Raising the Public Service Game 2012

Raising the Public Service Game was a thought provoking Conference aimed at driving success and encouraging innovation within the Welsh public Service. The event was held at Cardiff City Stadium in June 2012 and featured a host of interesting speakers who addressed the challenges facing public service and offered their perspective of how we can not only cope but thrive in times of austerity.

The following section contains all the key outputs from the conference including copies of the presentations and high-definition video footage of the event.

Conference introduction from the Auditor General for Wales

Wales is a small country. But it needs to think big for its public services if we are to achieve the excellence that we strive for, we need first to understand and be open about the relative strengths and weaknesses of our current provision and performance and the mechanisms that support it. Then we must be willing to innovate even when resources are thin on the ground. We are not alone in having to deliver improved services, which better meet public needs, against a backcloth of expenditure restraints. I hope today will provide space and opportunity for us all to reflect on current practices and consider how best to raise our game in Wales, in the light of experiences elsewhere.

An impressive range of contributors from within Wales will be joined by colleagues from Scotland and England. A team from Scotland's public sector will start the conference - giving a unique perspective on how another devolved nation is tackling similar challenges. Speakers and workshop leaders from a broad range of interests will lead the way in our discussions. As our final speaker will demonstrate Wales is thinking big and achieving world class performance in other arenas and its public services can and should aspire to the same levels.

I hope you enjoy and benefit from the day.


Huw Vaughan Thomas
Auditor General for Wales





Opening remarks

Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales
Professor Kevin Morgan, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University

Opening remarks - Huw Vaughan Thomas - PowerPoint Slides (PDF)


 

Taking the public with us as we transform services - the Scottish experience

Jennifer Wallace, Carnegie UK Trust
Alex Linkston, member of the Christie Commission
Martin Sime, Chief Executive, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Taking the public with us as we transform services - Jennifer Wallace - PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Taking the public with us as we transform services - Alex Linkston - PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Taking the public with us as we transform services - Martin Sime - PowerPoint Slides (PDF)



 

Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales


 



Equality, Social Justice and Improvement

Kate Bennett, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Director for Wales

Equality, Social Justice and Improvement - PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

 


Workshops

Workshop A: The governance challenge: safeguarding trust in the modern world

Workshop B: Increasing public confidence in a time of decreasing budgets

Workshop B - Steve Thomas - PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Workshop B - Michael Hearty - PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Workshop C: Streamlining and sustainability: squaring the circle

Workshop C - Gareth Jones - PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Workshop D: Access and standards: meeting legislative and social requirements


Wales: Creating a winning team

Nigel Walker, National Director for the Institute of Sport, and former Wales international
rugby player brings his unique perspective on what it takes to create a team that excels


 

Closing Remarks

Professor Kevin Morgan, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University
Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales

Useful documents

Raising the Public Service Game - Attendance List (PDF) 

Conference Brochure (PDF)