GovComms: The Future of Government Communication

Clinton Parr's job, as head of people and culture at Clemenger BBDO, Australia's largest and most successful marketing communications company, is to deliver happiness. As he describes it, happy employees mean happy clients, happy clients mean happy companies, happy companies mean happy communities and happy communities mean a happy world. Keeping in mind contentgroup's mission of helping government and the public sector strengthen communities and improve the well-being of citizens, we reckon Clint is right on our level. In this week's episode of InTransition, David finds out how is Clint is helping to foster happiness in the workplace, even in these increasingly stressful, stretched and strenuous times. We're all being asked to do more with less. We've got technology, we've got change, we've got pace, we've got new channels, we've got expectations, we've got accountabilities, we've got automation, we've got artificial intelligence, we've got machine learning, and we've got to do it all. Tune in to hear how Clint is managing to tackle these challenges, one happy connection at a time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

contentgroup's CEO David Pembroke calls her "one of the smartest young people in Australia" and he sure isn't wrong. Our podcast guest this week is Renee Noble, a 25-year-old computer scientist who is responsible for the algorithm behind Data61's Ribit student-employer matchmaking platform. A self-confessed lifelong "nerd" and lover of all things mathematics, Renee shares some fascinating insights into the power of data, its huge potential to do good in this world and the importance of knowing your target audience - this week on InTransition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim Conway is the founder and chief executive of C-Metrics and the Asia-Pacific director of the Global Digital Foundation, a think tank and policy network that provides an interdisciplinary framework for dialogue between policymakers, stakeholders and scholars in support of an evidence-based approach to policy. He has a passionate interest in the transformational impact of ICT and the importance of ensuring that the topic is recognised and discussed on both regional and global policy stages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of InTransition, David speaks with Paul X. McCarthy, author of Online Gravity. A leader in Australia's digital industry, Paul is an authority on the transformative nature of technology and the internet, and shares intriguing insights about what the future of online might look like and how it will shape our world and workforce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About eight months ago, the National Innovation and Science Agenda identified the problem that small businesses and their engagement with university was a very weak part of the Australian innovation system. contentgroup was then fortunate enough to apply for and receive an Innovations Connections Funding. We are now using this grant to bolster our content communications methodology with evidence-based research and specially designed toolkits. As aprt of this, Dr Ying-Yi Chih and her team have engaged 20-plus governments from local, state, federal and multilateral levels, to test, validate and feedback on the contentgroup approach. David Pembroke speaks to Dr Ying-Yi about some of this feedback and where the project will go from here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heading up an organisation that represents the live export of animals such as sheep and cows has its obvious challenges, says Simon Westaway. As CEO of ALEC, Simon says he's been focusing on the framing and representation of the organisation, using skills he's acquired over a long career focused on government relations and media management. Tune in to the podcast for the full discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the CEO of the Bharti Foundation, the development arm of Bharti Enterprises, one of India's leading business groups, Vijay Chadda is responsible for initiatives such as the Satya Bharti School Programme. The scheme provides free, quality education to more than 42,000 children from marginalised communities in rural India. He says he's come to evolve into this role after a career spanning more than 45 years, which has taken in everything from military service to sitting on various tourism boards. In this episode of InTransition, David Pembroke speaks with Vijay Chadda about: The military-influenced values that continue to inform his leadership and business styles; The intrinsic Indian desire to give back, particularly among powerful conglomerates; The Indian leadership's struggle with the near-universal problem of effective government communication, and the diversity of the nation that plays a major role in it; and The prospect of a Digital India. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second and final installment of our chat with Liz Jakubowski, digital maestro and director of Ribit in the Data61 team at CSIRO, we discuss the foundations of and history behind Ribit. A free online matchmaking platform that connects digital and STEM students with SMEs looking to grow and compete, Ribit is helping to address skills shortages and students' employment concerns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of a two-part series, digital maestro and director of CSIRO's Data61 team Liz Jakubowski and our CEO David Pembroke discuss how to be an effective and innovative leader. From affecting change by influencing the right people at the right ​time to empowering diverse teams so that they believe in themselves and their message, the conversation is a refreshing one.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Queensland government social media manager Elliott Franks spills the beans on the inner workings of state government social media strategy. From the significant number of social media channels he and his small team run to how they use multiple platforms to appeal to small and passionate communities, the online expert offers up many interesting insights applicable across all levels of government and the public sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.