Indigenous Australians, while owning or managing almost 50 per cent of the continent, do not have a formal say over government policies that affect them.
In October 2019, the Minister for Indigenous Australians announced a co-design process for an Indigenous Voice to government and parliament. In January 2021, the Interim Report on Indigenous Voice was released for public comment.
In this webinar series, you can hear more about this particular process and to hear why the National Co-Design Group for Indigenous Voice believes Indigenous-led formal advice to government and parliament is important and necessary.
The webinar panellists also discussed how the Australian public can participate in the co-design process.
Dr Jackie Huggins AM and three of the members of the National Co-Design Group:
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Both of these impact2021 webinars are free events presented by the Centre for Social Impact, in collaboration with Moondani Toombadool Centre and Swinburne University of Technology.
You are welcome to attend one or both of the live webinars, which will also be recorded.
These are unprecedented times and the upheaval to our society requires an extraordinary response from our leaders, our thinkers and our do-ers.
The Centre for Social Impact’s first webinar series impact2020, offered more than 45 webinars for the Australian for-purpose sector and covered a range of topic areas with our innovative researchers, educators, thought leaders and partners.
We covered the breadth and complexity of social impact and we brought our diverse Australian for-purpose sector together.
The webinar series lives on in impact2021 and we invite you to join, learn and affect change with us through monthly webinars in 2021.
Sign up for more info as we progressively announce our program and presenters in 2021.
Do you work to influence public policy in ways that lead to better outcomes for the community?
Have you ever worked with researchers or academics to support the use of evidence and research in the policy making process?
If you answered yes to these two questions, then we want to hear about your experiences and invite you to complete the survey by clicking on the link below.
https://research.unisa.edu.au/redcap/surveys/?s=39FEJ8DRTY
The survey will help the team from ‘Health Translation SA, SAHMRI’ learn about the attitudes towards and experiences with collaboration within and across the academic and policy-making communities.
We seek your expertise, experiences, and practice wisdom to understand the challenges and opportunities when working with researchers and /or policy actors for the purpose of policy development, implementation, and evaluation.
Findings from the survey will help to inform the development of strategies that foster and support collaborative relationships between the academic community and policy actors, and ultimately lead to better policy outcomes for the community.
The survey is confidential and will take about 10-15 minutes to complete.
Please feel free to forward the survey link to colleagues working in similar roles.
Thank you to everyone who took part in the latest IPAA SA survey, which asked respondents, ‘What are the Opportunities for 2021?’. Below we highlight some of the responses from this survey – sharing a sunny outlook for 2021.
How positive do you feel about 2021 as a year of change and opportunity?
On average, respondents felt quite positively about 2021, providing a 64% confidence rating that 2021 would bring about opportunities for change and growth.
Many respondents felt that this sense of confidence came from the public sector’s demonstrated capability to band together and overcome tough challenges and that 2020 was a prime example of the public sector working at its best.
Has COVID-19 affected your career priorities and goals for the future?
92% of respondents shared that their career priorities and goals have changed in the wake of COVID-19, with many taking the opportunity to think about positive changes to work-life balance. Many have found a renewed sense of purpose in the work they are doing within the sector and hope to see positive changes to work culture continue.
What do you think will be the key opportunities for the SA public Sector in 2021?
82% of respondents agreed that ‘exploring the “future of work” and how the workplace has rapidly changed’ will be a key opportunity for the sector to explore. It was proven that the sector can work rapidly and adaptively to make large-scale changes to seemingly long-ingrained practices almost overnight. Respondents are eager to not lose this heightened responsiveness as we enter the ‘new normal’.
Putting a renewed focus on mental health and support was also noted by 67% of respondents to be an opportunity for this year and beyond as we look to new ways to support mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.
What can IPAA SA do to support you in 2021?
Respondents are eager for IPAA SA to help them explore the “post-COVID world” and to examine what the future of public service will look like in 2021 and beyond. From us, at IPAA SA, we can say that “we hear you loud and clear”, we look forward to bringing you new opportunities to engage in events and resources that will support you in this area.
It was also shared by respondents that many would benefit from being able to access on-demand live training from IPAA SA. Hearing from respondents located regionally, we understand that this can often feel isolating, and we look forward to using new virtual capabilities to engage you in IPAA learning, no matter where you are located.
If you have any comments you would like to add or if you have ideas on how IPAA SA can support you, please contact us.
