Running the numbers: how to ensure a review of government spending increases government productivity
Governments use budgets and spending reviews to ensure effective and efficient allocation of resources and undertake reviews of value for money.
However, Global Government Forum research with finance leaders from around the world found that that such reviews often rely on blunt tools such as across-the-board cuts. While relatively simple to implement, these approaches can also distort priorities as governments often lack the data needed to make more sophisticated reductions.
This webinar will look at how government can transform spending review processes to ensure that they lead to more effective services.
We will discuss the processes by which government can review spending – and how to best allocate resources across all of government to deliver value for money, not just individual departments.
Join this session to discuss:
- How governments can undertake spending reviews and budgets in order to improve efficiency, and how effective approaches such as zero-based budgeting are
- How governments can develop evidence and analytical methodologies to make the case for investment decisions
- How departments can monitor spending decisions to understand what works, and how to measure benefits such as: productivity gains; improved user experience; reduced contractor spend; avoided cost by preventing cyber-attacks; and savings from moving transactions online
Public servants can register here for free to attend this webinar
Time
USA/Canada Eastern Time (EST): 09:30 – 10:45
British Summer Time (BST): 14:30 – 15:45
Central European Summer Time (CEST): 15:30 – 16:45
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST): 16:30 – 17:45
Singapore Time (SGT): 21:30 – 22:45
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): 23:30 – 00:45
Panel
Paul Healy, Deputy Director of Efficiency and Productivity Insight, NHS England, United Kingdom
Paul Healy is Deputy Director of Productivity at NHS England, leading on estimating NHS productivity and benchmarking trust performance. Prior to this, he led on financial aspects of NHS pay, pensions and workforce policy, on the financial aspects of establishing Integrated Care Boards and the setting of inflation and efficiency targets in NHS pricing. Paul is a health economist by background and previously headed up the NHS Confederation’s policy team, as well as advising on economics and regulation for several UK and European thinks tanks.
Shannon Landriault, Business Optimization and Strategic Solutions Director, Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Canada
Biography to follow shortly.
Ian Owen FCPFA, Senior Director, Industries and Global Head of Public Sector and Higher Education, Unit4
Ian Owen FCPFA is Senior Director, Industries and Global Head of Public Sector and Higher Education at Unit4, where he leads global strategy and growth across government, healthcare, and education markets.
Ian brings over 25 years of experience working with enterprise software and public sector organisations, with a strong track record in navigating complex procurement environments and delivering transformation programmes
Ian is a qualified accountant and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (FCPFA), who combines commercial leadership with deep domain expertise in public finance, enabling him to support CFOs and senior finance leaders across government and education sectors.
Webinar chair: Siobhan Benita, Moderator, Global Government Forum
Siobhan was a senior civil servant in the UK with more than 15 years’ Whitehall experience. She worked in many of major delivery departments, including Transport, Environment, Health and Local Government. She also had senior roles at the heart of government in the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury, including supporting the then Cabinet Secretary, Lord O’Donnell, to lead work on civil service reform and strategy. Siobhan left to run as an independent candidate in the Mayor of London election. She subsequently joined her alma mater, Warwick University, as Chief Strategy Officer of Warwick in London and Co-Director of the Warwick Policy Lab
