The ANU Indonesia Project was pleased to host a roundtable discussion with Abdullah Azwar Anas, Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform. The Minister’s visit to the ANU provided an opportunity for the Minister to hear an academic view of the Australian Public Service reform to compliment his full agenda of meetings with departments of Australian Public Service and government ministers.

Minister Anas met with Crawford School of Public Policy Director, Janine O’Flynn to discuss public sector digitisation, how digitisation can deliver benefits for citizens, and what are the risks and challenges in an Australian context?

Abdullah Azwar Anas, Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform speaking at the round table discussion 17 October 2023

Minister Anas with Associate Professor Bjoern Dressel, Dr Janine O’Flynn Director of the Crawford School of Public Polcy, and Professor Carolyn Hendriks.