The much awaited [In]Sight has now been launched by The Regional Australia Institute (RAI). [In]Sight is Australia’s first online index and interactive map tracking the competitiveness of 560 Local Government Areas (LGA) and 55 Regional Development Australia...
There is some great material in this report from the UK. While economic development is only one part of the picture, this does a pretty good job of that part. Local government funding of the...
This is an excellent report and supporting material on local government regulation by the NZ Productivity Commission. Many of the recommendations would be applicable in Australia as well. See the report here.
It will be worth keeping an eye on how community budgeting develops in the UK. The service delivery landscape is quite different from Australia but potentially some transferable lessons from this experience. Certainly the increasing...
Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, gave this speech on the vital role of local government in development at the Commonwealth Local Government Forum Conference 2013, held in Uganda.
Innovation mostly happens and is shared in the connection between people. Rachel Burstein, research associate at the New America Foundation California Civic Innovation, says personal relationships between colleagues is the key to sharing great ideas. Read...
Cities aspire to have a night time economy that is healthy in every sense of the word. A new report by the National Local Government Drug and Alcohol Committee in Australia sheds light on this issue....
Haven’t posted on our website for a little while after a security breach. All is well again, just in time to post the Report of the Independent Local Government Review Panel in New South Wales.
We will shortly have FIVE generations in the workforce! One big happy family? Maybe not! Successful workplace communities will learn and adapt to make the most of the inter-generational talent pool. The Institute of Public...
This Social Value Act in the UK requires local governments to consider how social enterprises can add value to public services. Effectively, it recognises the Social Return on Investment can be higher when the values...