Promoted Why a single view is critical for managing citizen data Sponsored Government agencies have a lengthy heritage of collecting the data they need to plan and deliver services. The obvious outcome of course is that multiple…
Promoted An inside ear to the workings of government Tuesday October 26, 2021 By The Mandarin Communications & Technology With Senate Estimates getting back underway this week, once again communications and parliamentary staff throughout Australia will find themselves under pressure to stay abreast of…
Making the most of minimal money: ANAO puts the spotlight on measuring efficiency Tuesday November 27, 2018 By The Mandarin Federal Federal agencies put a lot of effort into measuring effectiveness but "rarely develop indicators of efficiency" these days.
The time of his life: reflections from the founder of Australia's national nudge unit Thursday June 28, 2018 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks Taking two years off from his professorial post at Harvard to start up the Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government has been a major…
PM's nudge unit gets into podcasting Friday December 1, 2017 By Stephen Easton News The Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government has begun podcasting, easing into the format by posting an interview between a staff member and experimental economist…
Experimental trials: a BETA way of making policy Monday November 28, 2016 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks From a scientific point of view, the standard way public policy is implemented at scale with little testing is extremely reckless. But human behaviour is…
Nothing but nudges: behavioural economics comes of age Tuesday October 11, 2016 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks Nudges have taken the public sector by storm, expanding all over government. One of their chief promoters around the world is confident they aren't a…
NSW nudge unit weighs in on 'unconscious bias' concerns Friday August 5, 2016 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks The NSW premier's nudge unit has produced a guide to increasing workforce diversity by reducing the impact of cognitive bias.
