Category Archives: Measuring Innovation
Preliminary findings of the cognitive testing of the Australian Public Sector Innovation Indicators (APSII) questionnaire
Between May and June 2012, the APSII Project Team undertook cognitive testing of the Draft Pilot Survey designed to measure innovation in the Australian Public Sector. Cognitive testing ensures that the survey actually measures what it is designed to measure. In developing the questionnaire we had looked at work done elsewhere on this topic. Aside fromSouth […]
Australian Public Sector Innovation Survey Launched
After 18 months of research, consultation, planning and testing, I am pleased to report that the Australian Public Service Commission has now launched the first Public Sector Innovation Survey. This is a pilot survey designed to investigate innovation within the Australian Public Service (APS) and the factors that contribute to […]
State of the Service Report 2010-11 – Innovation and Efficiency Findings
On 24 November the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) tabled the 2010-11 State of the Service (SoS) Report in Parliament, the latest in a series of annual reports examining the status of the Australian Public Service (APS) and any emerging trends. The findings of the report are based on a […]
Update on the APSII Project
My name is Dorothea Huber and I have been part of the Australian Public Sector Innovation Indicators (APSII) Project Team since January 2011. As it has been more than six months since our last blog post on this topic I thought it is time to update you on where the […]
Measuring Innovation – the Australian Public Sector Innovation Indicators Project
My name is Yanfei Shi and I work at the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research alongside the area that supports the public sector innovation work behind this blog. Our Department has launched a project to address the need for data and measurement on public sector innovation in Australia. […]