The Public Sector Innovation Network began in 2009 as part of a Management Advisory Committee project on public sector innovation as a mechanism to engage and hear from public servants who were applying innovation in their work.

The Network is open to public sector employees and academics. The Network currently includes employees from across the Australian Public Service, state and territory public sectors, local governments, academics with an interest in public sector innovation, and some select other innovation practitioners.

Network members receive a weekly email with news on what’s been published on the Toolkit, blog and the Public Sector Innovation Showcase and on relevant events and developments in public sector innovation in Australia and overseas. Network members are also given access to a Govdex community, an online forum for discussions where network members can share information and experiences on innovative.

If you have any other thoughts on how the Network can assist innovators in the public service, please let us know in the comments below.

If you are interested in joining the Network, please email us from your @gov.au or @edu.au address and we’ll add you to it.