Public Sector news in Australia

An overview of news, trends and research in the Public Sector industry in Australia:

Serving up a cohesive and effective public service In the six years from 2018 to 2023 the APS ranks grew by over 20,000 employees. Beyond increasing headcount, the APS is now legally bound by the concept of stewardship.
20 September 2024
How to assure the implementation success of new legislation Anthony Honeyman, National Consulting Lead at Proximity, outlines how government leaders tasked with the nation-wide delivery of new legislation can work towards implementation success.
13 August 2024
Ensuring safe and responsible AI in government portfolios Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving at breakneck speed. Yet with all the benefits come also numerous risks.
04 August 2024
Victor Dominello and Robert Holt launch digital government podcast Former New South Wales digital minister Victor Dominello has teamed up with Accenture managing director Robert Holt to launch a new podcast focused on government in the digital age.
19 June 2024
Consultancies form digital delivery alliance for government projects A handful of the country’s smaller-sized consultancies have banded together to launch the Australian Digital Delivery Alliance, which will coordinate on digital government projects.
29 May 2024
Big Four respond to unambitious Australian federal budget The Australian branches of the ‘Big Four’ accounting and consulting firms have responded to the latest federal budget, lamenting a lack of long-term structural reform in their appraisals.
15 May 2024
Consultancies support Indigenous Supplier Development Programme The New South Wales Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (NSWICC) and the University of Sydney have launched the Indigenous Supplier Development Programme (ISDP), a new three-month programme that supports
15 April 2024
App helps Aussie households increase resilience against bushfires A new household fire safety app launched by the Resilient Building Council with support from technology partner Endava has shown a significant reduction in the risk of bush-fires to homes.
26 February 2024
Citizens increasing their uptake of digital government services Australian citizens are increasing their uptake of digital government services – a positive development in light of the government’s strategy to make the country one of the top three digital governme
28 August 2023
Mav3rik helps DJCS adopt state-wide case management system When the Department of Justice and Community Safety wanted to implement a new state-wide case management system for Freedom of Information requests, Mav3rik was called in.
28 July 2023
Most Australians support long-term government work ban for PwC PwC scored more than $500 million in federal work over the past two years.
20 June 2023
Grosvenor: Trusted advisors to Australia's public sector Consulting has long had the reputation of consultants with egos, producing over-priced cookie-cutter solutions for public sector problems.
09 May 2023
The 400+ consultancies on the Management Advisory Services Panel The Australian Government has completed the multi-year procurement process for its Management Advisory Services Panel, appointing a total of more than 400 consulting firms and professional services g
29 January 2023
Creating a great digital citizen experience for Australians Publicis Sapient has released the 2022 edition of its Digital Citizen Survey, finding that Australians have a strong appetite for digital government services.
17 May 2022
Labor pledges to slash consulting and contractor bill by $3 billion The outsourcing of public sector work to consultants and contractors is at the core of perennial political debates between the country’s major parties.
01 May 2022
Services Australia selects EY and Deloitte for GovERP transformation Ernst & Young and Deloitte have landed separate contracts on the government’s ongoing GovERP project, which seeks to align the SAP systems among a number of large government departments.
24 April 2022
Will Australia soon see the emergence of a local SuperApp? Organisations in Australia – particularly those in the financial services, telecom and energy sectors – should be thinking now about the emergence of local SuperApps, according to Oliver Wyman.
05 April 2022
Government consulting revenue soars again for McKinsey and BCG The federal government’s consulting largess continues to be scrutinised, with new analysis suggesting it again doubled its McKinsey and BCG bill during the 2020-2021 financial year.
07 March 2022
Think-tank calls for government consulting reports to be made public The government’s $1 billion bill from Australia’s biggest consultancies could pay for thousands of public service jobs, says the Australia Institute, with calls for reports to be made public.
17 October 2021
Australian government keeps $2 million McKinsey engagement secret Australia’s federal government has worked together with McKinsey & Company for two months on a top-secret engagement, remaining tight-lipped on the actual nature of the project.
11 August 2021
Majority of Australians approve of online government services The vast majority of Australians approve of the government’s digital services portals according to a new survey from ICT consultancy Infosys, although there’s still room for improvement.
14 July 2021
ANZ governments should leverage trust to personalise services People in Australia and New Zealand are seeking more personalisation in government services, and most are willing to share the necessary personal data.
04 May 2021
Census preparations on track with help of PwC's tech consultants As 2021 Census night fast approaches, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and professional services firm PwC as official IT provider have been working diligently to ensure the disasters of the
15 April 2021
Nous helps with establishment of new Great Ocean Road authority In support of its protection and management overhaul for The Great Ocean Road region, the Victorian Government worked with consulting firm Nous Group to establish a new central authority.
07 April 2021
Federal government spend on big 7 consulting firms tops $1 billion The world’s seven biggest and most prestigious consulting firms have cashed in on the federal government’s economic recovery efforts, collectively scoring over $1 billion in contracts last year.
30 March 2021
BCG working with Oz government on gas-fired recovery Global strategy consulting firm BCG has picked up $9 million worth of contracts in the past six months on the government’s plans for a gas-led economic recovery.
21 March 2021
IBM, Accenture and PwC | Sayers bidding for visa platform The race to win the federal government’s overhaul of its ageing visa infrastructure has been trimmed down to a set of three consortia.
07 March 2021
Victoria selects 200+ firms for finance, treasury and tax framework The Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance has selected over 200 professional services firms for its $300+ million framework agreement for commercial, financial and tax advisory services.
28 February 2021
Synergy and KPMG supporting DTA's digital identity program The Digital Transformation Agency has selected Synergy Group and KPMG to advise on the government’s Digital Identity scheme to help pave the way for paid external participation.
23 February 2021
Consultants working on upgrade of the job seeker experience Australia’s Department of Education, Skills and Employment has selected a host of external partners for a planned upgrade of its online portal for job seekers.
01 February 2021
Consulting firms support Victoria's vision for artificial intelligence Victoria has significant opportunities to grow into a leading ecosystem for artificial intelligence in Australia, according to a report by the Committee for Melbourne.
31 January 2021
PwC and Accenture the lead consultants for Covid-19 vaccine rollout Consultants from PwC have landed 2021’s most important consulting job for the nation: overseeing the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine.
24 January 2021

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