The Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) has announced the grant recipients of its Public Administration Research Trust Fund.
National Executive Director of the IPAA, Caroline Walsh said the grants would support research into the ethical application of artificial intelligence; the career pathways of Federal ministerial staff once they left a Minister’s office; and the capabilities associated with the implementation of social procurement.
“The three research projects will deliver real-world insights for public servants and those involved in the wider public purpose sector,” Ms Walsh said.
“We are really pleased to be able to support these research projects into areas of public administration that are topical and important to the profession, not only now but into the future,” she said.
Ms Walsh said grants were awarded to Associate Professor with the Faculty of Arts at Monash University, Joshua Newman for the project Supporting the Ethical Application of Artificial Intelligence in Australian Public Administration; Researcher with the School of Politics and International Relations at the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Maria Maley for Leaving the Ministerial Office: career steps following work as a ministerial adviser; and to Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Warren Staples, Professor at the University of Melbourne, John Howe, Lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Diep Nguyen and Professor at Edith Cowan University, Stephen Teo for Understanding Capabilities in Social Procurement Implementation.
Ms Walsh said the Fund was managed in partnership with the University of Canberra’s Centre for Change Governance.
