Institute of Public Administration New Zealand
VOLUME 43 : 3
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SEPTEMBER 2020
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PUBLISHER The Institute of Public Administration New Zealand PO Box 5032, Wellington, New Zealand Phone: +64 4 463 6940 Email: admin@ipanz.org.nz Website: www.ipanz.org.nz ISSN 0110-5191 (Print) ISSN 1176-9831 (Online) The whole of the literary matter of Public Sector is copyright. Please contact the editor if you are interested in reproducing any Public Sector content. EDITOR Simon Minto: simon.g.minto@gmail.com CONTRIBUTORS
Artificial intelligence and government
CONTENTS President’s Message
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Cover Story
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Dave Armstrong Sean Audain Barbara Disley Bryce Edwards Julie Fry Shenagh Gleisner Amy Howden-Chapman Stephen Jack Keith Manch Peter McKenzie Margaret McLachlan Kathy Ombler Sam Yoon
Democracy in the age of political scandal
JOURNAL ADVISORY GROUP
Eyes on the world
Peter Alsop Jess Birdsall-Day Shenagh Gleisner John Larkindale Karl Löfgren Liz MacPherson Ross Tanner ADVERTISING Phone: +64 4 463 6940 Email: admin@ipanz.org.nz CONTRIBUTIONS
New York City’s Open Streets programme
Bryce Edwards sees some disturbing developments in our democratic systems.
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Investigation The role of science in policy Margaret McLachlan examines the drivers of science policy in government.
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Q&A Keeping the public’s trust and confidence Shenagh Gleisner talks to the Auditor-General, John Ryan, about accountability.
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Reflection Establishing a public-service profession Public-service regulators are now part of a profession. Keith Manch reflects on how it came about.
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Investigation Peter McKenzie looks at two articles that offer different ways that public agencies might deal with extreme challenges.
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Investigation In the public service? Artificial intelligence and government Artificial intelligence is on the move. Sean Audain explores the opportunities and the challenges.
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Special Feature: Jobs You’ve Never Heard Of Supporting society’s collective memory Creative New Zealand has been funding artists for 25 years. Kathy Ombler talks to some of the people who make that funding happen.
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Case Study Emerge Aotearoa: A non-government organisation’s journey to enhance cultural competence Barbara Disley talks about her organisation’s path to biculturalism.
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Opinions
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Amy Howden-Chapman reports from New York on a programme to provide the city with open spaces during the pandemic.
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The benefits of ambition Julie Fry finds that, actually, New Zealanders are way more ambitious than people often think.
Why data empowerment matters Sam Yoon explains a new way to approach data.
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A View from Below
DISCLAIMER
Lockdown lessons – three cheers for the state
Opinions expressed in Public Sector are those of various authors and do not necessarily represent those of the editor, the journal advisory group, or IPANZ.
Reader Contribution
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New York City’s Open Streets programme is closed to many who need it the most
Dave Armstrong takes a lighter look at the role of the state after the first COVID-19 lockdown.
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Leadership, innovation, and agility for the public sector in a changed world Stephen Jack sees an opportunity for the public sector to lead the way on innovation.
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