Public Sector news in Australia | Page 2

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

Wellington calls in consultants for review of $6.4 billion programme Lets Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) is a comprehensive urban development programme looking to build the Wellington of the future.
02 November 2020
Consulting and IT bill for COVIDSafe app surpasses $5 million The federal government’s external spending on the COVIDSafe app has surpassed the $5 million mark, nearly six months after it was launched.
11 October 2020
Assessing IT financial management maturity in government How does a government organisation demonstrate the value of its IT spend with transparency? How can CIOs and CFOs broker a strong relationship to achieve IT Financial Management (ITFM) maturity?
11 October 2020
Phasing out JobSeeker puts 145,000 Australian jobs on the line A new report has warned that Australia’s phasing out of Government support during the coronavirus pandemic could see the country’s recession deepen.
20 September 2020
Public sector should revisit its property strategy, says expert In an environment of significant workforce change and a greater reliance on virtual working conditions, should government departments revise their property needs to adjust to this shift in workforce
29 July 2020
Synergy's Lalit Guglani on digital acceleration in the public sector The role of digital and data in government has been steadily escalating for some time now. Yet its adoption has accelerated to warp-speed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
20 July 2020
WWF and EY call government to invest $2 billion in renewables A new EY study commissioned by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) recommends that Australia focus on renewables in its economic recovery from Covid-19.
14 July 2020
A different approach for public sector digital transformation The public sector is part way through a significant period of digital transformation, with new digital capabilities being adopted by the Australian Public Sector every day.
08 July 2020
Weathering public sector's four waves of the corona crisis Even as Australia flattens the first Covid-19 curve, public value organisations are facing further waves of disruption.
01 June 2020
Building an augmented workforce in Australian Public Service The future augmented Australian Public Service (APS) workforce is a powerful mix of upskilled, digital-savvy staff and business-friendly configurable automated processes and systems.
07 May 2020
Australia Post slashes consulting and IT contractor spending Australia Post has paused and ceased a number of large programs as the government-owned corporation seeks to cut costs as part of its Covid-19 response plan.
05 May 2020
DTA hires McKinsey and Deloitte for myGov successor GovDXP The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has selected McKinsey & Company and Deloitte Consulting to help with the development of its latest myGov update.
03 May 2020
Turner & Townsend wins bid for Sydney Metro West Engineering and project management firm Turner & Townsend has extended its collaboration with the Sydney Metro Authority, this time winning a contract to support the Sydney Metro West (SMW) Project T
23 April 2020
The customer experience imperative for trust in governments In a new report, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Salesforce have established a “clear link” between the customer experience in government digital services and overall trust in the government.
19 April 2020
Cube Group spurs public services to target the missing middle Cube Group, a consulting firm dedicated to the public sector, has reinforced the need for more early intervention services for women in an International Women’s Day event at Melbourne’s Immigration M
17 March 2020
Government taps BCG for strategic review of Australia Post Australia’s government has hired management consulting firm BCG for a strategic review of Australia Post.
16 December 2019
Federal government excessively spent $580 million on consultants The Australian federal government excessively spent more than $580 million on consultants, according to a an analysis from the Institute of Public Affairs.
05 February 2019
The Federal Labor party vows to cut down on consulting spend In another episode of the clash between public service and private business in Australia, the Labor party has said that it would rein in the use of consultants and contractors and give projects to pu
12 August 2018
Phoenixing costs Australia’s economy $5 billion, finds PwC report A high estimate of $5 billion is being wiped off Australia’s economy due to phoenixing, or illegally dissolving a company and then rebuilding it from the ashes according to a PwC report commissioned
26 July 2018
Accenture $17.6 million contract with Department of Home Affairs cut short A contract which Accenture Australia held with the Department of Home Affairs was terminated a year before the deadline, according to new information released in a report by the Australian National A
14 June 2018
Malcolm Turnbull is best paid global leader according to IG consultancy IG Group has released a ranking of OECD leaders and their paychecks for holding the top job in their respective countries.
28 May 2018
Federal Government underestimated consulting spend by billions The Australian Federal Government’s spending on consulting has blown out to over $4 billion last year according to official probes.
26 February 2018
NDIS consulting spend over 16 months reaches $180 million The National Disability Insurance Scheme has come under fire for blowout spending as it attempts to recoil from a plague of problems surrounding the scheme.
14 December 2017

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