[LINK] Rudd's Address to Heads of Agencies and Members of Senior Executive Service

[Kim Holburn]

Extraordinary speech, it's not what Sir Humphrey would call  
"courageous" is it?

http://pm.gov.au/media/Speech/2008/speech_0226.cfm

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> Evidence-based policy
>
> A third element of the Government’s agenda for the public service is  
> to ensure a robust, evidence-based policy making process.
>
> Policy design and policy evaluation should be driven by analysis of  
> all the available options, and not by ideology.
>
> When preparing policy advice for the Government, I expect  
> departments to review relevant developments among State and  
> Territory governments and comparable nations overseas.
>
> The Government will not adopt overseas models uncritically.
>
> We’re interested in facts, not fads.
>
> But whether it’s aged care, vocational education or disability  
> services, Australian policy development should be informed by the  
> best of overseas experience and analysis.
>
> In fostering a culture of policy innovation, we should trial new  
> approaches and policy options through small-scale pilot studies.
>
> It may be appropriate to collaborate with a State government, a  
> business organisation, a research centre or a community organisation.
>
> It may even be appropriate to cooperate on policy innovation with a  
> government agency overseas, such as we are now doing on climate  
> change with the United Kingdom.
>
> Policy innovation and evidence-based policy making is at the heart  
> of being a reformist government.
>
> Innovation can help us deliver better policy and better outcomes for  
> the whole community.
>
> This means that we want the culture of the APS to foster new ideas  
> and new directions - and not to let the narrow interests of  
> particular branches or agencies stand in the way of innovation.




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