An underlying tension exists between the fundamental elements of accountability, government decision-making, performance management, evidence-based policy and the measurement of results. This article considers this through three lenses: evaluation of government policies and programs; program structures and performance indicators; and the challenges of big data. While use of new technologies and big data opens up opportunities for strengthened evidence-based policy, this does not address the tension between a disciplined results-based approach to government decision-making and the inherently political nature of these decisions. There remain also important challenges to the effective development and use of big data in government.

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绩效管理和评估符合文化和政治：澳大利亚的经验

问责制，政府决策，绩效管理，基于证据的政策和结果衡量的基本要素之间存在着潜在的张力。本文通过三个角度来考虑这一点：对政府政策和计划的评估；对政府政策和计划的评估。计划结构和绩效指标；以及大数据的挑战。尽管使用新技术和大数据为加强基于证据的政策打开了机会，但这并未解决基于纪律的基于结果的政府决策方法与这些决策的固有政治性质之间的矛盾。在政府中有效开发和使用大数据还面临着重大挑战。