Selected
Reviews
[L]ucidly diagnoses how digital technologies ... are transforming the role of the public servant and ... governance itself. [The authos] describe explain how to harness digital transformation to make government work better for all of us. – Beth Noveck, author of Wiki Government, former Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the Obama White House
I’ve read a lot about the potential impact of digital technology on public services … [T]his is the first book to persuade me that the power of digital, properly conceived, really can transform the nature of democratic governance. – Professor Peter Shergold AC, Chancellor, Western Sydney University, former Secretary, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
An unusually thoughtful and wide-ranging book on a subject that’s too often treated with shrill hype or hysterical fear. – Dr Geoff Mulgan, CEO, National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta), former head of Strategy, UK Cabinet Office
‘Stewart-Weeks and Cooper open our eyes to the opportunity and challenges of the transformation ahead. Far from being daunted, we should be excited by the vision that they paint.’ - Robert Hillard, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Deloitte and author of Information-Driven Business: How to Manage Data and Information for Maximum Advantage
Media Coverage
Australian Financial Review - How government can safely embrace AI with Tom Burton (July 2023)
Australian Financial Review - 10 Ways the public service can make life better for citizens with Tom Burton
Australian Financial Review - Service 4.0 is about digital transformation with Tom Burton
Australian Financial Review - Government Without Borders will work wonders with Tom Burton
INNOVATION AUS - Digital transformation. Are we there yet? 1 Year on
DAILY TELEGRAPH -’Digital Transformation: A Story Half Told’
VIDEO - ‘Simon Cooper Co-Author Book Overview’
APOLITICAL - ‘Opinion: We are missing the point of digital government — here’s why’
INNOVATION AUS - ‘Are we there yet?’
INNOVATION AUS (LOG-IN REQUIRED)- ‘Searching for our digital destination’
INNOVATION AUS (LOG-IN REQUIRED)- ‘Shergold on digital government’
PUBLIC PURPOSE - ‘Are we there yet? Book Launch’
NEW ECONOMY - ‘Government failing to embrace digital transformation’
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA - ‘Digital Transformation of Government’