TRANSFORMATIVE, OPEN & EFFECTIVE ACT PUBLIC SERVICE
The Greens want to move further and faster towards a fairer future. Only a transformed, modernised ACT Public Service can meet that challenge.
We need an ACT Public Service fit to take on the scale of transformation needed to deliver 10,000 public homes, equipped to go faster in building our Light Rail network, and with the imagination to improve the quality of our built environment and services.
Our public service is full of talented and passionate individuals. But we cannot ignore the failures which have led to issues at CIT, to the almost $80m writedown of the public service’s new HR system or the ongoing cost blowouts of My Digital Health Record.
A knee jerk reaction could become more risk averse and assert more control- but instead, a culture of empowerment and accountability could help stop future problems becoming failures of Government.
THE ACT GREENS WILL:
- Deliver a public service transformation plan through a dedicated Minister for Public Service Transformation, empowering ACT public servants to deliver for Canberrans, through a more accountable, proactive culture.
- Separate the role of Chief Minister and Treasurer, ensuring they cannot be the same person.
- Streamline Ministerial portfolios and create a stronger link to Directorates.
- Invest in future talent through the graduate program and a stronger and more diverse senior leadership pipeline.
- Strengthen democracy and public service readiness by enabling Access Talks with the ACT Public Service ahead of an election
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