Neville Stevens
{{Short description|Australian public servant}}
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| name = Neville Stevens
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| office1 = Secretary of the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce
| term_start1 = 22 December 1990
| term_end1 = 24 March 1993
| office2 = Secretary of the Department of Communications
| term_start2 = 24 March 1993
| term_end2 = 19 December 1993
| office3 = Secretary of the Department of Communications
| term_start3 = 23 December 1993
| term_end3 = 30 January 1994
| office4 = Secretary of the Department of Communications and the Arts
| term_start4 = 30 January 1994
| term_end4 = 21 October 1998
| office5 = Secretary of the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
| term_start5 = 21 October 1998
| term_end5 = 26 April 2001
| birth_name = Neville Robert Stevens
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| nationality = Australian
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| alma_mater = University of Adelaide{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122332392|title=Federal dept to lose second head this year|first=Verona|last=Burgess|author-link=Verona Burgess|date=22 December 1990|page=2|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}
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Neville Robert Stevens {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker. He currently works as a consultant and serves on a number of boards.
Life and career
Stevens was appointed to his first Secretary role in December 1990, as head of the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce, having been a Deputy Secretary in the department for over five years.{{cite press release|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=8237|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404041924/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=8237|archive-date=4 April 2014|title=For Media 20 December 1990|first=Robert|last=Hawke|author-link=Bob Hawke|date=20 December 1990}} He continued in the top job when the department was abolished and replaced with the Department of Industry, Technology and Regional Development in March 1993.{{citation|title=CA 7659: Department of Industry, Technology and Regional Development, Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+7659|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=4 April 2014}}
He was moved to the Department of Communications when it was established in December 1993.{{citation|title=CA 7852: Department of Communications [II], Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+7852|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=4 April 2014}} He stayed at the Communications Department in the Secretary role as its functions expanded, first becoming the Department of Communications and the Arts in 1994,{{citation|title=CA 7872: Department of Communications and the Arts, Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+7872|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=4 April 2014}} and later the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts in 1998.{{citation|title=CA 8611: Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+8611|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=4 April 2014}}
During his time as departmental Secretary of the Communication Department, Stevens was closely involved in telecommunications reform, broadcasting policy and IT industry development.{{citation|title=Executive profile: Neville Stevens AO |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=30490230&privcapId=30037626|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403014454/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=30490230&privcapId=30037626|archive-date=3 April 2014}} He oversaw government IT policy during a period of tremendous change.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/15/1071336882068.html?from=storyrhs|first=Sue|last=Cant|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Decision Maker: Neville Stevens|date=16 December 2003|publisher=Fairfax Media|archive-date=26 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026100646/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/15/1071336882068.html?from=storyrhs}} He also served on the Council of the National Library of Australia.{{cite journal |author=National Library of Australia |date=2000 |title=Appendix 1. The Council of the National Library of Australia |journal=Annual Report, 1999-2000 |url=http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/annrep00/appendices.html |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20010508121037/http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/annrep00/appendices.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2001-05-08 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Neville Stevens retired from the Australian Public Service in 2001.{{citation|url=http://www.iispartners.com/AboutUs/Associates/Neville_Stevens.html|archive-date=21 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321081047/http://www.iispartners.com/AboutUs/Associates/Neville_Stevens.html|title=ASSOCIATES: Neville Stevens|publisher=Information Integrity Solutions}} In 2003, he was appointed Chair of the Australian Centre for Advanced Computing and Communications Board.{{cite press release|url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/mediareleases/5457/neville-stevens-ao-appointed-as-chair-of-ac3-board/|archive-date=3 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403015300/http://www.computerworld.com.au/mediareleases/5457/neville-stevens-ao-appointed-as-chair-of-ac3-board/|title=Neville Stevens AO Appointed as Chair of ac3 Board|date=4 November 2003}}
Stevens was appointed Chair of the Cooperative Research Centres Committee in July 2010.
{{cite press release|url=http://archive.industry.gov.au/ministerarchive2011/carr/MediaReleases/Pages/NEVILLESTEVENSTOCHAIRCRCCOMMITTEE.html|first=Kim|last=Carr|author-link=Kim Carr|title=Neville Stevens to Chair CRC Committee|date=19 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403015818/http://archive.industry.gov.au/ministerarchive2011/carr/MediaReleases/Pages/NEVILLESTEVENSTOCHAIRCRCCOMMITTEE.html|archive-date=3 April 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.labonline.com.au/news/42177-Neville-Stevens-to-chair-CRC-Committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401035101/http://www.labonline.com.au/news/42177-Neville-Stevens-to-chair-CRC-Committee|archive-date=1 April 2012|title=Neville Stevens to chair CRC Committee|date=20 July 2010}}
Awards
Stevens was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for service to the Centenary of Federation celebrations.{{citation|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1124725|archive-date=4 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404034610/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1124725&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Search Australian Honours: STEVENS, Neville Robert|publisher=Australian Government}} He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 2003 for service in the field of public sector administration, particularly oversighting the implementation of reforms in the information technology and telecommunications industries, and to the community through executive membership of a range of cultural and artistic organisations.{{citation|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1042135|archive-date=4 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404034644/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1042135&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Search Australian Honours: STEVENS, Neville Robert|publisher=Australian Government}}
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