{"id":260142,"date":"2021-08-02T06:42:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T06:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationaus.com\/?p=20716"},"modified":"2021-08-02T06:42:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T06:42:30","slug":"wa-services-minister-vows-to-put-people-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/08\/02\/wa-services-minister-vows-to-put-people-first\/","title":{"rendered":"WA services minister vows to put people first"},"content":{"rendered":"
Western Australia\u2019s new<\/strong> services and ICT minister Don Punch has vowed to keep citizens at the centre of the state’s rapidly transforming services program and to work more constructively with his national counterparts on federal services.<\/p>\n Following Labor\u2019s return at the Western Australia state election this year, Mr Punch was made a minister and given the Disability Services; Innovation and ICT; Seniors and Ageing; and Fisheries portfolios.<\/p>\n The state government also recently launched a new five-year digital strategy.<\/p>\n Mr Punch\u2019s professional background is in social work, psychology and regional development, including nearly four decades in the public service before entering Parliament in 2017.<\/p>\n On government services, the new minister is clear.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to put people at the forefront,\u201d Mr Punch tells InnovationAus.<\/p>\n \u201cReally, the ultimate test is how does this improve the quality of life for our communities? How well does it work for them from their point of view, rather than from an agency or a government point of view?\u201d<\/p>\n