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IPAA goes bush for
regional conference
Three State chapters of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) are to join forces to host the Institute’s inaugural regional conference in Albury (NSW) in March.
Over two days 25 speakers will discuss a range of items including economic development and infrastructure, leadership in regional communities, rural service delivery, cross border issues, online collaboration and citizen engagement.
There will also be sessions on the environment and natural resources and building and retaining talent.
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Keynote speakers are to include the Secretary of the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, Glenys Beauchamp; Secretary of the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Peter Harris; Secretary of the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet, Helen Silver; and Assistant Commissioner of the Australian Taxation Office, Debra Unsworth.
Also speaking will be former Vice-Chancellor of Charles Sturt University, Ian Goulter; Secretary of the Victorian Department of Health and President of IPAA Victoria, Fran Thorn; former Secretary of Victoria’s Department of Planning and Community Development Victoria, and Vice President of IPAA National, Yehudi Blacher and Deputy Director-General of Policy and Cabinet in the ACT Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate, Pam Davoren.
Breakout sessions will discuss issues including the problem of providing services in the regions when six out of 10 Australians live in just five sites, resulting in job opportunities and social amenities outside them being generally inferior.
The rapid expansion of technology will also be discussed, in particular how the development of social networking has informed and empowered individuals and is changing the relationships between Governments and citizens.
A Natural Resources and Environment session will hear speakers on water security and coal seam gas and the Murray Basin Case Study.
The conference will wrap up with a panel of keynote speakers on the topic of strategic leadership in regional communities.
More details about the conference can be accessed at this PS News link.
Edition 248, 25 January 2012
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