Minister Donohoe announces Public Service Transformation Week 2023 will take place in October
The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, has today (5th September) announced that Public Service Transformation Week 2023 will take place from 23 – 27 October.
Public Service Transformation Week (PSTW) provides an opportunity to build on the success of previous national initiatives in supporting innovation and transformation across our Public Service.
Formerly Public Service Innovation Week, the initiative is now known as Public Service Transformation Week (PSTW) to reflect the ambition for broader transformation across the public service after the launch of the Better Public Services strategy.
This year, PSTW will explore how Public Service innovators can deliver on the vision of the new Better Public Services strategy and will outline Ireland’s ambition to become a leader in digital public services through the forthcoming ‘Life Events’ project. The week will see Public Service Bodies host events such as workshops, webinars and in-person sessions sharing ideas and showcasing projects at a national level which provide better services for the Irish public.
The Public Service Transformation Conference which opens the week is an opportunity to celebrate and showcase innovation in the Public Service, share learnings and best practice, and identify opportunities to collaborate and work together to solve pressing challenges and deliver improved services. This year, the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in hosting the conference.
Speaking about Public Service Transformation Week, Minister Donohoe said:
“I am pleased to see a renewed emphasis on Public Service transformation in this year’s event and a clear focus on delivering enhanced services to the Irish people. The Better Public Services transformation strategy provides a framework for our Public Servants to build on important transformation work to date and Public Service Transformation Week will be a vital forum for knowledge-sharing and collaboration.
My Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform will continue to lead the way on supporting transformation and innovation aimed at delivering a truly world-class Public Service.”
A programme of events planned as part of the week will be announced in October.
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About Public Service Innovation
The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (DPENDR) leads the transformation agenda across the Irish Public and Civil Service to support excellence in public service delivery. Public Service Transformation Week 2023, including the Public Service Transformation Conference, is organised by the Public Service Transformation Delivery unit of DPENDR.
The unit is responsible for driving transformation policy and practice initiatives that provide for the continuous positive development of public services.
About Better Public Services
Better Public Services, is a strategy to 2030 for the Public Service aimed at delivering for the public and building trust.
The vision set out in the Strategy is for inclusive, high quality and integrated Public Service provision that meets the needs, and improves the lives, of the people of Ireland. The Public Service Transformation Framework, which is at the core of the Strategy, comprises three central themes: Digital and Innovation at Scale; Workforce and Organisation of the Future; and Evidence-Informed Policies and Services Designed for and with our Public.
The Framework is a clear direction of reform for the Public Service to 2030. Making progress under these themes will support sectoral level reform programmes already underway in the Public Service.
Contact:
Morgan Dwyer, Press Officer, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, 086 815 9845, pressoffice@per.gov.ie