External Announcements

World Cities Summit 2008

How should we address the challenges of a rapidly urbanizing landscape? What are the strategies to balance economic progress and liveability of cities? How can cities develop both the hardware and software to succeed? The World Cities Summit 2008, held in Singapore, will offer practical insights into these important issues.

By 2008, more than half of the world's population will live in cities. Urbanization offers significant potential for increased productivity and economic growth, but the environmental consequences and impact on quality of life cannot be ignored. Good leadership, careful planning and effective implementation are critical success factors for the sustainable development of cities around the world. Liveable cities that offer a good quality of life attract internationally mobile capital and talent, which contribute to economic competitiveness and cultural dynamism.

The World Cities Summit is a premier international conference series on effective public governance and sustainable development of cities. The inaugural event in 2008 will focus on urban development and environmental sustainability issues under the theme "Liveable and Vibrant Cities". The discussion topics will address the challenges of developing cities that are both liveable and vibrant. It will cover issues related to excellent urban infrastructure, clean environment, good quality of life and economic competitiveness.

For more information on the World Cities Summer, visit www.worldcities.com.sg

Institute for Citizen-Centred Service presents Taking Care of Business 2

Taking Care of Business 2 is the second pan-Canadian survey of business clients that the Institute for Citizen-Centred Service has conducted. Like the original TCOB research, and the companion Citizens First studies conducted from 1998 to 2005, TCOB 2 was commissioned by a consortium of federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments.

Click here to view a summary of the major findings in the report and to order a copy. Discounts are available when ordering 20 or more copies.

The 12th Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management
Call for Papers

In March 2008, the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia will be hosting the Twelfth Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management.

Professor Kerry Brown, the Conference Director, is very keen to have CAPAM members participate in the conference. For more information, please review the call for papers, available here (PDF Format).

We look forward to welcoming CAPAM members to Brisbane in 2008.

IRSPM 2008 Conference Team

Announcing the 11th International Winelands Conference

The School of Public Management and Planning of Stellenbosch University, South Africa is pleased to announce the 11th International Winelands Conference - "Sustainable Futures: What's Left? What's Right? What Next?" to be held from 16 – 18 April 2008 at the Spier Wine Estate Stellenbosch.

The 11th International Winelands Conference provides an opportunity for academics and practitioners in delivery, regulation, development of public value and ensuring eco-systems viability to engage with the challenges of their particular sectors. However, the governance and delivery mechanisms of those institutions, units, entities and organs of local, national, and supra-state government, together with other providers of public value through service delivery, regulation, development and ensuring eco-systems viability must change decisively in order to ensure a sustainable future for the 6.7 billion people on earth. The Conference provides the opportunity for challenging this conclusion and/or sharing ideas on what forms change should take.

For more information, please visit www.winelands2008.co.za

The African E-Gov Forum 2008

The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation is currently organising the 2nd annual African E-Gov Forum 2008, which will be held in Uganda in the first week of March, 2008. Following on from the successful inaugural event in Accra, Ghana last March, which was attended by 150 key ICT decision makers from both the Private and Public Sector, the CTO is building support for this vital conference.

The topic of “Utilising ICT for more efficient, effective and inclusive governance” has been selected by the CTO for these key reasons:

1. Good governance is critical in any nation, principality, or community.
2. The CTO firmly believes that connectivity and harnessing the potential of ICT is the enabler to make rapid improvement in this.
3. To achieve this improvement it is vital that the Public and Private Sectors develop understanding and partnerships so that real benefits can be felt by both administrations and the citizens they serve.

CTO is offering all CAPAM members a 10% discount on registration fees. For more information and to register please contact Marco de Kock, delegate sales officer, at m.dekock@cto.int or by phone at 0044 208 834 1577. For more information, please visit the event webpage here.