IPANZ Annual Address, Hon Bill English
IPANZ Annual Address, Hon Bill English, Deputy Prime
Minister
Venue: The Banquet Hall, first floor, The
Beehive, Thursday 21 February, 12.00-1.30 pm
Free
admission, open to the public, registration required.
Website: www.ipanz.org.nz
The Institute of
Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ) has invited Hon
Bill English Deputy Prime Minister to deliver the IPANZ
Annual Address entitled “Better Public Services and the
need to stay focused”. The event will take place at The
Banquet Hall, first floor, The Beehive, on Thursday 21
February, 12.00-1.30 pm.
Lecture by Professor Sir
Peter Gluckman, Prime Minister’s Chief Science
Advisor
“Communicating and using evidence in
policy formation: the use and misuse of
science”
Venue: Te Papa, Soundings Theatre, Level
2
Timing: Thursday 21 February, 7.30-8.30pm
Free
admission, open to the public, register to secure your spot.
Website: www.ipanz.org.nz
The Institute of
Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ) has invited
distinguished scientist Professor Sir Peter Gluckman to
speak at Te Papa, on Thursday 21 February, 7.30-8.30 pm.
His lecture is entitled: “Communicating and using
evidence in policy formation: the use and misuse of
science”. The lecture will be recorded by Radio New
Zealand.
One of the key challenges for all governments
is how to make the best use of evidence in policy formation.
The challenges include identifying what research and
knowledge is needed and how to apply it to government policy
making. As science has become more complex and impacts on
every aspect of our lives, offering solutions to many of the
problems the world confronts, these issues become more
urgent. Science alone does not, and should not, make policy
but policy made in the absence of information and
science-based evidence is not good policy.
Sir Peter’s
office (Office of the Prime Minister’s Science Advisory
Committee) has conducted an extensive discussion with
officials across government, and with partner offices
overseas, to see if we can better use evidence in policy
formation. He will outline the many ways in which this can
be achieved.
For more information on the topic see: http://www.pmcsa.org.nz/evidence-and-policy-formation/