http://www.apo.org.au/research/approaches-research-priorities-policy-comparative-study
This paper uses two contrasting case studies of Scotland and Australia to consider the extent to which it is feasible to align academic research investment with medium-term priority-setting.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Showing posts with label policy-making. Show all posts
Showing posts with label policy-making. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Monday, November 2, 2009
Leading from the front
http://www.nationalschool.gov.uk/policyhub/news_item/leading_front_ippr09.asp
A report published by Demos on 22 September 2009 observes that front line staff in Britain's public services have little or no autonomy from central control and are also burdened with targets and cumbersome management structures. The report argues that government must relinquish some powers to local control if improvements in public services are to be made in an era of austerity. This will help create a public service in which empowered citizens can seek and receive the services they need from empowered staff.
Source: Policy Hub (UK)
A report published by Demos on 22 September 2009 observes that front line staff in Britain's public services have little or no autonomy from central control and are also burdened with targets and cumbersome management structures. The report argues that government must relinquish some powers to local control if improvements in public services are to be made in an era of austerity. This will help create a public service in which empowered citizens can seek and receive the services they need from empowered staff.
Source: Policy Hub (UK)
Sunday, November 1, 2009
A national cultural policy to 2020
http://www.apo.org.au/research/national-cultural-policy-2020
The Minister for the environment, heritage and the arts has drawn up a discussion framework for the development of the policy and an online forum - http://nationalculturalpolicy.com.au/
Source: Australian Policy Online
The Minister for the environment, heritage and the arts has drawn up a discussion framework for the development of the policy and an online forum - http://nationalculturalpolicy.com.au/
Source: Australian Policy Online
Monday, October 19, 2009
Environment policy: standing on principles
http://cpd.org.au/paper/environment-policy-standing-principles
This article aims to provoke a broader discussion of the quest for better, values-based evironmental policies by:
- listing four key characteristics of 'the environment';
- connecting these with the values in Reclaiming our Common Wealth: policies for a fair and sustainable future;
- noting key environmental challenges for elaboration in future articles; and
- suggesting principles for environmental policies and tools for programs.
Source: Centre for Policy Development
This article aims to provoke a broader discussion of the quest for better, values-based evironmental policies by:
- listing four key characteristics of 'the environment';
- connecting these with the values in Reclaiming our Common Wealth: policies for a fair and sustainable future;
- noting key environmental challenges for elaboration in future articles; and
- suggesting principles for environmental policies and tools for programs.
Source: Centre for Policy Development
'Art Works' - cultural labour markets: a literature review
http://www.apo.org.au/research/art-works-cultural-labour-markets-literature-review
An overview of the literature surrounding the nature of work in the cultural industries, as it has permeated policy-making, public debate, and practice across many sub-sectors within the arts, and the culture sector more generally.
Source: Australian Policy Online
An overview of the literature surrounding the nature of work in the cultural industries, as it has permeated policy-making, public debate, and practice across many sub-sectors within the arts, and the culture sector more generally.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Sunday, October 11, 2009
INNOVATION IN PUBLIC SERVICES: WORKING TOGETHER WITH CITIZENS FOR BETTER OUTCOMES : Draft outline for the report
Contact library for a copy.
Governments are experimenting with different types of collaborative approaches with citizens and users as potential tools for innovation and also cost reduction. The Public Governance Committee has included in its Programme of Work for 2009-2010, the preparation of a report which will provide member countries with a comprehensive view of the potential and challenges of working with citizens to deliver user centred policies and services.
Source: OECD - GOV/PGC/RD(2009)6
Governments are experimenting with different types of collaborative approaches with citizens and users as potential tools for innovation and also cost reduction. The Public Governance Committee has included in its Programme of Work for 2009-2010, the preparation of a report which will provide member countries with a comprehensive view of the potential and challenges of working with citizens to deliver user centred policies and services.
Source: OECD - GOV/PGC/RD(2009)6
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Australia's Indicator-Based Sustainability Assessments and Public Policy
Adnan A. Hezri, Stephen R. Dovers
The focus of this article is on how indicators function as an instrument of policy to enhance achievement of environmental and sustainability policy in Australia at national scale.
Abstract
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2009.00641.x
Source: Australian Journal of Public Administration, 24 Aug 2009
Contact the library for a copy of this article.
The focus of this article is on how indicators function as an instrument of policy to enhance achievement of environmental and sustainability policy in Australia at national scale.
Abstract
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2009.00641.x
Source: Australian Journal of Public Administration, 24 Aug 2009
Contact the library for a copy of this article.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Towards government 2.0: an issues paper [final]
http://apo.org.au/research/towards-government-20-issues-paper
The Taskforce is charged with finding ways of accelerating the development of Government 2.0 to help government consult, and where possible actively collaborate with the community, to open up government and to maximise access to publicly funded information through the use of Web 2.0 techniques. We will do this with recommendations for government policy and also by funding projects which offer promise in accelerating the coming of Government 2.0.
