| 08:40 |
Registration, Coffee and Networking in the Exhibition Area |
| 09:10 |
Opening Remarks by the Chair
Hamish Macdonell, Political Editor, The Scotsman (CONFIRMED)
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| 09:20 |
Opening Keynote Address: Meeting the Challenges Ahead - Visions for a Better Future
Thoughts from Government
- Implications of the economic development strategy on the delivery of public services
- Putting the public at the heart of reform
- Developing infrastructure to support change
- The Budget Bill
Followed by Questions and Answers
John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth (CONFIRMED) |
| 09:50 |
Joining up Service Delivery to Achieve Best Value
How are authorities overcoming challenges faced, while ensuring that public services delivery is meeting national efficiency targets. What resources can help?
- The Concordat - central and local government working together
- Enhancing the role and responsibility of local government
- A strategy for joined-up delivery - how cross-department working can deliver efficiency and streamlined services
Rory Mair, Chief Executive, COSLA (CONFIRMED)
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| 10:05 |
Moving the Shared Services Agenda Forward
Colin Mair, Chief Executive, Improvement Service (CONFIRMED)
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| 10:20 |
Delivering Best Value in the Audit and Inspection of Public Services
- Supporting the delivery of more effective and efficient public services
- The new environment of outcome agreements
- Extending best value beyond local government
Robert Black, Auditor General, Audit Scotland (CONFIRMED) |
| 10:35 |
Questions and Answers |
| 10:50 |
Coffee and Networking in the Exhibition Area |
| 11.20 |
Seminar Session One (seminars will run in the morning and will be repeated in the afternoon) |
| 12:20 |
Lunch and Networking in the Exhibition Area |
| 13:20 |
Seminar Session Two
(repeated from the morning session) |
| 14:20 |
Coffee and Networking in the Exhibition Area |
| 14:50 |
Opening of Afternoon Session by the Chair
Eleanor Laing MP, Shadow Minister for Justice (CONFIRMED) |
| 15:00 |
Afternoon Keynote Address: Education Reform - Addressing the Skills Gap
- Early intervention
- Promoting excellence and innovation in education
- Closing the skills gap
- Developing lifelong learning
- Creating a smarter Scotland through commitment to providing learners with a world class education
Followed by Questions and Answers
Maureen Watt MSP, Minister for Schools and Skills (CONFIRMED) |
| 15:20 |
Innovation in Public Sector Procurement - A Business Perspective
- Overcoming the challenge of public sector procurement
- E-procurement as a sustainable, shared resource
- Innovation and improvements in procurement practice
David Lonsdale, Assistant Director, CBI Scotland (CONFIRMED) |
| 15:35 |
A Leading Workforce for a Leading City
Maximising workforce mobility and flexibility
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Drivers
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City Vision
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Sustaining Efficiency Gains
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Delivering Service Improvements
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New Pay and Grading Structure – more flexibility
- Vision for our People
- Glasgow’s Response
- Partnership
- Process
- People
Elma Murray, Head of Change Management, Glasgow City Council (CONFIRMED)
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| 15:50 |
Delivering Economic Prosperity for Scotland
A reformed Scottish Enterprise will have a key role in implementing the Government's economic development strategy. Future focus will be on :
Priority industries that can compete in the global economy
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Streamlined support to increase productivity in the areas of enterprise, innovation and investment
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Business engagement and partnership collaboration to deliver high impact national scale projects
Jim McFarlane, MD Regional Operations , Scottish Enterprise (CONFIRMED) |
| 16:05 |
Questions and Answers |
| 16:15 |
Closing Remarks from Chair and Close of Conference |
