About the event

The rapid pace of change and widespread uptake of digital technologies has changed public expectations of how government can and should provide services, and expanded the possibilities for how government can deliver better outcomes to the community. For our public sector to be more resilient, responsive and effective at meeting changing needs, a commitment to genuine transformation of the culture, practices, infrastructure, funding approaches and policy landscape of our public services is required to be fit for purpose and continually adaptive. 

At this invite-only executive breakfast, world renowned Digital, Open and Data Leader in Government Pia Andrews and Gary O’Brien, author of Digital Transformation Game Plan, will facilitate an insightful discussion on how public sector can embrace and plan for change, take a more agile approach to work and put persistent and holistic measurement systems in place that can both measure for impact and change.

The Public Sector Pia Review: 20 insights, 20 years, 20 articles at the intersection of government, technology and society

Having worked with and in public sector for 20 years, Pia has noticed a number of repeated patterns of systemic challenges - present and emerging - that block our ability to digitally transform public sector. Pia will discuss these challenges and how the substantial investment happening in digital transformation programs can be used to bridge the gap across public sector, and ultimately deliver better outcomes to citizens.

Pia is a digital, open and data leader in government and previously the Executive Director of Digital Government in the NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation. She spearheaded the growth of the Australian open government community by organising events such as GovHack, GovCamp and other events that bring together a diverse range of citizens who want to see government data made open for reuse.