FOI, frankness & formulating policy under the cone of silence Career Advice Over-classification and 'policy advice by post-it note' has become the norm, says former Immigration secretary Andrew Metcalfe after canvassing the views of his departmental secretary…
Chris Eccles: does open government make for good government? Monday August 10, 2015 By Chris Eccles Career Advice The concepts and principles of open government are profound in terms of their implications and execution, and are fundamental to Australia's conception of good government,…
Gary Banks: ANZSOG conference takeaways Friday August 7, 2015 By Gary Banks Features Technology and cynicism in the Information Age prompted questions of transparency and engagement at this week's ANZSOG conference. The school's dean, Professor Gary Banks, outlines…
Environment portfolio appointments for Antarctic, climate science Monday August 3, 2015 By Stephen Easton Jurisdiction There's movement in the Environment portfolio, with the Antarctic Division's chief scientist taking on the directorship and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority chief going to the…
Challenge of our era: transparency, engagement and keeping public trust Wednesday July 29, 2015 By The Mandarin Jurisdiction Senior public servants, academics and corporate experts from Australia and New Zealand will come together next week to tackle what has been learnt and what…
GovHack 2015: a wildly successful idea that keeps spawning more Wednesday July 15, 2015 By Craig Thomler Features What's good about GovHack for government? Former national winner of the event, Craig Thomler writes on how, six years after it began, GovHack continues to…
ACT poaches Kiwi for new chief digital officer role Monday July 13, 2015 By Stephen Easton Jurisdiction The ACT government's new chief digital officer will join the growing ranks of ICT specialists whose expertise is needed at the top of government bureaucracies.
CSIRO, CASA and the City of Glen Eira show how annual reporting is done Monday June 22, 2015 By Stephen Easton Jurisdiction Australian public sector organisations shone once again at this year's Australasian Reporting Awards, a 65-year-old institution that supports high standards of accountability and good governance.
Cloud passports and 'hot topics': ideas challenge for collaboration Wednesday June 17, 2015 By David Donaldson Jurisdiction DFAT's first ideas challenge has led to a proposal for document-free travel to New Zealand. Similar digital collaboration initiatives taking place in jurisdictions around Australia…
Don't force it: elusive solutions to Australia's STEM problem Monday June 1, 2015 By David Donaldson Jurisdiction While debate rages about how to improve STEM teaching and whether to make maths compulsory, a report argues Australia should resist the siren call of…
Cultural economy and the soft power of the forgotten portfolio Monday June 1, 2015 By Julianne Schultz Features Should public servants consider cultural impact when developing policies? Julianne Schultz says cultural policy has been undervalued, but combating Australia's cultural deficit has been stymied…
Australia's history on microfilm offered free to good home Tuesday May 26, 2015 By Harley Dennett Jurisdiction It sounds like a great open data idea: 5.8 million frames of our national history on microfilm -- currently gathering dust -- becoming accessible to…
All in the name of accountability: IPAA's ACT and APS annual report awards Friday May 22, 2015 By Stephen Easton Jurisdiction A lot of hard slog in the name of government accountability was recognised last night at the Institute for Public Administration's annual report awards.
Australia has a 'false understanding of privacy', says Europe's top rated CIO Tuesday April 28, 2015 By David Donaldson Features One of the world's most digitally advanced governments, Estonia put all of its public services online over a decade ago. Its CIO, Taavi Kotka, says…
Gary Sturgess: contestability with uninterrupted service Monday April 20, 2015 By Gary Sturgess Features Contestability in the public sector requires there be viable alternatives for genuine competition. That means encouraging alternate providers, or having an alternate management team. ANZSOG’s…
