Forum Updates
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Big Society Initiative Poses Governance Challenges 29 Apr 11
presentationsJaki Meekings Davis, CIPFA President told the Forum that good governance requires a public sector organisation to have arrangements in place to insure it fulfils its overall purpose, achieves it intended outcome for citizens and services users and operates in a manner which is transparent and accountable, efficient and effective, and ethical and sustainable.
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The Department of Finance Can Be a Transformative Force in Irish Life 18 Apr 11
presentationsFrank Convery, addressing the Forum, listed proposals for a revised National Development Plan that would yield rising productivity and reduce pressure on the environment and life support systems. There is a gap in the way current decisions are made which the Department of Finance is uniquely placed to address.
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The What and Why of Scottish State Board Appointments 13 Apr 11
presentationsKaren Carlton, Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland in her address to the Forum on 8 April outlined her role in drawing up and monitoring the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments. The Code was a response to concerns that previous appointments were not seen to be fair and did not draw on a sufficiently wide pool of candidates. In the subsequent discussion she cautioned against the view that parliamentary committees were an effective means to identify the best candidates.
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An Effective Board Member Brings Confidence, Competence and Contribution to the Role 13 Apr 11
presentationsAn effective Board will bring judgment, wisdom and breadth of vision with a strategic rather than operational focus. When it comes to Semi- State boards the understanding of corporate governance is patchy in Government Departments. It has been said that “the Government is the worst of all possible shareholders”
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Minister Tells Forum That the System of Appointments to State Boards Is Crying Out for Reform 11 Apr 11
newsBrian Hayes, TD, Minister of State for Public Sector Reform and the Office of Public Works speaking at the Governance Forum on 8th April said that “reckless behaviour and truly staggering levels of incompetence have been exposed in our financial system” .This had also exposed glaring weaknesses in regulatory bodies.