Government Advisory

A statutory adviser to government, not an occasional consultant

KSC's advisory relationship with government is written into its founding mandate — an ongoing function, not a one-off arrangement triggered by a single request.

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Statutory basis

"...advise the Government on matters relating to communication, creative arts, and mass media."

This function sits alongside — and draws directly on — KSC's research, consultancy, and Public Service Communicator Track work.

What advisory work covers

Four areas of standing advisory engagement

Crisis Communication Readiness

Advising government communication offices on crisis and emergency public communication planning.

Public Consultation Practice

Advising on digital and in-person public consultation methods for policy and regulatory processes.

Media & Communication Policy

Providing applied research input into media regulation, standards, and communication policy development.

Communication Workforce Standards

Advising on training and certification standards for public service communicators across government.

Current engagement

Government departments in active advisory relationships

Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Communication policy & standards
Government Communication Units (Cross-Ministry) Public Service Communicator Track
Selected County Governments Crisis communication readiness
Public Agencies (Multiple) Public consultation practice

This list reflects current standing advisory relationships and grows as new engagements are formalized through the Research, Policy & Consultancy Centre.

This function in numbers

A growing advisory footprint

6
government agencies in current advisory relationships
4
standing advisory focus areas
1
statutory basis, named directly in KSC's founding mandate
3
published research briefs directly informing current advisory work
Connected across KSC

This function doesn't stand alone

Working professionals in a training session
Professional Development

Where advisory work becomes training

Advisory findings feed directly into the Public Service Communicator Track curriculum.
Person presenting research findings
Research Centre

Read the underlying research

Published research on public consultation and crisis communication informs this advisory work directly.
For government departments

Start an advisory engagement

Ministries, agencies, and county governments can reach out directly to scope advisory work.

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