The International Space Station (ISS) orbits Earth about 15 times a day. As the largest human-built structure in orbit, it is visible to the naked eye when it passes over, only 330-430 kilometres overhead. The ISS serves an important purpose as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory in which crew members conduct experiments in biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology and other scientific fields. It…
This post is republished from LinkedIn with the permission of the author, Anne-Marie Elias, who attended PolicyHack as Champion and Facilitator for the Incentives To Develop Social Enterprises stream. PolicyHack happened – just like that! It was the courage of a newly appointed Assistant Minister for Innovation the Hon. Wyatt Roy MP and his bold vision to hack for change that led to one…
It’s expected these days for both corporations and government agencies to have vision and mission statements which encapsulate the change they wish to create through their existence and how they intend to create it. Notable statements include Microsoft’s new mission, “to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more” and Amazon’s…
I’m seeing something that disturbs me happening in the innovation space across government. Something that suggests that ‘innovation’ is becoming more of a buzzword than a real change in organisational culture. On one front, as agencies ‘buy into’ the innovation mantra, they are developing processes for fostering innovation – systems designed to fast-track innovative ideas…
Australia’s Digital Transition Office (DTO) has finally lifted the covers on the personnel it’s seeking to hire to fulfil its ambitious transformation agenda. However, unlike traditional APS hiring, the DTO’s positions vacant use modern corporate job titles and each job description clearly and in detail explains what applicants will be expected to do in the role. There’s…
The Canberra GovCamp dialogue was held on Wednesday, one of a series of events across Australia, both part of Public Sector Innovation Month and a lead-in to a full GovCamp in November. Attendees included both current and former public servants, academics and private sector interested parties – all interested in discussing how to foster and…
PS News has a great report on the growth of data.gov.au – linking to a report on the Department of Finance’s blog which indicates the site added 100 datasets in June. The site has also upgraded to provide more data visualisation capability for users, as well as a responsive template for improved mobile access. Most interesting…
Over the next few days I will be liveblogging and tweeting from GovInnovate 2014, so follow my blog and Twitter feed for all the latest views on the use of digital within government. Live Blog GovInnovate 2014 Day 1
There’s a great article over at TechRepublic by Lyndsey Gilpin on how the computer algorithm behind HealthMap detected the recent Ebola outbreak nine days before it was identified by health authorities. In How an algorithm detected the Ebola outbreak a week early, and what it could do next, Gilpin describes how by tracking, collating and corroborating…
The NSW government today launched the NSW Premier’s Innovation Initiative, a program seeking expressions of interest in projects that support NSW government innovation in four focal areas – Congestion, Social Housing Assets, Open Ideas and Open Data. The process will invite organisations and individuals to submit Expressions of Interest setting out proposals the government could…
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