Public sector innovation
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Independent review of the APS: priorities for change
This report reflects what the Australian Public Service (APS) Review Panel has learned from their initial investigations and what changes the panel believes are needed to build an APS that is fit for the future.
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Evaluation and learning from failure and success
This paper discusses the evaluation capacity and capability of the APS and how it can adopt a sustained approach to learning from successes and failures. It outlines the need for a cultural shift and an institutional framework that embeds the strategic importance and processes of institutional learning.
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Developing Canada’s digital-ready public service
Canada’s public service has charted an ambitious and comprehensive information management and technology strategy, and talent is one of its pillars. This report argues that leveraging diverse, inclusive, tolerant and supportive work environments can help attract the talent that the Government of Canada needs to succeed in a digital world.
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Renewing regulation: ‘anticipatory regulation’ in an age of disruption
This report explores how regulators can adapt to secure the benefits of technological innovation while managing the risks, an approach we call anticipatory regulation
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Delivering artificial intelligence in government: challenges and opportunities
This report reviews recent progress made in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to public sector service provision, drawing on lessons learned from commercial experience, as well as burgeoning cognitive computing activity by government. The author takes this real-world experience to set forth a framework for agencies to plan, develop, and deploy AI systems.