Public Sector Excellence Awards finalists
17 March 2008
Media Release - - Embargoed until 7.30pm, 17 March 2008
IPANZ Gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards finalists announced
The finalists in a new awards programme, the IPANZ Gen-i Public Sector Awards, were announced today.
Hon. David Parker, Minister of State Services, announced the finalists at an evening event in Wellington. Public sector agencies from central and local government were recognised for their excellence in delivery of services to the public and in organisational management across a number of award categories. Media organisations were also celebrated for balanced, informative stories that raise the level of debate about public policy and management issues.
The IPANZ Gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards celebrate and reward public sector excellence, says Ross Tanner, President of the Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ). IPANZ is a voluntary, non-profit organisation which promotes improvements in and a wider understanding of public management and policy.
Mr Tanner said the independent judging panel looked for excellence in vision, innovation and results amongst the 37 entries for the Awards, as well as specific criteria relating to each category. The winners and the Prime Minister’s Award for Public Sector Excellence will be announced on 27 May 2008.
The finalists include:
People Capability (sponsored by
the State Services Commission)
* Land Transport New
Zealand: Fostering Leaders Strategy
New Zealand Police:
Development and Implementation of the New Zealand Police
Leadership and Management Development Framework
Managerial Leadership (sponsored by the Leadership
Development Centre)
* Ministry of Women’s Affairs:
Organisational Transformation
* Tertiary Education
Commission: Re-creating an organisation
Crown-Māori
Relationships (sponsored by Te Puni Kokiri)
* Far North
District Council: Tai Tokerau Iwi Chief Executives and
Local/ Regional Government Engagement Model
* New
Plymouth District Council: The Rewa Rewa
Agreement.
Joined-up Government (sponsored by
Microsoft)
* Inland Revenue Department/ MED: Companies
On-line Project, Phase 2
* Ministry of Justice:
Electronic Filing of Infringement Notices
* Department of
Building and Housing: Quality, Connected and Accessible
Client Services (QCA).
Working together (sponsored by
Russell McVeagh)
* Ministry of Social Development:
Negotiations for the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of Disabled Persons
* Ministry of Social
Development: The Great Little Cookbook
* Ministry of
Social Development/ Families Commission: Campaign for Action
on Family Violence Phase one—Creating Social Change
*
Ministry of Social Development: Improving Outcomes for Young
people in Counties/ Manukau (Youth Gangs).
Media Award
(sponsored by Talent2)
* Sunday Star Times for reporting
on Kiwi Saver by Rob Stock: nominated by the Inland Revenue
Department
* Waikato Times for an article on the work of
the Child Youth and Families Service by Denise Irvine:
nominated by the Ministry of Social Development.
The Awards programme is funded by sponsorship. ICT services provider, Gen-i, is the principal sponsor.
Chris Quin, General Manager of Gen-i, congratulated the finalists and said the decision to sponsor the awards stemmed from Gen-i’s close links to the public sector throughout New Zealand.
"Gen-i shares IPANZ’s passion for excellence. We are proud to support the Awards and have the opportunity to help promote and reward superior achievement in the public sector. ,” said Mr Quin.
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Background
About IPANZ
IPANZ is a
voluntary, non-profit organisation committed to promoting
improvements in public policy and in administration and
management in the public sector in New Zealand, and to
increasing public understanding of the work undertaken in
the public sector.
www.ipanz.org.nz
About
Gen-i
Gen-i is at the forefront of helping customers take
advantage of the convergence of technology and
telecommunications, and the new opportunities this makes
possible.
Gen-i works alongside its 3,000 corporate, government and business customers to deliver seamless and integrated ICT solutions. A member of the Telecom New Zealand Group, Gen-i achieves this with the support of 2,000 highly skilled people in 17 locations across New Zealand and Australia. For more information on Gen-i, visit www.gen-i.co.nz
About the Awards
The IPANZ Public
Sector Excellence Awards:
* Celebrate and reward public
sector excellence
* Recognise and endorse those public
sector agencies which demonstrate excellence and motivate
others into making a difference
* Celebrate the diversity
of achievement/excellence in public sector
* Highlight
significant public sector achievements
Awards criteria:
People Capability (sponsored by the State Services
Commission)
The extent to which the project or
workplace:
* delivers outstanding performance
* is
attractive to high performers who are committed to public
service
* develops a strong culture of continuous
learning
* encourages high standards of workplace health
and safety management
* offers opportunities for personal
development and work-life balance
* contributes to the
organisation becoming an employer of choice.
Managerial
Leadership (sponsored by the Leadership Development
Centre)
The extent that the person or team:
* is
responsible for dramatic or sustained improvements in
performance, while building organisational capability;
and/or
* sustains performance under prolonged pressure or
stress, in a way that enhances organisational capability;
and/or
* manages change beyond the first round effects
through to a demonstrably higher level of performance and
capability; and/or
* demonstrates strong adaptive ability
to ensure effective performance in different contexts over
time; and/or
* can point to positive impacts on
organisational culture; and/or
* demonstrates commitment
to a style of leadership that engages and empowers others,
especially those with high potential for leadership;
and/or
* fosters the development of leadership within the
organisation.
Crown-Māori Relationships (sponsored by Te
Puni Kokiri)
Excellence will be demonstrated through an
example of a good relationship between an organisation and a
specific Maori group, or with respect to the
organisation’s relationships with Māori generally, in
terms of:
* commitment to the relationship with Māori,
undertaken in good faith and with good intent
*
generating a high degree of trust and goodwill from Māori
toward the organisation
* achieving a reciprocal
relationship, with each party seeking to understand the
viewpoint, circumstances, capability and operating
environment of the other, and an ability to compromise when
required
* employing staff with the requisite experience,
skill and empathy to work with the organisation’s Māori
stakeholders, and encouraging staff in their responsiveness
to Māori.
* evaluating the organisation’s performance
in its relationships with Māori and providing an avenue for
disagreement and complaint.
Joined-up Government
(sponsored by Microsoft)
The extent that the project or
organisation:
* demonstrates the smart and cost-effective
use of networks and information and communication technology
to achieve government outcomes
* demonstrates improvement
in the integration of information, service delivery and
government processes across agencies to ensure that the
organisation is responsive, and citizen-centric
*
demonstrates the principle of ‘no wrong door’ – that
is any New Zealander accessing government services will be
referred appropriately to the organisation best able to
address their concerns
* demonstrates access to service
anywhere, anytime and any channel.
Working together
(sponsored by Russell McVeagh)
The extent that the
project or organisation:
* demonstrates joint outcomes
and other shared accountabilities across clusters of
agencies
* enhances government’s engagement with
communities and citizens
* demonstrates the delivery of
accessible and responsive services to New Zealanders.
*
delivers accessible and responsive services to the diversity
of ethnic and social groups in our communities.
Media
Award (sponsored by Talent2)
The Media Award will be
given to a media organisation or an individual reporter upon
the nomination of a public sector organisation. The award
will be judged on the extent to which the news article,
programme or other media treatment:
* is balanced and
informative
* raises the level of debate
* constitutes
part of a consistent record of excellent coverage of public
sector activity.
Prime Minister’s Award
The Prime
Minister’s Award winner will be selected from the winners
of the Awards above. The IPANZ Supreme Award will
recognise:
* outstanding achievement in the project
nominated
* a sustained commitment to excellence
*
vision, innovation and results in public sector
management
* continuous improvement in services to New
Zealanders.
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