Morrison challenges the public service to keep the momentum of 2020 going into the new year Federal Morrison said this year the entire APS has demonstrated the values he spoke of last year, through quick decisions like closing the national borders, initiatives…
Premium Insights and analysis Trust in public institutions is the prerequisite for many other policy levers to work. Push back against unnecessary secrecy Wednesday March 4, 2020 By Ken Smith Editors' Picks Trust in public institutions is a valuable form of social capital. The public service needs to be better at promoting integrity, better at embracing transparency,…
Archives boss looks to ‘outcomes over process’ as auditors savage ‘ineffective’ policy leadership Monday November 4, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The entire federal public sector is supposed to be on the cusp of a new era in information management defined by interoperability, following the earlier…
Leading in tough times, with Obama's stimulus boss Edward DeSeve Tuesday October 16, 2018 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks Edward DeSeve was at the forefront of the US response to the GFC. He discusses the importance of using the tried pathways "wherever you can"…
Parkinson: implementation is harder than policy, don't undervalue it Friday October 7, 2016 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks Implementation is "150 times harder" than policy, says Australia's most senior public servant. The "set and forget" approach must make way for adaptive feedback, with…
Martin Parkinson: think again — the changing nature of policy implementation Friday October 7, 2016 By Martin Parkinson Features SPEECH: All of us, both government and non-government, can better integrate policy design and implementation. And not just in a linear way, but in…
Vishaal Kishore: avoiding the public policy simplicity trap Wednesday February 3, 2016 By Vishaal Kishore Features Are there no new ideas in policymaking? Or is the approach to them, as one researcher turned senior bureaucrat argues, problematic? In this fiery essay…
A policy delivery unit for innovation, with Ian Watt in charge Tuesday December 15, 2015 By David Donaldson Career Advice Innovation Minister Christopher Pyne has appointed the former head of PM&C Ian Watt to lead a new policy delivery unit aimed at implementing the government's…
How to implement policy: Commonwealth's updated guide Wednesday October 15, 2014 By David Donaldson News The Commonwealth's handy guide on policy implementation has been updated by the National Audit Office. Does your program meet the criteria?…
