ABS chief David Kalisch is pushing for data linkage across all levels of government and the private sector, but he thinks his fellow data geeks…

Done poorly, public participation in government decision-making can rub salt into the wound for irritated citizens and stakeholders. The Victorian auditor general hopes to push…

Government needs to address the widespread impression it is out of touch. Can new models of public engagement, like direct democracy and citizen juries, help?…

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EXCLUSIVE: New research presented at the World Economic Forum should give governments reason to consider how much of the credibility crisis they face was…

ALL THINGS P: Don't ask for more information than you need — and make it clear why you're asking what you're asking. It'll get…

Apart from the organisational benefits that plain English brings, there are personal reasons every CEO or government executive should embrace writing reform. Here's the top…

ONLINE LAUNCH: A new hub on The Mandarin for the inescapable world of government engagement and communications. All Things P brings together the best…

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There's an enormous economic return in making government communication — internally and externally — easier to read. And while documents drive government it can help…

The United States' first social media president made an unprecedented trip to the festival of digital creativity this weekend to recruit technologists to help make…

FEATURE: We have the technology to allow citizens to have more input in policymaking, but nothing will improve without willing governments and informed citizens.

Democracies get into trouble when the judgement of experts supplants listening to the people it is supposed to represent, says South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill. In an…