Public Service People Management 2006
Glasgow SECC 31st Jan / 1st Feb 2006
MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM TOM McCABE
I am pleased to be able to offer my support to the Public Service People Management Expo 2006 which is being held in Glasgow. This event - which will examine issues including change management, efficiency, leadership and partnership working - is timely.
The Executive is currently engaged in a wide range of activity which aims to address these kind of issues and help deliver our shared priority - giving the people we serve the kind of high-quality public services they expect and deserve. Public services should, after all, be shaped around the needs of the people who use them - not people like us who provide them.
Firstly, I think it is important to recognise that we already have an excellent track record. I genuinely believe that the vast majority of people who work to deliver public services are there because they want to make a difference.
All of us involved in the public sector do, however, have a duty to seek continuous improvement - to ensure we continue to invest taxpayers' money as efficiently and effectively as we possibly can.
And that is exactly what the Executive's reform agenda is all about. No-one should be afraid of change - it will build on the excellent work already being done to ensure we do even better. And I believe the HR community will be at the heart of that drive for change. This change could mean different frontline jobs or shared support services - and the expertise of the people attending this conference will be crucial in seeking out opportunities and supporting management in their delivery.
Our ambitious Efficient Government initiative is underway, cutting waste and delivering efficiency savings which can then be ploughed back into frontline services. Other work is well underway examining issues around shared services, which have the potential to deliver further efficiencies.
And we will shortly be publishing a discussion paper which will be focussed on better, more efficient, more accountable and more responsive delivery of public services. This will be a genuine 'bottom-up' chance for the public sector to shape its own future - and I urge you all to seize the opportunity with both hands.
All of this work is being done hand-in-hand with our partners in the public sector.
I am sure the Public Service People Management Expo 2006 will be a success and help play a part in debating the issues we are addressing.
PUBLIC SERVICE PEOPLE MANAGEMENT EXPO 2006
Scotland's largest people management event of the year - will again provide delegates with the unique opportunity to: Hear about the latest 'good practice' case studies & initiatives making a difference to the public service people management agenda across Scotland's public service organisations; Contribute to the ongoing debate about the many challenges facing public service organisations across Scotland; Network with other 'like-minded' individuals from across the public service spectrum;
Meet & exchange ideas with potential solution provider organisations from across the public, private & voluntary sectors.
PSPM Conference
PSPM 2006 will - over two days of activity - feature 30 work sessions & seminars, arranged across six conference streams: 1: Change: Evolution Or Revolution? 2: Working Together: People In Effective Organisations; 3: Diversity; 4: Innovation & Creativity; 5: Skills, Learning & Career Development; 6: Supporting Staff
PSPM Exhibition
Looking for new ways to achieve your people management objectives? - A wide range of organisations are onsite ready to answer your questions & queries. Organisations already confirmed as exhibitors at PSPM 2006: Abacus Caledonia; Age Positive; Alopeto; BC Consultants; Benenden Healthcare Society; Brodies LLP; Business Learning & Conference Centre (Lauder College); Club IT / Hewlett Packard; Co-Operative Bank; Consol Scotland; CragRats; develop uk; Diagnostic Health Solutions;Drumming Up Business; The Egg / Balmoral Wellbeing; Frontline Consultants; Glasgow Caledonian Business School; Harcourt Assessment; Health & Safety Executive; HR Consultancy; ICS Computing; Insight HR; Jobcentre Plus; Keil Centre; Law At Work; Learn Direct Scotland / ILA Scotland; MacRoberts; Northgate HR; Open University Corporate & Employer Services; Peoplematters; RSM Robson Rhodes LLP; The School Of Business& Management (Glasgow); Scottish Centre For Healthy Working Lives; Scot Healthcare; ScottishJobs.com; Serendipity Interactive; Smith Beckwith; Stirling Management Centre; Stredia; Three Dee; Zestco.
What Delegates Said About PSPM 2005
"I thoroughly enjoyed each of the sessions I visited"...."The facilities, speakers & various providers who supplied information on several topics were excellent"..."The whole event was very well organised & - from what I heard from other delegates - it was very helpful"... "This year was excellent & the fact that there was catering provided was also another improvement. The seminars etc were very good too."
PSPM 2006 Delegate Rates
Public Sector £195.00 + VAT ( early bird rate - before 14th November 2005: £150 + VAT ) / Private Sector £295.00 + VAT ( early bird rate - before 14th November 2005 : £250 + VAT ) / Voluntary Sector £100 & VAT - ALL RATES INCLUSIVE OF ON-SITE REFRESHMENTS + LUNCH
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