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    Public Sector Collaboration: Are We Doing It Well and Could We Do It Better?

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    Authors
    Wilkins, Peter
    Phillimore, John
    Gilchrist, David
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Wilkins, P. and Phillimore, J. and Gilchrist, D. 2015. Public Sector Collaboration: Are We Doing It Well and Could We Do It Better? Australian Journal of Public Administration. 75 (3): pp. 318–330.
    Source Title
    Australian Journal of Public Administration
    DOI
    10.1111/1467-8500.12183
    ISSN
    0313-6647
    School
    John Curtin Institute of Public Policy (JCIPP)
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    This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Wilkins, P. and Phillimore, J. and Gilchrist, D. 2015. Public Sector Collaboration: Are We Doing It Well and Could We Do It Better? Australian Journal of Public Administration. 75 (3): pp. 318–330., which has been published in final form at http://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12183. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving at http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html#terms

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10251
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Improving collaboration by public sector agencies is an important element of many public sector reforms. Common approaches include introducing responsibilities under legislation and policy decisions, the provision of information and guidance, and strengthening third-party oversight. To identify how collaboration is being practised, this paper reviews evidence from over one hundred reports by Auditors-General and Ombudsmen in Australia and New Zealand to identify key attributes of collaboration, and assesses these further by examining three reports in detail. It concludes that problems that have been known for many years continue to constrain public sector effectiveness. Although continuing existing approaches may assist in improving collaboration, the paper argues that there is a need to adopt more systematic approaches to organisational capacity for collaboration. It further identifies that changes in the external environment such as technology-based innovation may demand rapid progress and change in relation to collaboration.

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