Day 1 - 13th December
 

9:15 Registration and Refreshments

9:50 Chairman’s Introductions

Dr Nigel Forman, former Minister and MP (confirmed)

10:00 New Models of Service Delivery for the 21st Century

The role of the private sector, public sector mutuals and other models
Ownership of service provision models
Adapting to new models of service delivery
Effective spending and value for money

Phillip Copestake, Office for Public Management (confirmed)
Steve Douglas, Director, Altair (confirmed)

11:30 Morning Coffee

11:50 The Relationship between the State and the Individual

Consumers, customers, citizens
Purchases, choice and necessity
Dependency and entitlement culture
Public expectations
Personalisation of services
Local and national service provision
Transparency and accountability in local and national government
Meeting the challenges of demographic change

Andrew Haldenby, Director, Reform (confirmed)
Rolf Alter, Director Public Governance & Territorial Development, OECD, France (confirmed)

13:00 Lunch

14:15 Public Good in Public Service Provision
Public policy and auditing the value of concepts of benefit beyond fiscal value
The role of government in preventing and regulating harm
Social benefits of joining-up service provision
Modifying public attitudes and behaviour

Kingston Rhodes, Executive Secretary, International Civil Service Commission, United Nations, New York (confirmed)
Baroness Prashar, Former Chairman, Judicial Appointments Commission; Former First Civil Service Commissioner (confirmed)
Simon Courage, Independent Public Sector Consultant (confirmed)

15:35 Afternoon Tea

15:50 Culture and Governance in the Provision of Public Services
Ethos, psychology and reward
Governance and management arrangements and accountability in service provision
Culture – professional judgement, personal responsibility
Long term strategic thinking
The role of Innovation in public service delivery
Sustainable delivery of services and promotion of green approaches
Encouraging flexibility and developing capacity
Management of renewable and non-renewable resources

Martin Ferguson, Policy Director, Society of IT Management (confirmed)
Sir David Normington, First Civil Service Commissioner (confirmed)
Bassam Fattouh, Professor in Finance and Management in the Middle East, School of Oriental and African Studies (invited)

17:00 Close and Drinks Reception
18:00 Drinks Reception Close
Day 2 - 14th December
 

9:50 Chairman’s Introduction

Dr Nigel Forman, former Minister and MP (confirmed)

10:00 Delivering Public Services in the Modern Era

Ian Rennie, Consultant and former Senior Civil Servant (confirmed)

10:30 Delivering Public Services in the Digital Age

Flexibility in the delivery of digital services
Can technology drive performance and value for money in local and central government?
Technology and enhanced efficiency and capabilities
Investment and the financial crisis
The European Union digital agenda
Information governance systems
New technology and content management
The role of the Third Sector in service delivery

David Skelton, Deputy Director and Head of Research, Policy Exchange (confirmed)
Ian Rennie, Consultant and former Senior Civil Servant (confirmed)

11:30 Morning Coffee

11:50 The Limits of Digital Service Delivery

Extent and limitations
Cyber security
Underperforming computer projects from private and public sectors from around the world
Contract and performance management
Lessons from around the world
Costs and benefits
Accountability and transparency

Ian Neill, Deputy Director, E-Borders Programme, UKBA (confirmed)

12:45 Public Sector Reform in Morocco in the Digital Age

Hafidi Rachid, Senior Executive in International Co-operation, General Treasury of Morocco (confirmed)

13:15 Lunch

14:15 Case Study in Delivering Services Digitally

Councillor Melvyn Caplan, Cabinet Member for Customer Services and Transformation, Westminster City Council (invited)

14:45 Improving Procurement Practices to improve Service Delivery in Challenging Times

Jon Hughes, Executive Chairman, Future Purchasing (confirmed)

15:15 Afternoon Tea

15:30 Delegates’ Case Studies in Digital Service Delivery
Conference Delegates’ Reports on Digital Service Delivery in their National and Sectoral Contexts (confirmed)

16:45 Close