How do Governments improve the efficiency in public service delivery, balancing cost-effectiveness with high-quality outcomes?

Why is cross agency alignment so important for governments and what are the barriers to achieving it? What can governments do to integrate?

Shared services bring together business functions into central units, which helps to enhance efficiency and improve delivery.

How will the Direct train for the Sunshine Coast impact investment choices?

What are five key components required to create a tech hub in Brisbane?

What can be learned from the thinking behind the Australian Public Service transformation?

Digital within the context of development policy making

Shared service centres (SSCs) have evolved from being a cost-saving measure to 'strategic enablers' of organisational efficiency. How can

Could Australia and New Zealand take advantage of international travel distances and emergent technology to detect future pandemics...

A bridge to the world - how can Bhutan maximise the positive impact of its international diaspora? As at 2024 Bhutan's population is...

The Key Components of Digital-Era Governance ‘Digital-era Governance’ is a complex array of changes to the way government and civil...

Digital New Public Management is the application of digital technologies and strategies within the framework of New Public Management...

How can the concept of cost to serve help Governments deliver better services?

Is it time to revisit the promises Lean Government offered over a decade ago? Janssen and Estevez (2013) summarised Lean-government as 'a...

GenAI can be a valuable tool to supplement each of the nine phases of policy development for governments. Here's how it could be used to...

Futures thinking Futures thinking is a range of techniques that can support an understanding of the drivers shaping the future. Futures...

The 9 policy making steps While every organization, government, or institution is likely to develop policy differently – there are some...

China – Soft power tourism post COVID The reemergence of outbound Chinese international tourism post COVID-19 has been notably cautious....

China: Risks to watch for 2023 and beyond Contents Introduction                         Downturn in the real estate sector in China Ongoing tension and strategic rivalry with the United States Regional relationships Systemic risks within China Things to watch through 2023 and beyond Summary

Physical infrastructure projects like the Vasco de Gama bridge are a great reminder of what can be achieved with good planning.