The 3-D virtual world Second Life. In an innovate move to tackle its ageing IT workforce, the state of Missouri has recruited its first IT employee from an internet-based virtual world….
Category: Management
Government web 2.0 site launches in the US
Co-founder of a professional organisation known as Young Government Leaders, Steve Ressler aims to help government in the US move into the age of Web 2.0 with the launch of…
Qld public works receives three AIPM awards
The Department of Public Works’ Project Services has won three accolades at the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) Achievement Awards.. Project Services won the Regional Development Award for its…
Australian initiative to tackle UK’s workplace blues
UK businesses will trial Australia’s workplace mental health awareness program to address the current gap in training and enable effective workforce management. The London-based Sainsbury Centre chose the Australian beyondblue…
Nominate Australia’s next women leaders
The Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW) is calling for nominations for the 2009 national Leadership Achievement Award for Women. Women who have developed self-initiated projects for the community are…
Library builds cultural bridges
Charles Sturt Council’s library service has won the prestigious Jim Crawford Award 2008 for an outstanding program to bridge cultures for Muslim refugees in western Adelaide, South Australia. The program…
Procurement must be transparent, rules UK Court
A ruling by the European Court of Justice has highlighted the need for public procurement to be transparent throughout the process. The issue arose after property management company, Lettings International,…
Worsening ICT skills shortages could slow economy
The skills shortage in the ICT sector will grow by almost 30 per cent over the next two years and inaction on the issue could slow economy, a report has…
CCC toolkit for combating misconduct
The Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) in WA has released a toolkit to help public agencies manage misconduct. While developed specifically for the WA public sector, the CCC told Government…
OPINION: Building Government Procurement Capabilities
By Teresa Scott, APCC director The governments of Australia and the New Zealand Government are implementing collaborative strategies to build a larger and more capable pool of professional procurement talent. …