Kenneth Wiltshire

Last updated

Kenneth William Wiltshire AO, known as Ken Wiltshire is an Australian academic and author. He is the J. D. Story Professor of Public Administration at the University of Queensland Business School. [1] He was the Australian Representative on the Executive Board of UNESCO from 1999 to 2005 [2] and a member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission. [3] He is also a former student of Kedron State High School.[ citation needed ]

Wiltshire's main research interests encompass government-business relations, public sector management, governance, public policy, leadership, education and training, and comparative federalism. [1] He has published a significant number of books, monographs, and articles in Australasia, Europe and North America.

Wiltshire has served as consultant to parliaments, governments, Royal Commissions and Inquiries, private business groups, and international bodies. He has served as Chairman of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, Australian Heritage Commission, [4] the World Heritage Wet Tropics Management Authority, Review of the Queensland School Curriculum, and Tertiary Entrance Procedures Authority, and recently[ when? ] completed a term as Special Adviser to the Australian National Training Authority.

Wiltshire is a National Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia and is Honorary Trustee of Committee for Economic Development of Australia. In 1998 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to public administration, formulation of public policy, and UNESCO. [5]

In 2010, following the federal election, Wiltshire wrote an opinion piece for The Australian newspaper where he quoted Edmund Burke. [6] The piece called for the remaining independents to side with the Coalition. The piece has been criticized for its apparent intellectual dishonesty. [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Education in Australia</span>

Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education (preschool) and primary education, followed by secondary education, and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education and vocational education. Regulation and funding of education is primarily the responsibility of the States and territories; however, the Australian Government also plays a funding role.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queensland University of Technology</span> Public research university in Brisbane, Australia

The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the coastal city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It has two major campuses, a modern city campus in Gardens Point and a historical campus in Kelvin Grove. The university offers courses in fields including architecture, engineering, information technology, healthcare, teaching, law, arts and design, science and mathematics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ian Macfarlane (politician)</span> Australian politician

Ian Elgin Macfarlane is an Australian former politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2016, representing the Liberal Party. He served as a minister in the Howard and Abbott governments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queensland Government</span> State Government of Queensland

The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the state constitution. Since federation in 1901, Queensland has been a state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the federal government.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">State Library of Queensland</span> Main research and reference library in Queensland

The State Library of Queensland is the main reference and research library provided to the people of the State of Queensland, Australia, by the state government. The Library is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, which draws its powers from the Libraries Act 1988. It contains a significant portion of Queensland's documentary heritage, major reference and research collections, and is an advocate of and partner with public libraries across Queensland. The Library is at Kurilpa Point, within the Queensland Cultural Centre on the Brisbane River at South Bank.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs</span> Public policy school of the University of Texas

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs is a graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin that was founded in 1970. The school offers training in public policy analysis and administration in government and public affairs-related areas of the private and nonprofit sectors. Degree programs include a Master of Public Affairs (MPAff), a mid-career MPAff sequence, 16 MPAff dual degree programs, a Master of Global Policy Studies (MGPS), eight MGPS dual degree programs, an Executive Master of Public Leadership, and a Ph.D. in public policy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glyn Davis</span> Australian departmental secretary

Glyn Conrad Davis is an Australian academic and public servant. He was appointed the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on 6 June 2022, and as of December 2024 serves in the role. From January 2005 until September 2018, he served as vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne. He was previously a Distinguished Professor at the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gary Sturgess</span>

Gary L. Sturgess is an academic and former public servant from Sydney, Australia, whose research is focused on the management of front line public services. He currently an adjunct professor of Public Service Innovation with the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, in Brisbane, Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael L'Estrange</span> Australian academic, public servant and diplomat

Michael Gerard L'Estrange is an Australian academic and former public servant. He is the former Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University, in Canberra. L'Estrange had earlier served a long career in the Australian public service including as a diplomat and as Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, previously known as School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD), is the public policy school of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles & Sacramento, California. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including a doctoral program and several professional and executive master's degree programs. USC Price also offers the Master of Public Administration program at a campus in Sacramento.

The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), also known unofficially as the "Nudge Unit", is a UK-based global social purpose organisation that generates and applies behavioural insights to inform policy and improve public services, following nudge theory. Using social engineering, as well as techniques in psychology, behavioral economics, and marketing, the purpose of the organisation is to influence public thinking and decision making in order to improve compliance with government policy and thereby decrease social and government costs related to inaction and poor compliance with policy and regulation. The Behavioural Insights Team has been headed by British psychologist David Halpern since its formation.

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2013 were announced on 10 June 2013 by the Governor General of Australia, Quentin Bryce.

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2014 were announced on 9 June 2014 by the Governor-General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration</span> Indian research-focused university

National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration is a research focused university located in New Delhi, India. The institute was set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2015 for Australia were announced on 8 June 2015 by the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove.

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 were appointments in the Australian honours system to recognise and reward good works by citizens of Australia and other nations that contribute to Australia. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations and were announced on 8 June 2008 in Australia.

John Wanna is Professor Emeritus at both the Australian National University (ANU) and Griffith University. Before retiring in 2019, Wanna was the Foundation Professor with the Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) based at the ANU. He held this position from 2004 to 2019. Prior to that he was Professor of Public Policy at Griffith University.

The 2018 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 2018 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove.

The 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on 11 June 2018 by the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Martin (academic)</span> British academic (born 1961)

Steve Martin is a British academic. He is Professor of Public Policy & Management and the Director of the Wales Centre for Public Policy at Cardiff University.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kenneth Wiltshire". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "The Executive Board of UNESCO". 2022.
  3. ↑ "Leading academic challenges Howard and Rudd to change the constitution". 28 February 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Programme of Events". Rotary Club of Brisbane. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Professor Kenneth William Wiltshire". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "On all counts, Coalition deserves independents". The Australian. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "Snippet of Burke turns his wisdom on its head". Crikey.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.