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Digital Profession: Insights Series

Digital Profession: Insights Series

By Digital Transformation Agency

The Digital Profession’s insight series explores the capabilities, tools and approaches needed for professionals and agencies to be Digital Ready.

Once a month, podcast host Fleur Anderson will come together with digital leaders, to explore the future of the digital workforce in Australia and the ways that the Profession will uplift capability, ready to take on challenges of the future.

The Digital Profession aims to set the standard of excellence for digital professionals in government and deliver world-leading services for Australia. Join the Profession. digitalprofession.gov.au
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Digital Hack Minisode 2

Digital Profession: Insights SeriesSep 29, 2021

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Digital Hack Minisode 6

Digital Hack Minisode 6

You have heard the experts take a deep dive on big topics, now access a segment more valuable than Bitcoin. Our panellists offer exclusive digital hacks they use daily to better their life.

Podcast host, Fleur Anderson is joined by:

·  Jessica Hunter, First Assistant Director-General of Cyber Security Services in the Australian Cyber Security Centre

Mar 02, 202205:33
Episode 6 – Cyber Security

Episode 6 – Cyber Security

In this episode our host Fleur Anderson chats with Jessica Hunter, First Assistant Director-General of Cyber Security Services in the Australian Cyber Security Centre about the many ways you can get into a cyber-security career, and how @ASDgovau is looking for curious and innovative minds who want to solve the impossible.

Feb 23, 202240:54
Digital Hack minisode 5

Digital Hack minisode 5

You have heard the experts take a deep dive on big topics, now access a segment more valuable than Bitcoin. Our panellists offer exclusive digital hacks they use daily to better their life.

Podcast host, Fleur Anderson is joined by:

  • Australian Government's Head of Digital Profession, Randall Brugeaud
  • The Republic of Estonia's Chief Information Officer, Siim Sikkut
Dec 15, 202104:11
Episode 5 – Leading a country through digital

Episode 5 – Leading a country through digital

In this episode, we talk to two Digital Government leaders and friends, from Australia and Estonia. Siim Sikkut and Randall Brugeaud share their key insights on the fundamental principles of adopting digital in government; transparency of users data and the future of government services.

Podcast host, Fleur Anderson is joined by:

  • Australian Government's Head of Digital Profession, Randall Brugeaud
  • The Republic of Estonia's Chief Information Officer, Siim Sikkut
Dec 08, 202157:57
Digital Hack Minisode 4

Digital Hack Minisode 4

You have heard the experts take a deep dive on big topics, now access a segment more valuable than Bitcoin. Our panellists offer exclusive digital hacks they use daily to better their life.

Podcast host, Fleur Anderson is joined by:
Ashley Donaldson, Design & innovation Consultant, Tobias
Laure Yassine, Product Manager with the Simplified Trade System Implementation Taskforce

Nov 17, 202105:44
Episode 4 – Human-Centred Design

Episode 4 – Human-Centred Design

How is human-centred design applied to the work of the Australian Public Service? In episode 4 of the Digital Insights series, our experts explore the application of human-centred design to products and services, delivering the ideal experience for citizens.

Podcast host, Fleur Anderson is joined by:
Ashley Donaldson, Design & innovation Consultant, Tobias, Laure Yassine, Product Manager with the Simplified Trade System Implementation Taskforce

Nov 10, 202137:28
Digital Hack Minisode 3

Digital Hack Minisode 3

You have heard the experts take a deep dive on big topics, now access a segment more valuable than Bitcoin. Our panellists offer exclusive digital hacks they use daily to better their life.

Podcast host, Fleur Anderson is joined by:

  • Julian Smith, Director of Member Experience, Mobility and Specialist Advice and Head of Agile Practice
  • Andrea Anderson, Agile Practitioner, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
  • Aaron Draper, Digital Partnerships, Planning & Governance, Enterprise Solutions & Technology, Australian Tax Office
  • Shane Wheller, Agile Delivery Manager, Austrade
Nov 03, 202104:18
Episode 3 – Adopting Agile successfully in government

Episode 3 – Adopting Agile successfully in government

In this episode, listeners learn from leading Agile practitioners about the benefits of Agile practice in a government context, keeping users at the centre and tackling myths surrounding its adoption. The panel reflects on their experiences of adopting modern ways of working in government and discuss some of the key challenges they have faced in their journey to better teams and business outcomes.

Podcast host, Fleur Anderson is joined by:

  • Julian Smith, Director of Member Experience, Mobility and Specialist Advice and Head of Agile Practice
  • Andrea Anderson, Agile Practitioner, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
  • Aaron Draper, Digital Partnerships, Planning & Governance, Enterprise Solutions & Technology, Australian Tax Office
  • Shane Wheller, Agile Delivery Manager, Austrade
Oct 27, 202143:33
Digital Hack Minisode 2

Digital Hack Minisode 2

You have heard the experts take a deep dive on big topics, now access a segment more valuable than Bitcoin. Our panellists offer exclusive digital hacks they use daily to better their life.

Podcast host, Fleur Anderson is joined by: Suzanne Aitken, General Manager, Project Delivery Services Technology Services at Services Australia, Alex Nitschke, Data Integration Delivery Assurance and Strategy at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Sofia Athanasopoulos Digital Designer at the Australian Government Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Sep 29, 202105:55
Episode 2 – Leadership at all levels

Episode 2 – Leadership at all levels

Episode 2 explores how leadership culture affects service delivery and how being Digital Ready nurtures the APS digital workforce. Our multi-level panel provides relevant and applicable advice on leading from junior, mid or senior levels.

Podcast host, Fleur Anderson is joined by: Suzanne Aitken, General Manager, Project Delivery Services Technology Services at Services Australia, Alex Nitschke, Data Integration Delivery Assurance and Strategy at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Sofia Athanasopoulos Digital Designer at the Australian Government Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Sep 15, 202138:28
Digital Hack Minisode 1

Digital Hack Minisode 1

You have heard the experts take a deep dive on big topics, now get access to the segment more valuable than Bitcoin. Our panellists offer exclusive access to the digital hack that they use on a daily basis to better their life.

Sep 01, 202104:52
Episode 1 – The Future of Work

Episode 1 – The Future of Work

The future of work explores ongoing and future changes for the work of the public service; effective workplace and leadership culture; and best practice for delivering outcomes. Our expert panel shines a spotlight on new ways of working to ensure that government work practices are modern, efficient and allows room for the best possible capability. 

Podcast host, Fleur Anderson, is joined by Vanessa Roarty, Branch Lead of Digital Profession, Australian Public Service Commission; Vanessa Doake, Chief People Officer at Art Processors and Co-Founder & Former COO of Code Like a Girl and Pia Andrews, Special Advisor, Digital & Client Data Workstream Lead for Employment and Social Development Canada.

Aug 18, 202136:43