Strategic planning

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What is 'digital era' lean government?

Digital-era governance and Lean government represent two interconnected approaches to transforming public sector efficiency

Nov 114 min read

Improving Government efficiency

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

Oct 205 min read

How to break silos across government

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

Sep 284 min read

How can Governments establish shared services?

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

Sep 89 min read

How will trains for the Sunshine Coast impact investment choices?

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

Sep 76 min read

Five key components to create a tech hub in Brisbane, Australia

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

Jun 136 min read

Lessons from the Australian Public Service (APS) - a vision to transform

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

Jun 65 min read

What is 'digital for development'?

Digital within the context of development policy making

Apr 174 min read

Shared services to support strategic goals

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

Mar 1811 min read

The advantage of distance - how Australia and New Zealand could detect future pandemics early

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

Jan 279 min read

A bridge to the world - Bhutans disapora.

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

Jan 196 min read

Digital-era governance opportunities

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

Dec 29, 20236 min read

If digital New Public Management (NPM) is the future - what can be learned from NPM?

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

Nov 4, 20237 min read

Lean Government re-visited

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

Sep 26, 20233 min read

Using GenAI in the nine step policy development process

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...

Sep 8, 20238 min read

Futures thinking | Future studies |Strategic foresight

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

Aug 23, 20232 min read

The 9 basic steps for policy development

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

Jul 7, 202310 min read

China – Use of outbound tourism for soft power after COVID-19

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

May 5, 20231 min read

Great planning can enable excellent project delivery

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

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