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Local Government

In: The Fourth Industrial Revolution

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  • Wajeeha Shaikh

    (RMIT University)

  • John Burgess

    (Torrens University)

Abstract

The Australian public sector incorporates federal, state, and local government agencies. It is one of the largest employment sectors in the economy incorporating a range of occupations. Technology is key to the development of many sections of the public sector, for example the defence sector is driven by technological developments in hardware and systems. Given the range and coverage of the public sector, this chapter will examine AI and technological developments only in local government. The public sector is too large and diverse to capture in a single chapter, and while local government is immediate and spread across the country, it is under researched when compared to state and federal government. As with all areas of the public sector, local government has been subject to the reforms and pressures of new public sector management to improve service delivery and achieve cost reductions and efficiencies. These changes have also been associated with a range of organisational developments such as privatisation, public-private partnerships, and shared services. Information technology (IT) and automation have the potential to support both the quality and efficiency objectives of local government. However, there are challenges around the impact of the structural and technological change on employment, especially in regions; issues include the COVID impact on finances and the demand for services as well as skills development in the sector.

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  • Wajeeha Shaikh & John Burgess, 2021. "Local Government," Springer Books, in: Alan Nankervis & Julia Connell & Alan Montague & John Burgess (ed.), The Fourth Industrial Revolution, chapter 0, pages 147-160, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-16-1614-3_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-1614-3_9
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