Third Trans-European Dialogue (TED3) - "Public Management Reforms now and in the future: does technology matter?"

The main aim of TED3 is to try to narrow the gap between 'classical' administrative science and the newer field of technology-based and driven change/reform in the public sector (which has already generated profound change) and to construct bridges between both shores of the same river, notably via open discussions among leading academics and professionals in both fields.

Discussions will be based on questions which are important for further development in both fields, such as:

• What is the role of technologies in general (ICT, surveillance technologies, including Closed-circuit television (CCTV), scanners, DNA testing and phone logging etc.) in advancing the development of the public sector?
• What are the organisational frameworks for new technology-related departments, functions and services in the public sector (e.g. IT departments, Chief Information Officers (CIOs), security services etc)?
• What is the role of ICT in the modern Private Mobile Radio (PMR)?
• What will be the leading organisational paradigms in the future in Private Mobile (PM) and how will ICT and other technologies influence PM?
• What will be the impact of ICT and technologies in general on the classical principles of Public Address (PA)/PM, including such issues as centralisation/decentralisation, transparency, openness etc?
• What organisational patterns will become evident: hierarchical/network/virtual?
• Will there be competition: bureaucracy versus infocracy, etc?

During TED3 there will be a discussion on the possible impact of non-ICT technology on Public Management and its reform, especially of new emerging bio- and nanotechnologies.

Participation in the event is free-of-charge.

Event email: info@iias-iisa.org