What happens when citizens decide? Identifying what works

What do we mean by citizen-centric governance? Where is best practice to be found? What happens when citizens decide? Are there emerging policy agendas that are best suited to a citizen-centric approach? And, what are the implications of such an approach for public sector leadership and governance? ANZSIG is delighted to bring together a group of leading international and national design thinkers on citizen-centric governance in an interactive interview format to help us to address these questions. This event will be held at the Lobby on Tuesday 29 November. Click here for further details.

Leadership: Does gender make a difference?

The Institute held a very successful event at the National Press Club on 4 August titled Leadership: Does gender make a difference?. Due to lack of space at the venue, we had to unfortunately turndown a number of registrations. As promised we have now added the video in the website and to view this event please click here

Governing in the vortex: Westminister democracies and twenty-first century challenges

This roundtable, will operate under the Chatham House Rule, and will be held on Tuesday 18 October at the University of Canberra, Innovation Centre, Building 23, Level B, Room 5 and 6 commencing at 10am with tea and coffee and continuing until 12.30pm.

Scott Streiner, is a senior official with the Government of Canada and is currently on assignment as a Public Servant-in-Residence – a sort of Visiting Fellow -- in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. Dr. Streiner’s positions with the Government of Canada have included Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Dispute Resolution, and International Affairs with the Labour Program, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada; Vice President, Program Delivery with the Canadian Environmental Assessment; Director General, Human Resources Strategies and Programs in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans; Director of Operations for the Reference Group of Ministers on Aboriginal Policy and Advisor in the Machinery of Government Secretariat, both in the Privy Council Office; and Director of Pay Equity with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

Dr. Streiner has a Ph.D. in Political Science from Carleton University, an MA in International Relations from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, and a BA in East Asian Studies from the Hebrew University.

If you are interested in participating please RVSP to hannah.wrighton@canberra.edu.au or phone 02 6201 5061.