandarin's publisher Tom Burton pulls apart where digital government is going and what it will take to get there. Read More
It is only through sharing data and changing the culture around data usage that we can uncover new insights and put data to good use, says Professor Ian Anderson, Deputy Secretary for Indigenous Affairs at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Anderson tackles some of these issues and calls for a way forward in his address to Breaking the Data Silos. Read More
Australia increasingly is having to engage closely not just with close and trusted partners but with its own neighbours. Read More
The South Australian premier has found a permanent replacement for one of four chief executives he sacked shortly after coming into office, and now plans to set a series of public performance targets for government agencies. Read More
Integrated care is a global phenomenon across developed and developing countries seeking to make health and care systems both co-ordinated and person-centred. Read More
Pre-migration health assessments help Australia manage disease and improve lives. Greater collaboration between countries could boost public health. Read More
Mitchell Institute international adviser Professor Bill Lucas offers some counsel over Gonski reform proposals, drawing inspiration from the Melbourne Declaration as a think bank. Read More
The newest results, released yesterday, show New Zealand (4th place) is still ahead of Australia (8th place), but Asia-Pacific as a whole is the worst performing region. Read More
Public trust in government is cooling, surveys show. Senior public servants are watching this and planning how to rejuvenate their organisations to engage with public persuasion, to see through their customers' eyes, and broaden the axis of trust and policy learning. Read More
It allows many public servants to juggle family or study commitments while working, but is there a downside to flexible work? Read More
It’s widely accepted that better decisions and evaluations in government are underpinned by evidence that harnesses multiple sources of data and information. The challenge public sector leaders now face is how to share and reuse government information assets for public value, and still maintain public trust. Read More
A case can be made for the APS to conduct a regular, non-partisan citizens’ survey, says the APS head. A risky endeavour, he acknowledges, but the need to bring the APS and the community closer together is worth the discomfort. Read More
University of Melbourne professor Ian Anderson, the deputy secretary for Indigenous policy in the Prime Minister's department, delivers the 2017 Menzies Oration. Read More
Sir John Key says public servants and ministers alike need to respect Westminster traditions -- leaks weaken "the bonds of trust and respect" between the two -- and go back to the basics of building support for a political agenda, to earn public trust. Read More
If your job involved poring over the best and the worst of government, you'd probably pick up a few things. ANZSOG's Marinella Padula has done just that and identified the top lessons for program leadership, design and evaluation. Read More
