Fostering innovation inside government: the role of structural and personal networks in improving innovation performance among politicians and bureaucrats.

Professorial Fellow: Prof Mark Considine
Chief Investigator: Dr Jenny Lewis
Project Officer: Mr Damon Alexander

Innovation is the engine of the new economy. The Prime Minister's Australia Day Statement 'Backing Australia's Ability' put innovation at the top of the government agenda. Unfortunately most research and public policy ignores the participation of government itself, apart from its fiscal role. This new study takes the innovation question inside government to map the path to innovation and to show how networking influences outcomes. The study considers both structural and personal networks and considers how they are connected. Outcomes will include a new model for governmental innovation and methods for performance improvement inside governmental systems.

For further information, contact the Project Officer Damon Alexander.

Australian Research Council Professorial Fellowship and Discovery-Project Grant