Simon Cooper on the new public sector skills needed to match the speed, scale, and intensity of Australia’s digital transformation

Simon Cooper is now the co-author with Martin Stewart-Weeks of an independent book that has got a lot of people in the public sector talking. Here, he talks about the challenges thrown out by ‘Are we there yet’, and the digital transformation of government and the public sector in Australia.

Peter Debus: Having Peter Shergold, Terry Moran, Sarah Pearson, and Martin Hoffman launch the book surely tells us something about the importance of the topic. What do you think is resonating with people that is prompting people of that level to give their time to talk about it in the ways they have?

Simon Cooper: I think it links to the purpose of the book, which is to elevate the topic and get across the core message.