"Dialogue - The Future Public Service"
Date: March 6 - 7, 2006
Location: World Trade and Convention Centre,
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Cost: Subsidized for the 2005-2006 fiscal year
An Eastern Regional PSMA Forum offered by the Canada School
of Public Service in collaboration with the Nova Scotia Federal Council.
This forum will enable the Eastern Region
community / network leaders to:
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deepen their understanding
and appreciation of the “big
picture:” How the public service environment, the delivery
of public service work, and the federal public service is changing;
plus some key government initiatives that reflect these changes:
PSMA; Service Canada; and Shared Services;
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explore the role of Communities of Practice
in implementing change and shaping the future;
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promote inter-departmental and regional dialogue
and collaboration around public service change initiatives.
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Federal Council members and
members of the various Federal Council Communities;
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Members and leaders
of critical functional communities,
such as executives, middle managers,
HR professionals, IT-IM specialists,
finance and
administration, communication,
in-person and on-line services delivery, regulatory and
law enforcement and corporate
planners;
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Members and leaders
of special interest communities, such
as young public servants,
bargaining agents representatives,
process
improvement
practitioners, change management/leadership,
pride and recognition,
and others.
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
| Monday, March 6, 2006 |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Networking
Continental Breakfast
|
| 9:00 a.m. |
Forum Opening with Words
of Welcome
Sadie Sassine, NS Federal Council
|
| 9:20 a.m. |
Program Overview
Alain Rabeau
Moderator
|
| 9:30 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation
Gilles Paquet
Emeritus Professor, University of Ottawa
“From Government to
governance: Implications
for the delivery of public service work and the Federal
Public
Service”
Using the changing role of the Clerk
of Privy Council to anchor his presentation, Mr.
Paquet
will outline how the shift to small ”g” governance
is changing how public service work is delivered
and the nature of the Federal Public Service.
|
| 10:15 a.m. |
Q’s and A’s with Mr. Paquet
|
| 10:45 a.m. |
Health Break
|
| 11:15 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation
John Knubley
Chair, Nova Scotia Federal Council
“Change
Agenda, Regional Challenges”
|
| 11:30 a.m. |
Q’s and A’s with Mr.
Knubley
|
| 11:46 a.m. |
Table Buzz
|
| 12:30 p.m. |
Network Lunch
|
| 1:30 p.m. |
Keynote Presentation
Dr. Rick Fullerton
Principal, Fullerton Consulting “Implementing
Cultural Change”
Culture is widely recognized as an important element in successful
public sector organizations. This session will focus on what we mean by
organizational culture and will contrast two leading approaches to culture
change. Participants will be encouraged to explore the implications for
individuals, for leaders, and for networks / communities of practice.
|
| 2:30 p.m. |
Q’s and A’s with Dr.
Fullerton
|
| 2:45 p.m. |
Health Break
|
| 3:15 p.m. |
Plenary Presentation
Paula Gallagher
Partner, Deloitte & Touche
“Government by Network”
This
talk will be grounded in real
cases and include a discussion
of the role of technology as
a necessary, but on its own insufficient,
enabler / building block of government
by network.
|
| 4:00 p.m. |
Plenary Exchange
|
| 4:15 p.m. |
Wrap-up and Closing of Day 1
|
| Tuesday,
March 7, 2006 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Networking Continental Breakfast
|
| 8:30 a.m. |
Program Overview for Day 2 and Introduction
to Workshops
|
| 8:45 a.m. |
Move to Workshops
|
| 9:00 a.m. |
Parallel Workshops
Service Canada
Jeanne Douglas, Director, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
The objective of the Service Canada workshop is to ensure
an understanding of the key features of Service Canada
and to provide a forum where participants can discuss both
the implications for the Nova Scotia citizen and how interdepartmental
networks could help realize the potential of Service Canada
in this province."
PSEA
Margurite Beaudoin-MacLean
The facilitator will provide the highlights and key changes of the new Public
Service Employment Act (PSEA), which came into effect in December 2005. The
participants will discuss the ensuing opportunities and challenges of the new
Act, as well as competencies and strategies to facilitate its implementation.
PSLRA
Steve Hindle, Senior Visiting Fellow, Canada School of Public Service
The new Public Service Labour Relations Act (PSLRA) came
into force on April 1, 2005. How have we taken advantage
of the changes during the first six months? What other
opportunities are available and how do we exploit them?"
Human Resources
Gilles Carpentier, Director General, Public Service Human
Resources Management Agency of Canada
The facilitator will be introducing the Corporate Administrative
Shared Services (CASS) initiative of the Federal Government
in the management of Human Resources.
|
| 10:30 a.m. |
Refreshments and Networking
Break
|
| 11:00 a.m. |
Parallel Workshops Repeated
|
| 12:30 p.m. |
Networking Lunch
|
| 1:30 p.m. |
Plenary Presentation
“Role of Communities of Practice – How
They Can Make a Difference”
|
| 2:10 p.m. |
Q’s and A’s
|
| 2:30 p.m. |
Table Dialogues: Shaping the Future
|
| 3:15 p.m. |
Synopsis on Table Dialogues, Views
on the Future, Next Steps
|
| 3:45 p.m. |
Forum Closing
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