Why is coming to GovCamp important to you?”

(from July 2014 registrants to date)

  • Need to identify leadership opportunities for Local Government in a dynamic area.
  • I facilitate an active citizenship program with local government and for my recent PhD I have developed a diagnostic tool to assist government to collaboratively address wicked problems with citizens.
  • It’s what I do.
  • I am committed to supporting the sustainability of communities
  • Mostly cos I want to be across who’s doing interesting things around here : )
    Generally because this sort of thing is critically important for government to adapt (‘innovate’ if so inclined)
  • Be part of the conversation for change
  • Want to be involved in the community
  • To continue the ongoing conversation in Queensland and enabling if idea sharing across the public servant community.
  • To see how we can be doing our jobs better in real world time.
  • Better experiences, better data, better innovation
  • Connect with others in Melbourne doing similar work
  • I want to contribute to the conversation and hear from others about how the Government and the public sector generally can embrace innovation for the future of Australia
  • Moral obligation and mental stimulation
  • To help me keep me up to date with what’s happening elsewhere in govt (outside my agency), and to network.
  • We can’t keep doing things the same way
  • It rocks!
  • Innovation is hard to drive in LG so anything that may work collaboratively is worth looking at
  • Sharing of innovative ideas one can learn from
  • I think it is important to learn what other people and organisations are doing to place community and the public first. I am interested in innovation in my role so would like to see what’s hot and fresh at the moment.
  • Because we have a lot of work to do in improving how decisions made by government are reflected by the priorities of citizens
  • Because there is so much possibility for gov to create a better Australia for everyone.
  • challenge my thinking
  • Help me better understand innovation as a broader topic and shape the innovation framework that I am currently developing for my Division.
  • Increase my knowledge and meet people
  • Finding out what new things in leadership that are happening out there
  • Networking
  • Collaborating with professionals willing to share, explore and co-create possibilities for local government and community.
  • chance to talk about what is going on (on not going on)
  • Want to skill up on how to be more effective and innovative and be able to influence my agency accordingly.
  • Be part of conversation
  • Am interested in digital innovation and how to work across government to build ICT solutions and collaborative environments
  • To find out more about information and technique sharing and developing valuable networks.
  • Crowd source ideas/solutions
  • Help train government people
  • Community engagement, inclusive environment, sharing
  • To find out what issues/innovation barriers people in government are facing.
  • Interested in Innovation in the APS
  • Networking, collaboration, and new ideas
  • Connecting with people passionate about doing things differently
  • A chance to openly collaborate using a different culture and approach
  • Participate in innovative ideas gathering
  • to hear more on recent innovation successes and failures; and leadership required to create a culture that fosters innovation in the public sector
  • There is a lot of innovative potential within the government sector. I see that people are keen to get things going but sometimes don’t know how or where to start.
  • I believe technology can play a vital role to increase the public’s engagement with their government.
  • Because it relates to my career.
  • Learn and share ideas and thoughts.
  • The key to understanding social policy and the economics that surround our world today are pivotal. Conversations and engaging events such as these are an innovative way to start a dialogue.
  • It’s my govt, my community and my workplace. I’m passionate about more creativity and innovation in the public sector.
  • To understand how innovation can work in gov
  • Interested in technology and facilitating better access to govt information
  • Continue conversation on making govt info more accessible with non govt and private sector