Day Two - Policy Innovation
Wednesday 28th July, 2010

8.30
WELCOME COFFEE & NETWORKING
9.00
Chair´s opening remarks & re-cap of Day One
POLICY INNOVATION - WHERE WE STAND TODAY
9.15 KEYNOTE:
Innovation in Government - the state of play in Australia

  • Top down and bottom up innovation
  • Government 2.0 approaches
  • Recent initiatives - Cutler Report, Government 2.0 Report, VPS Innovation Plan
Dr Nicholas Gruen,
Chief Executive,
Officer,
Lateral Economics,
Chair,
Government 2.0 Taskforce
10.00
The MAC Project on Advancing Public Sector Innovation - Recommendations for policy innovation

  • An overview of the MAC Project and its recommendations (subject to release)
  • Barriers to policy innovation and what can be done to overcome them
  • How DIISR is fostering policy innovation
Patricia Kelly,
Deputy Secretary,
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research
10.45
MORNING TEA & COFFEE
ADDRESSING CHALLENGES AROUND POLICY INNOVATION
11.15
Issues to consider when approaching policy innovation

  • The importance of innovation - to what purpose?
  • Obstacles to innovation - what are they? How can we deal with them?
  • Measuring the impact of innovation - how do we know our work is making a positive impact?
Sean Innis,
Group Manager, Social Policy,
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs
(subject to availability)
12.00
Fostering policy innovation in a challenging environment

  • Why is innovative water reform necessary?
  • How have water reforms been developed and implemented?
  • Maintaining ´innovation momentum´ going forward
Tony Slatyer,
First Assistant Secretary, Water Reform Division,
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts
12.45
Lunch
1.45
Engaging stakeholders in policy development to facilitate innovation

  • The importance of engaging with stakeholders to identify and address emerging challenges
  • Strategies for effective stakeholder engagement
  • How the NSW Department of Planning is engaging with stakeholders and its impact on policy innovation
Donna Rygate,
Executive Director,Corporate Governance & Policy,
Department of Planning, NSW
2.30
Strengthening the capacity for innovation

  • Building strategic policy capability at the centre
  • Fostering strategic thinking throughout policy areas
  • Creating space for long-term big picture thinking
Renee Leon,
Deputy Secretary, Strategic Policy & Coordination,
Attorney-General´s Department
3.15
AFTERNOON TEA & COFFEE
3.45
Collaborating across government to develop innovative policy

  • An overview of COAG reforms and how they aim to foster innovation
  • How the NSW Department of Education and Training harnesses national knowledge to enhance policy development and improve service delivery
  • An overview of our Teacher Quality reforms
Dr Jenny Donovan,
General Manager, Planning and Innovation,
Department of Education & Training, NSW
4.30
The Queensland Performance Management Framework - Improving policy implementation & innovation

  • The Queensland Government´s journey to drive improved performance and delivery
  • Why the analysis and application of performance and delivery information is crucial to identifying the need for policy innovation
Michael Tennant,
Executive Director, Performance and,Delivery Office,
Department of the Premier and Cabinet, QLD
5.15
Closing remarks from the Chair and close of conference