Public servants face several challenges during COVID-19, including the need for better routines and communication, managing misinformation, and providing support for vulnerable populations. There are also issues with overloaded leaders and the functionality of existing IT infrastructure. Solutions suggested include delegating responsibilities and enhancing digital government services.

1. 6 things
public
servants
need most
during
COVID-19

2. Effective,
healthy
remote
working
#1

3. #1
"My biggest challenge: Creating
routines. Staying connected with
virtual teams. Building trust
virtually with new connections."

4. #1

5. #1

6. Better
communications
across
government
#2

7. "My biggest challenge:
combatting internal
misinformation."
#2

8. #2

9. #2

10. "I'm in internal
communications in Australia,
and my team has been in crisis
mode since November."
#2

11. Support for
vulnerable
people
& small
businesses
#3

12. #3

13. Ways to digitise
government
services &
programmes
#4

14. #4

15. Help
managing
overloaded
leaders
#5

16. #5
"A common response to approvals is
that leaders are busy with other
priorities. If this is the issue, then allow
these leaders to delegate approvals to
someone else so that other work can
still continue."

17. Remote
access to
government IT
#6

18. "My biggest challenge: getting
teams to work with existing
infrastructure. Telephones,
bandwidth, conferencing."
#6

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