Beware the IT industry's 'fail fast' mantra: white paper on how local governments do digital Australian Capital Territory State and local government agencies should be wary of taking on board too much of the IT industry's received wisdom about rapid and agile product…
What the new Australian Digital Council discussed Monday September 17, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory 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…
The Policy Shop: an Indigenous right to self-determination and recognition Tuesday September 4, 2018 By Harley Dennett Community & Social 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…
Pia Andrews brings big ideas back to NSW, plans trans-Tasman partnership Monday September 3, 2018 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology 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…
Former NZ Customs head to lead industry and employment mega-department Tuesday August 14, 2018 By Stephen Easton Career Matters 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…
How established bureaucracies can make new ministers feel in charge Tuesday August 14, 2018 By Harley Dennett Features 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…
Very few public service bosses in Australia and NZ feel like global digital leaders Friday August 10, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory 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…
New Zealand gender pay plan: government hopes to go from laggard to leader Monday July 30, 2018 By Stephen Easton Federal 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…
Victorian public sector leaders to learn from New Zealand's Treaty experience Tuesday July 10, 2018 By The Mandarin New Zealand 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…
Legislation as code — modelling in real time Monday June 25, 2018 By Brigette Metzler Editors' Picks 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…
Kibblewhite shifted in overhaul at top of NZ state sector Tuesday June 12, 2018 By David Donaldson New Zealand 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,…
Coombs 42 years on — looking back at the review that shaped the APS Friday May 25, 2018 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks It's striking how similar many of the criticisms made by the Coombs Royal Commission are to those you'd hear today.
'Measuring success differently': New Zealand budget's shift in economic thinking Friday May 18, 2018 By David Donaldson Jurisdiction 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 --…
Explainer: how the Australian intelligence community works Friday May 11, 2018 By John Blaxland Editors' Picks The recent creation of the Home Affairs super portfolio has added another four agencies to the national intelligence community. Here's how they work together.
Breaking the data silos: including Indigenous Australians in the data-driven world Thursday April 26, 2018 By Ian Anderson Editors' Picks 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,…