[Originally published on the Australian Government Public Sector Innovation Network under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] Today we announce the launch of the Public Sector Innovation Toolkit, a major new development in our ongoing work to support innovation in the public sector. Empowering Change: Fostering Innovation in the Australian Public Service identified that a priority area… Continue reading Public Sector Innovation Toolkit
Month: June 2011
International Conference on Best Practices and Innovations in Public Governance
[Originally published on the Australian Government Public Sector Innovation Network under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] On the blog we often focus on what is happening in Australia and touch upon some of the overseas developments in public sector innovation. Many of the relevant reports and case studies point to similarities in the issues being… Continue reading International Conference on Best Practices and Innovations in Public Governance
Innovation and Evaluation: Are output-outcome financial frameworks stifling innovation in government?
[Originally published on the Australian Government Public Sector Innovation Network under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] The other day I was lucky enough to attend a talk at the Canberra Evaluation Forum given by Dr Mark Matthews, Executive Director of the HC Coombs Policy Forum based at ANU. His talk was titled ‘Evaluations and Innovation:… Continue reading Innovation and Evaluation: Are output-outcome financial frameworks stifling innovation in government?
Innovation Toolkit – draft roles module
[Originally published on the Australian Government Public Sector Innovation Network under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] We have previously prepared and asked for comments on two draft Innovation Toolkit modules – ideas management systems, mechanisms of challenge and innovation values. Today we would like your thoughts on the draft module we have prepared on innovation roles. As mentioned, for… Continue reading Innovation Toolkit – draft roles module
Innovation Toolkit – Draft innovation values module
[Originally published on the Australian Government Public Sector Innovation Network under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] We have previously prepared and asked for comments on two draft Innovation Toolkit modules – ideas management systems and mechanisms of challenge. Today we would like your thoughts on the draft module we have prepared on innovation values. As mentioned, for each… Continue reading Innovation Toolkit – Draft innovation values module
Launch of the APS Innovation Action Plan – Agency Events?
[Originally published on the Australian Government Public Sector Innovation Network under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] As mentioned by Patricia Kelly in her last post on the outcomes of the APS 200 project on public sector innovation, one of the outcomes of the project is the APS Innovation Action Plan. The aim of the Innovation Action Plan… Continue reading Launch of the APS Innovation Action Plan – Agency Events?