A lack of senior leadership to steer digital transformation in the public sector is the biggest concern of government executives, writes Keiran Mott.
Category: Opinion
Why Australian councils are embracing business intelligence
It’s imperative that local government adopt tools to help them sift through the increasing pools of data, writes Ben Cowling.
Reducing the reporting burden on local government
Councils in NSW feel they have to spend more time reporting on the work they do than on the work itself, but there is a solution, writes Annalisa Haskell.
Vision and skill drive digital transformation
From digital leadership to cloud cover, there’s a lot that government can learn from the digital practices of other sectors, writes Lourens Swanepoel.
Rules for protecting citizens’ personal data
OPINION: With the Federal Government committed to a cloud-first policy, Australians have inalienable rights to know where their data is stored, and who has access to it, writes Rupert Taylor-Price.
Are we getting risk wrong in public-private partnerships?
As Australian governments and private enterprise partners on a multi-billion dollar infrastructure pipeline, it’s incumbent we reduce the likelihood of cost overruns, writes Paul Sullivan.
Sustainable procurement: bottom-up efforts gain momentum
Examining the impact of a global sustainable procurement standard on government.
‘Building blocks’ of digital transformation ignored
No longer simply the tools used by developers for internal systems, APIs can push digital government programs to new levels, writes Dean Lacheca.
Asset management: are we on the right road?
Our data suggests a quarter of NSW councils are yet to develop asset management systems that would help them respond to the roads infrastructure backlog, says Annalisa Haskell.
How governments can safely barter services with other agencies
There are three steps that governments should take to protect themselves when seeking to share assets.