Submitted by ABarnes on Mon, 03/26/2018 - 11:42
Dr. Rodney Scott is currently a visiting fellow at the Ash Center For Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University, where he is completing a research project exploring methods for managing (and improving) the performance of senior public servants. Dr. Scott is the Principal Research Fellow for New Zealand’s State Services Commission, where he leads the public management research programme and provides advice on public sector design and evaluation. Dr.
Submitted by TFryer on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 12:51
The current edition of
The Public Manager describes the Australian national government’s approach to systematically embedding innovation into agency operations. In an article by Australian civil servant Alex Roberts, one of the champions of innovation Down Under, he says the new mantra for government is “do better with less.”
In 2009, the Australian national government’s Management Adv
Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:58
At a time when the
Office of Management and Budget is asking federal executives and managers to place even more attention on performance management activities, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has released a scanning study of how transportation agencies in Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand and Sweden apply performance management.
“Linking Transportation Performance and Accountability” documents how transportatio
Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:47
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Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:35
Recent years have seen a growing emphasis on the reporting of the outputs and outcomes of government programs. Yet there is limited information on what outputs and outcomes are actually reported on in practice.
Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 09:50
The rumors continue about the impending release of the Obama Administration’s implementation directives for greater transparency, citizen participation, and collaboration. But thanks to the power of Twitter, I’ve learned that both the United Kingdom and Australia have released reports that begin to detail their approaches to greater citizen participation. These reports may serve as useful reference points when the Obama directive is released!
