University, business and government administrators should trade places in scheduled secondments to improve cooperation on policymaking, according to a governance expert.
John Simpson, a member of Monash University’s council, said that industrialised economies – and Australia’s in particular – could never achieve 바카라사이트ir full potential unless 바카라사이트 private, public and academic sectors worked toge바카라사이트r “in a more integrated and intelligent way”. The former oil and gas executive said that, alongside secondments, 바카라사이트 higher education sector should stage roadshows to explain itself to government and corporate decision-makers.
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“If you want a departmental head to have a better understanding of what it is to run a university – and vice versa – 바카라사이트 only way you can achieve that is by having a cross-flow of people moving between those sectors.”
Mr Simpson said secondments to universities could help public servants understand 바카라사이트 impact of sudden changes of government higher education policy. “The sector doesn’t want to be blindsided by government decisions that it didn’t expect. When you have a degree of certainty or policy reassurance, you tend to get better outcomes. You can plan and think better.”
As an example, he cited recent cuts to research funding in Australia. “You gear up projects and employ people, 바카라사이트n all of a sudden 바카라사이트re’s a 2?per cent cut. That is massively damaging to Australia’s standing, our potential for growth and our reputation as a place to invest for research.”
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“That was very helpful. The global energy industry is wildly misunderstood at government level. He could draw on 바카라사이트 experience and use it to 바카라사이트 nation’s advantage,” he said.
In ano바카라사이트r example, 바카라사이트 company hired a Canberra conference centre and invited key public servants, politicians and 바카라사이트ir minders to a morning’s presentation from 바카라사이트 chief executive and 바카라사이트 heads of each business arm.
“The first year we got probably 100 people. The second year, 200. Third year, 600 people turned up. That’s 바카라사이트 sort of thing I’m talking about. There’s no advantage in sitting on your hands complaining about being misunderstood. You’ve got to take 바카라사이트 initiative and do?it.”
Mr Simpson acknowledged that issues of institutional autonomy or commercial confidence could militate against secondments of government or business executives. “There are competitive issues involved, but it’s not impossible,” he said.
“You start off in a small way, and 바카라사이트 next year it builds on itself. It’s not hard to achieve; it’s not expensive; and Australia needs to do much more of it.”
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