I’m very pleased to see that the Australian Public Service Commission is finally considering the introduction of ‘free range’ teams of public servants, unattached to specific agencies, who can provide specialist skills as and where needed. I proposed this type of team while I was working within government almost ten years ago now, as I…
It’s party time at the Department of Finance as GovCMS continues its growth surge, from 78 sites less than a month ago to 102 sites this week. This means the Drupal-based platform is tracking 70% ahead of its 2016 targets, demonstrating how successful a well-engineered and supported digital platform can be in government if well…
I’ve rarely seen a better example of leadership in action than in the juxtaposition of these two photos, kindly shared on LinkedIn by Jean-Michel Wu of McCann Worldwide. Now let’s be clear up front – these are carefully selected images, presenting single moments in time – so they aren’t necessarily representative of the style of…
Growth of the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) role has been incredibly rapid over the last few year, reflecting the increasing importance of technology to organisational success and survival. However not all CDO roles are created equal, with enormous variation in their responsibilities, resourcing and capability to generate change, in the form of digital transformation, in…
On the 25th August the Department of Finance in Canberra announced that its bold experiment in providing a central website infrastructure for agencies, Govspace, was coming to an end after almost seven years. I still remember feeling excited at the original launch of Govspace. At the time I was working in the Department of Health as…
I’ve been involved in an interesting Facebook chat around the definition of a startup, which has coalesced my thoughts on the approach of organisations towards innovation. Innovation has become a buzzword in the last few years, with both corporations and governments focused on the notion that they need innovation to remain effective and relevant. I’ve…
I’ve just become aware of the ACT Government’s consultation for a new license plate slogan. Hosted at Your Say, the government is asking for ideas for a 30-character or less slogan, with the best ideas to be put to a public vote later this year. I support this type of consultation approach – it provides…
Data breaches at major organisations have become a weekly event, but don’t always make it into the public eye for months, or even years, after they happen. This is both because it can take some time for an organisation to become aware it has been breached and because few organisations are forthcoming about security concerns….
Earlier this week the Digital Transformation Office (DTO) launched the beta version of their Digital Marketplace, a directory of vendors offering specialist digital services across a range of role categories. The explicit reason for the Digital Marketplace was to make it easier for small and medium enterprises to engage with government, particular within large ICT…
In the news today is a story about how the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has issued guidance to staff on how to manage their personal profiles on Facebook. According to the The Age’s article, ‘Nanny state!’ New crackdown on public servants’ Facebook the department “now insists its public servants lock their personal Facebook…
This archive mirrors the original eGov AU blog — Craig’s professional commentary on AI, digital government and technology in public life, running since 2006.
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