Melbourne 7-8 May 2012
Angliss Conference Centre
Reform of public services has been a constant theme amongst
governments, policy planners, and service delivery organisations
for the last two decades.
Despite the constant talk, real change towards citizen-centred
social policy and empowered users of public services is hard to
find. What is more common is a pattern of restructured financing
arrangements for service delivery and re-badged programs which
have little impact on the experience of users of services.
This Summit over two days will review
the progress, and the stalemate, in reform of public services,
and explore prospects and strategies for reform in the following
areas of social policy:
- Health
- Education
- Welfare
- Ageing
- Disability
- Families
- Indigenous affairs
- Rural and regional affairs
- Community
strengthening
- Crime and justice
The Summit has
an interest in processes and models, from Australia and
overseas, that have broken through the reform stalemate and
generated innovative thinking and practice, and new forms of
user participation in the design, ownership and implementation
of reform options.
The format of this Summit will adopt
a mix of structured consensus-oriented deliberations, informed
by inputs from presenters in plenary and concurrent sessions.
The goal is to search for, and progress, common understandings
and approaches through the course of the deliberations over the
two days.
Call for Papers
Papers and presentations are invited which address these themes in
two streams:
1. Policy analysis, Australian and overseas case studies, innovation proposals or policy reform
proposals in the areas of:
- Health
- Education
- Welfare
- Ageing
- Disability
- Families
- Indigenous affairs
- Rural and regional affairs
- Community
strengthening
2. Strategic perspectives on:
- Processes of public policy
change
- Processes of
empowerment of citizens and communities
- Diversifying and deepening
public debate about reform
Expressions of interest in presenting a paper or workshop or display should
be forwarded, in no more than 300 words, by 29 February 2012, using
this form: or by
email to:
Vern Hughes
Summit Convenor
vern@civilsociety.org.au
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HERE to register.
Venue
The Angliss Conference Centre is
located in the Melbourne CBD, on the corner of LaTrobe and King
Streets, on the fifth floor.
It is close to
train and tram services. Flagstaff railway station is one block
away in LaTrobe St, and Southern Cross station is three blocks
away in Spencer St. Trams 23, 24, 30, 34, and City Circle run
along LaTrobe Street.
There are
numerous accommodation options close by, to suit all budgets.
Start
and Finish Times
The conference
begins at 9.15am on both days, finishing at 5.00pm on day one
and 3.30pm on day two.
Who Should Attend?
The conference is open to
citizens, users of services, policy thinkers and planners,
government officials, service delivery
organisations, and researchers who have a
a serious interest in reforming public services.
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HERE to register.
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