Hack the state, Mike Bracken tells public servants News The third wave of digital transformation will inevitably force old fashioned structures and systems of government to give way to platforms that can deal with
Mike Bracken: 'I'm leaving government' August 5, 2015 By The Mandarin News GDS executive director Mike Bracken announced his departure via his personal blog and the gov.UK GDS blog: At the end of last week I went to
What do you mean I need 'permission'? July 27, 2015 By Stephen Blackmore & Louise Downe Features Licence, permit, registration, certification, accreditation — government has lots of different ways for people to get permission to do something. They all do the same thing —
UK's Shetler to be Canberra's new digital chief July 1, 2015 By Tom Burton News The Federal Government has snared a director of the UK Government Digital Service (GDS), Paul Shetler, to lead its $250 million digital change program, appointing
Public sector catch-up: experimental regulators, data standards, job losses April 15, 2015 By Harley Dennett News Experimental regulators Ross Gittens explains how regulators can use behavioural economics to improve their efforts for better outcomes (hat tip to the Public Sector Innovation Toolkit). Gittens cites the