Welcome to the Connected Government website

Thank you for visiting the Australian Public Service’s Connected Government site. We hope you find the site helps you to understand what ‘whole of government’ work is about: what it aims to achieve, why it is important and how to use the approaches, tools and resources available through this site. View full introduction.

What does this website do?

The purpose of this website is to help public servants understand how to work across the departments and agencies that make up the Australian Government. It is intended to help public servants do their jobs better.  It may also be of interest to people outside the public service who are interested in how government works, and what is meant by the term ‘whole of government’. More about this site.

How can this website help me?

If you would like to learn more about Connected Government, or find out what it means, visit the What is Connected Government? section.

If you would like to know how to work in a whole of government manner, in a variety of situations, visit the How to: A good practice guide for whole of government work section for a good practice guide.

If you would like to find out what tools, directories and training are available visit the Tools and resources section.

If you are researching whole of government you may find the Research and reports section a useful place to start.

If you are still not sure where to start try the FAQs page or search the website by entering a word or phrase in the box in the top right corner of this page.