Performance management and evaluation meets culture and politics: Australia's experience

An underlying tension exists between the fundamental elements of accountability, government decision-making, performance management, evidence-based policy and the measurement of results. This article considers this through three lenses: evaluation of government policies and programs; program structu...

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Published inAsia Pacific journal of public administration = Ya tai gong gong xing zheng xue Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 290 - 302
Main Authors Bray, J. Rob, Gray, Matthew C., Stanton, David I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.12.2020
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big data
evidence-based policy
performance management
Public administration
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Summary:An underlying tension exists between the fundamental elements of accountability, government decision-making, performance management, evidence-based policy and the measurement of results. This article considers this through three lenses: evaluation of government policies and programs; program structures and performance indicators; and the challenges of big data. While use of new technologies and big data opens up opportunities for strengthened evidence-based policy, this does not address the tension between a disciplined results-based approach to government decision-making and the inherently political nature of these decisions. There remain also important challenges to the effective development and use of big data in government.
ISSN:2327-6665
2327-6673
DOI:10.1080/23276665.2020.1808491