Campaigning for Foresight in New Zealand
RNZ News
The Opportunity Party will set up a Future Generations Commissioner tasked with holding governments to account for the long-term impacts of their policies and stop “short term thinking”, if elected. The party would enact a Future Generations Act giving the commissioner a five-year term and powers to guide development of long-term national goals.
Federation of American Scientists
This paper examines Outcome-Based Contracting (OBC) as a model for aligning acquisition with the realities of modern IT delivery. OBC reframes procurement around the staged achievement of measurable mission outcomes rather than the delivery of predefined technical artifacts.
Private Sector Performance Management: Takeaways for Government
Partnership for Public Service
Private sector successes and failures in employee performance management suggest that government should try a continuous, development-oriented and team-centered approach.
Resource of the Week: State of the Evidence Act in 2026
Data Foundation
This policy brief reviews documentation and designations at the 24 CFO Act agencies as of October 27, 2026, using records in the Data Foundation’s Evidence Act Hub (EvidenceAct.org) and agency websites. Each agency was assessed on five process criteria. No agency met all five criteria.
