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In 2016 three teams of three technologists were paired with three Victorian government agencies and departments to create change through innovation. Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) partnered with Code for Victoria program, created the Legal Aid Checker, which helps individuals assess whether they are in scope to receive assistance from VLA.
Chosen as part of the Code for Victoria program, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) was paired with technology fellows, and over 26 weeks, DELWP worked to find better ways to engage citizen scientists in the collection of biodiversity data across Victoria.
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Design and implementation of a simple risk management methodology to support the Enterprise Risk…
Risk processes in the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) were inefficient, onerous and under scrutiny from a number of reviews.
A revised Enterprise Risk Management Framework was released and supported by a simple risk methodology. The framework and methodology supports the ATO to achieve its strategic objectives, harness opportunities and better manage risk.
The innovative approach moved risk to be part of the conversation and supports planning. The methodology ensures we harness opportunity, and…
Azerbaijan's Digital Trade HubIt is the first e-trade and e-commerce portal guaranteed by the government. The launch of Digital Trade Hub is a leading factor behind the country's 27% rise in non-oil exports, supporting local producers reaching external markets.
Over a third of U.S. federal employees are eligible to retire in the next five years, yet only 6% of employees are under 30—a pressing issue given the rate of innovation. Piloted as an effort between agencies and a student-led nonprofit, the Civic Digital Fellowship recruits the next generation of technologists—students and recent grads—pairing them with in-need agencies. It has scaled to six agencies, and is an attractive on-ramp for technical students into public service.
An emergency event in a neighbouring authority highlighted how hard it was to identify vulnerable persons during a confirmed gas leak, Falkirk Council resolved to find a faster, more accurate and secure method for quickly identifying those in need during any type of emergency incident where local residents might be in danger. Data was cleansed and uploaded to an electronic mapping system which allows us to identify vulnerable persons in a few simple clicks and has been hailed as quantum leap.
Department of Community Services has piloted Career Rising program which provides a continuum of employment-related supports that help break the cycle of inter-generational poverty. The program is designed to provide youth with comprehensive and sustained support that will lead to increased participation in academic and economic activities. Youth participants gain employability and leadership skills, build confidence, connect to community, engage academically, and help meet labor market needs.
Social Challenges Innovation Platform is a far-reaching European action aiming to create an online ecosystem encouraging the interaction between social innovators and SMEs for the co-development and take-up of sustainable and marketable innovations with clear social impact. Social Challenges Innovation Platform (financed by the European Commission under Horizon 2020) granted 81 social entrepreneurs with a total 2,5 million Euros to solve real challenges in different cities around Europe.
Le LabZéro est un laboratoire d’innovation publique qui poursuit des objectifs “zéro”, comme “zéro personne à la rue”. Afficher une forte ambition permet de mobiliser les énergies et d’encourager la créativité. C’est un lieu tiers, piloté par l’État régional et animé par une équipe d’horizons différents, qui rassemble tous les acteurs concernés et volontaires pour trouver de nouvelles réponses aux questions de politiques publiques.