Defence force’s structure, for example, doesn’t support someone who “lays on the outer”, says deputy chief of Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Warren McDonald (pictured). Speaking at the Air Power Conference in Canberra, McDonald laid bare his concerns that disruptors — the very people most likely to have the innovation inspiration organisations are looking for — […]
Category Archives: 21st Century government
Human-centred design, co-design, agile government – they’re all terms that are being thrown around but what does they mean in the context of public service? 21C govt is sensible and simple – it just takes a little extra effort to put in place.
Gov.au to replace 1500 government websites with an uber-portal
The federal government is to close down many of its more than 1500 websites, with the hope to offer an integrated coherent all of government service through one mega portal website called gov.au. The first alpha version of the website was released today by the Assistant Minister for Digital Transformation Angus Taylor and the Digital Transformation […]
Reverse web and what government must do to adapt
What is the reverse web — and why do our agencies need to be on it? Dries Buytaert, a founding father of the open source movement, speaks exclusively. Governments and public agencies should begin thinking of themselves not as depositories of information for citizens to access at will, but instead reposition as technology platforms providing […]
Understanding slow and fast thinking – the keys to deliberative engagement
When presented with the facts, many people don’t automatically let go of their feelings or personal ideas. It is particularly easy in this era of rapid change, for some people to reach a conclusion based on their gut feeling rather than the evidence. To get genuine contributions from the public, community engagement practitioners need to […]
Mini-publics linking citizens and elites in policy deliberations
Citizens’ juries are growing in Australia, but are usually divorced from decision-makers. A better design consciously couples mini-publics and elites. Modern politics is often characterised as a world of electoral sound bites and party competition, with few opportunities for informed public debate. But this is perhaps an unfair representation of what goes on at the […]