Source: Australian Policy Online
The Taskforce is charged with finding ways of accelerating the development of Government 2.0 to help government consult, and where possible actively collaborate with the community, to open up government and to maximise access to publicly funded information through the use of Web 2.0 techniques. We will do this with recommendations for government policy and also by funding projects which offer promise in accelerating the coming of Government 2.0.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Designing climate mitigation policy
This US paper provides an exhaustive review of critical issues in the design of climate mitigation policy by pulling together key findings and controversies from diverse literatures on mitigation costs, damage valuation, policy instrument choice, technological innovation, and international climate policy.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Source: Australian Policy Online
The Blue Mud Bay case: Refractions through saltwater country
This paper contrasts settler Australian and Yolngu ways of conceptualising and giving meaning to the bodies of salt water that settler Australians call 'seas' and 'oceans'.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Source: Australian Policy Online
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Commonwealth arts policy and administration
This paper provies an overview of Commonwealth arts policy and administrative developments from Federation to the present day.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Source: Australian Policy Online
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Australian Rural Local Governments and Environmental Sustainability: An Evaluation of Progress
by Barabara Pini , 2009
Local government is often characterised as being well-placed to enact a successful agenda for environmental sustainability because of its closeness to both people and the environment. The purpose of this article is to examine the extent to which this assumption is correct in terms of local government environmental policies and programs in rural Australia. Using case studies with eight local government authorities in Queensland and New South Wales, the article documents three different positions on a continuum of environmental engagement. These are 'disengaged', 'moving towards engagement' and 'engaged'. The article concludes by arguing that the resource constraints facing rural local councils limit their capacity to engage with environmental management.
Source: Australian Journal of Public Administration v. 68 (2), pp. 182 - 193
Contact the library to obtain a copy of the full text.
Local government is often characterised as being well-placed to enact a successful agenda for environmental sustainability because of its closeness to both people and the environment. The purpose of this article is to examine the extent to which this assumption is correct in terms of local government environmental policies and programs in rural Australia. Using case studies with eight local government authorities in Queensland and New South Wales, the article documents three different positions on a continuum of environmental engagement. These are 'disengaged', 'moving towards engagement' and 'engaged'. The article concludes by arguing that the resource constraints facing rural local councils limit their capacity to engage with environmental management.
Source: Australian Journal of Public Administration v. 68 (2), pp. 182 - 193
Contact the library to obtain a copy of the full text.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
State Climate Policy Tracker Reveals Progress by 33 States
Source: New America Foundation
The New America Foundation’s Climate Policy Program team today released an online tool that allows state-by-state tracking of hundreds of carbon and energy saving measures now being implemented across the country. The State Climate Policy Tracker takes the form of a single spreadsheet with one tab devoted to each state that has completed or is in the process of completing a climate action plan. A seven column matrix captures the climate actions taking place across six economic sectors, and reports on the progress of each measure, its cost or cost-saving potential, and the estimated reduction in carbon emissions expected on an annual basis.
Source: Docuticker
The New America Foundation’s Climate Policy Program team today released an online tool that allows state-by-state tracking of hundreds of carbon and energy saving measures now being implemented across the country. The State Climate Policy Tracker takes the form of a single spreadsheet with one tab devoted to each state that has completed or is in the process of completing a climate action plan. A seven column matrix captures the climate actions taking place across six economic sectors, and reports on the progress of each measure, its cost or cost-saving potential, and the estimated reduction in carbon emissions expected on an annual basis.
Source: Docuticker
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Is 'Close the Gap' a useful approach?...
Kerryn Pholi, Dan Black and Craig Richards
Australian Review of Public Affairs
There is widespread enthusiasm for the Australian government's commitment to 'Close the Gap' in Indigenous disadvantage, health status and life expectancy. Yet despite the rhetoric, the pursuit of statistical equality for Indigenous Australians is not a novel or particularly promising approach.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Australian Review of Public Affairs
There is widespread enthusiasm for the Australian government's commitment to 'Close the Gap' in Indigenous disadvantage, health status and life expectancy. Yet despite the rhetoric, the pursuit of statistical equality for Indigenous Australians is not a novel or particularly promising approach.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Evidenced-based policy: What is it? How do we get it?
Gary Banks / Productivity Commission
The need for ‘evidence-based policy-making’ is manifest in the complexity of the policy challenges confronting Australia both in the short term (the ‘meltdown’) and the long term (greenhouse, population ageing). But what exactly does evidence-based policy-making entail? How can it contribute to achieving better policy outcomes? What is needed to put it into wider practice? In a speech for the Australia New Zealand School of Government, Gary Banks, Chariman of the Productivity Commission, addresses each of these questions, drawing some insights and lessons from the experience of the Productivity Commission and its predecessors over the years.
