Rialtas.net - Government 2.0

The IPA (Institute of Public Administration- Ireland)

Is running a one day seminar in Dublin on 24th October.

The Speakers are David Osimo, Dr Paul Hodgkin, Dr James Munro, Derek Chambers ,Kieran Lenihan and myself.

Further details and the agenda are listed below.

This seminar seeks to:
• Give participants a clearer understanding of the Web 2.0 concept and its dramatic effect on online activity.
• Examine how the associated technologies are influencing the way in which public services are being delivered.
• Look at the technical and organisational opportunities and challenges that Web 2.0 applications present for public sector organisations
• Draw attention to practical ways that the new technologies have been applied in an Irish public sector context.

Agenda

24 October 2008 at the Institute of Public Administration

Seminar Schedule
9.00
Registration

9.30
Welcome and Overview
Kieran Lenihan
Specialist in Service Delivery and Information Technology
Institute of Public Administration

10.00
Towards meaningful citizen participation in government: Role of Web 2.0
David Osimo
David worked until July 2008 in the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, where he coordinated research activities on e-government. He is author of the JRC report Web2.0 in Government: Why and How? (2008). Previously, he worked as advisor and project manager on innovation and information society policies in Milan, Brussels and Bologna. His current interests cover the impact of new technologies on future public services and more generally the role of government in the innovation system. He now works as an independent consultant.

10.50
Tea/Coffee

11.20
Implications of Web 2.0 for public service delivery
David Osimo

12.10
Case Study 1 -www.patientopinion.org.uk
Dr Paul Hodgkin, CEO Patient Opinion
A GP for 25 years in Sheffield, Paul is still practising. In the 90’s he co founded the Centre for Innovation in Primary Care in the UK and is a graduated of the Young Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs and is passionate about the developing role of social enterprises in solving the pressing problems of 21st century
Dr James Munro, Director of Informatics and Research James has a background in clinical medicine, public health and health research. Before joining Patient Opinion, he was director of health service research at Sheffield University school of Health and Related Research. For 20 years he was editor of Healthmatters, an independent magazine on healthcare and public health policy

13.00
Lunch

14.00
Working with Web 2.0 Technologies -The Challenges
Mark O Toole, IS Project Leader,
Kilkenny County Council
Mark is Editor of Rialtas.net (Government 2.0) and keenly interested in the potential for use of Web 2.0 technologies in providing government services. He has recently completed a Masters of Science at DCU focusing on Knowledge Management and Web 2.0 Technologies

15.00
Case Study 2 – Ireland www.bebo.com/yourmentalhealth
Derek Chambers
‘Your Mental Health’ Campaign Manager,
HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention
Derek (MA Sociology) has been working in the health sector for nearly ten years, primarily in the area of mental health. He is currently the Senior Research Officer and Deputy Head of the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) of the Health Service Executive. He was the project manager and main author of Reach Out, the national suicide prevention strategy (2005). More recently (2007) Derek managed the Your Mental Health national public awareness campaign which featured television, radio and outdoor advertising supported by a dedicated campaign website and a social networking platform on Bebo. His main interests include the development of public health approaches to suicide prevention.

15.45
Discussion/Questions
16.10
End

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