Citizens are demanding more say in government decision-making. The growth of organised interest groups means public sector managers need to effectively manage public participation, and issue development to ensure appropriate policy choices. Governments expect consultation to be managed properly to ensure effective development and implementation of policy strategies. This workshop is an introduction to the principles of public participation and public policy. The workshops will highlight the processes and risk management strategies in a range of community engagement activities, with a particular emphasis on community consultation and its application. It identifies the scope of public participation within organisational and government policy frameworks. It also addresses issues related to good governance in the area of stakeholder management.
Key issues for this discussion include:
Trends in governance
How public participation links to the policy development
Agenda management
Stakeholder theory and concepts of power in society
Linking objectives and goals of policy and consultation
Mechanisms of participation
Criteria for 'best practice' consultation
Risk management strategies
This workshop equips participants to:
Appreciate the role of publication and policy choices
Develop an analytical framework for analysing public participation
Understand the composition of community engagement
Appreciate requirements to select, develop, implement and evaluate an appropriate consultation strategy
Understand the components and strategies of issue analysis and management.
Who will benefit most from this comprehensive Community Consultation workshop?
Public sector officers and managers involved in:
community participation strategies
working with the non-government sector, community groups and consumers