Source: Australian Policy Online
The need for ‘evidence-based policy-making’ is manifest in the complexity of the policy challenges confronting Australia both in the short term (the ‘meltdown’) and the long term (greenhouse, population ageing). But what exactly does evidence-based policy-making entail? How can it contribute to achieving better policy outcomes? What is needed to put it into wider practice? In a speech for the Australia New Zealand School of Government, Gary Banks, Chariman of the Productivity Commission, addresses each of these questions, drawing some insights and lessons from the experience of the Productivity Commission and its predecessors over the years.
Source: Australian Policy Online
Sunday, March 1, 2009
The strategic vision of the environmental policy committee (EPOC): updated February 2009
EPOC’s Strategic Vision is to work towards ensuring global economic growth and sustainable
development. EPOC will contribute to this by supporting the OECD countries in their efforts to develop and implement efficient and effective policies that address selected environmental challenges through the sharing of knowledge and best practices and by producing policy relevant analyses, noting Ministers’ conclusions that increased efforts will be required if member countries are to meet their national and international environment commitments.
Source: OECD ENV/EPOC(2005)14/FINAL
Contact the library for a copy of this paper
development. EPOC will contribute to this by supporting the OECD countries in their efforts to develop and implement efficient and effective policies that address selected environmental challenges through the sharing of knowledge and best practices and by producing policy relevant analyses, noting Ministers’ conclusions that increased efforts will be required if member countries are to meet their national and international environment commitments.
Source: OECD ENV/EPOC(2005)14/FINAL
Contact the library for a copy of this paper
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
A Northern Territory Approach to Ecologically Sustainable Development
The EPA has released a discussion paper which outlines proposed NT principles of Environmentally Sustainable Development which set the scene for the broad change required within the Northern Territory to ensure its development pathway is sustainable. Organisationa and individuals are invited to read and contribute to the discussion paper.
Source: EPA
Source: EPA
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Time to Get “Smart” on Biofuels
Source: Sierra Club and Worldwatch Institute
The Sierra Club and Worldwatch Institute released a report, Smart Choices for Biofuels, highlighting the need for important policy reforms at this critical juncture in America’s effort to increase the use of biofuels. The report outlines the economic and environmental impacts of first-generation biofuels such as corn ethanol, proposes strategies to make the biofuels industry more sustainable, and offers specific policy recommendations in four broad categories:
Developing sustainability standards
Advancing biofuels production and new technologies
Creating green jobs through biofuels
Promoting policy coherence across energy sectors
Source: Docuticker
The Sierra Club and Worldwatch Institute released a report, Smart Choices for Biofuels, highlighting the need for important policy reforms at this critical juncture in America’s effort to increase the use of biofuels. The report outlines the economic and environmental impacts of first-generation biofuels such as corn ethanol, proposes strategies to make the biofuels industry more sustainable, and offers specific policy recommendations in four broad categories:
Developing sustainability standards
Advancing biofuels production and new technologies
Creating green jobs through biofuels
Promoting policy coherence across energy sectors
Source: Docuticker
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Integrated assessment of wetland services and values as a tool to analyse policy trade-offs and management options
A case study in the Daly and Mary River catchments, northern Australia.
de Groot R, Finlayson M, Verschuuren B, Ypma O & Zylstra M
Supervising Scientist Report 198, Supervising Scientist, Darwin NT. 2008
The aim of this study was to provide a framework for the analysis of the ecosystem services provided by the wetland and riverine ecosystems of northern Australia. A key implication for management is that by explicitly stating the functions and values of wetland ecosystems and identifying where benefits are likely to accrue, it provides justification for specific management actions and proposals. By highlighting potential trade-offs, the decision-making process can become more transparent and encourage consensus and communication between stakeholder representatives and government agencies.
Source: Supervising Scientist
de Groot R, Finlayson M, Verschuuren B, Ypma O & Zylstra M
Supervising Scientist Report 198, Supervising Scientist, Darwin NT. 2008
The aim of this study was to provide a framework for the analysis of the ecosystem services provided by the wetland and riverine ecosystems of northern Australia. A key implication for management is that by explicitly stating the functions and values of wetland ecosystems and identifying where benefits are likely to accrue, it provides justification for specific management actions and proposals. By highlighting potential trade-offs, the decision-making process can become more transparent and encourage consensus and communication between stakeholder representatives and government agencies.
Source: Supervising Scientist
Monday, February 16, 2009
Creative tropical city: mapping Darwin's creative industries
School for Social and Policy Research, Charles Darwin University
Posted: 16-02-2009
If Darwin wants to be more than the sum of its parts, the key question posed by this report is critical – namely, what strengths and capacities does Australia’s northernmost capital have to draw upon to be renowned as a Creative Tropical City?
Source: Australian Policy Online
Posted: 16-02-2009
If Darwin wants to be more than the sum of its parts, the key question posed by this report is critical – namely, what strengths and capacities does Australia’s northernmost capital have to draw upon to be renowned as a Creative Tropical City?
Source: Australian Policy Online
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