1) GovCampNSW is a one-day forum for public sector practitioners to discuss open government, cultural change, social technologies, and policy innovation through an "unconference" format without formal presentations. 2) The event will explore challenges like doing more with less and meeting public needs and expectations with transparency, as well as leverage points for innovation in NSW like open data and connectivity. 3) International guests will share experiences from the UK and US, and discussions may generate new ideas and ways of working to architect resilience in government.

1. Open government; resilient state:
Innovating for government in NSW
If you work for government – or with Discussion will include:
government – whether federal, state or
local, this one-day forum is for you.  Cultural change
GovCampNSW will draw on the leading to open
spirit of GovCamp events
across the world in the United What’s a “GovCamp”? government.
Kingdom, Germany, the United A barcamp “unconference” is simply a space
States, Canada, Singapore
and elsewhere—as well as the to open up the public sphere conversation - to  Social technologies
recent GovCamp Canberra in create a comfortable place where new
September 2011. and service delivery.
thinking becomes possible and enables new
outcomes. There are no long presentations
 Policy 2.0: Why do
and the topics are yours - you get to create
the agenda. apps have all the
Aust Technology Park fun?
NICTA Lab, Level 4, “New thinking - innovation - happens
13 Garden St, Eveleigh in the space between us all, as well as
9.30-4pm Saturday, between how we work now and how
19 November 2011 we'd like to work.” (NSW public sector leader)
So this GovCamp is about how government
FREE of charge.
works, as well as how it works for citizens. It's Gov 2.0 and public innovation:
Lunch & refreshments about the pressures of needing to do better International guest Dominic
provided courtesy of government with less; about meeting growing
Campbell, founder FutureGov,
will share learnings from the UK
Partners & Supporters public needs and expectations within an and United States.
increasingly transparent and stretched public
GovCampNSW organising space. Who is GovCamp for?
partners and supporters Public sector practitioners, advisers and
It's also about leaders who are excited by these challenges,
leverage points for who seek to better understand the risks and
innovation in NSW, opportunities within emerging trends.
such as connective
technologies and There are no clever
open data. We corporate games; just
hope to hear some dialogue and an open
big-picture policy exchange of ideas. It's a Q:
ideas and some Saturday. It's free time, What can change
pragmatic new- casual and as "off-the-
ways-of-working. record" as you need. as a result of you
Architecting resilience? Martin Stewart-Weeks,
And because it's shared joining in this day?
Cisco will overview a worldwide study based on conversation, you'll take
200 public sector interviews, including Australia. away even more than
you contribute.
GovCampNSW is about the power of ideas
and conversation. It aspires to build upon the Registration is free. Catering is provided
gov-tech / 2.0 focus and look beyond to courtesy of our generous organising partners:
shaping innovation in government in NSW. AGIMO, NICTA and Cisco Systems.
For more information or to REGISTER NOW: w w w . g o v c a m p n s w . i n f o
For pre-Camp updates and comments from your peers stay tuned on the GovCampNSW website.
“I’m delighted to see this GovCamp taking “I am excited that New South Wales will be
place in Sydney which can add momentum playing host to our first GovCamp… I will be
and creativity to the search for new ideas participating for the full day… and I invite you to
and new angles on the big issues facing join me and others in what will certainly be a day
government and the public service. I’ll be keen to of inspiring conversation. I look forward to meeting
see the results of your work.” many of you and learning from your experiences.”
Dr Peter Shergold - Chair, Advisory Board, Deirdre O’Donnell - Information Commissioner,
NSW Public Service Commission. NSW Information and Privacy Commission.