Transforming Public Services II Conference
Equipping organisations for change
Date: Now Over
Venue: Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin
Conference programme
| 09.00 | Transforming Ireland’s public sector | |
| Chairman’s welcome and introduction | ||
| Public sector reform: An update Ciarán Connolly Secretary General Public Service Management & Development, Department of Finance |
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| Funding public services in an era of fiscal austerity Tony Foley Economist, Dublin City University |
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| KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
Radical Efficiency: Different, better and cheaper public services Matthew Horne Managing Partner, The Innovation Unit, UK |
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| Questions & answers / Panel discussion | ||
| 10.30 | Morning coffee / Networking break | |
| 11.00 | Delivering on transformation | |
| Transforming Ireland's health sector Michael Scanlan Secretary General, Department of Health and Children |
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| Transforming public services: The HR challenge Bryan Andrews Chief Executive, Public Appointments Service |
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| Transforming Ireland’s education sector Tom Boland Chief Executive, Higher Education Authority |
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| Issues for health services reform Professor Frances Ruane Director, Economic and Social Research Institute |
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| The future role of local government in delivering public services Joe Gavin City Manager, Cork City Council |
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| Questions & answers / Panel discussion | ||
| 12.45 | Conference lunch / networking break | |
| 14.00 | Equipping organisations for change | |
| Modernising Ireland’s public services Professor Neil Collins Dean of Faculty and Professor of Government, University College Cork |
Different, better and cheaper public services workshopMatthew Horne and a colleague from The Innovation Unit will lead delegates in a workshop to examine the Radical Efficiency Model in more detail. Radical efficiency means different, better and cheaper public services. Their international research has identified more than 100 case-studies in different services, locations and on different scales. The Model attempts to distil the core components shared by all these examples. Can radical efficiency be embedded at the heart of a new approach to public services? This workshop is designed to be interactive, with plenty of opportunity to discuss key themes with Matthew. |
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| Facilitating change and innovation in
Ireland’s public sector Lucy Fallon-Byrne Director, National Centre for Partnership & Performance |
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| Getting more for less: Efficiency in the public sector Sonia Sodha Senior Researcher, DEMOS |
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| Shared services in delivering public service reform Paul Wickens Director of Shared Services, Department of Finance & Personnel (NI) |
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| Questions & answers / Panel discussion | ||
| 16.00 | Chairman’s summary and conference close | |