When you think of public governance process, what do you think of? The perceptions can be a bit of a ‘black box’ that we invite you to open!
We believe that the shift to information technology, open data and smart analytics in business industries has power to improve governance processes. Let’s explore how best practices from business and tech industries can be applied in public governance, what changes can we expect, and how policymakers and citizens should respond.
Join the evening of inspiration on innovating and hacking governance on January 23, 20:20 at The Club. Please note that our speakers will present in English, you can register for the event in advance via this link.
Line-up of speakers:
- Armenak Antinyan – “Behavioral Science and Governance”
- Vahe Baloulian – “Random Thoughts on Management”
- Aram Mkhitaryan – “Improving public services by digital technology”
- Artur Papyan – “The Key to Holding Government Accountable”
- Khatuna Sandroshvili – “Design Thinking: New Normal for Georgia’s Public Service”
- Dmitri Mariassin – “Changing the “How” of Development”
- Araksia Martirossian – “Entrepreneurial Mindset: adds value or creates problems?”
The event is part of Public Sector Innovation Week, and is put together with Kolba Lab, UNDP Armenia and Europen Union in Armenia. It takes place within the framework of Armenia’s second Public Sector Innovation Week (#PSIWeek). The week is part of #Inno4dev: Innovation for Development project and is funded by the European Union. #PSIWeek will take place January 19-27, 2017.
PechaKucha Nights (PKN) are informal and fun gatherings where people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts. Born in Tokyo in 2003, it has now spread to over 900 cities around the world, arriving in Yerevan in 2010. The format of presentations is very simple – 20 images, each for 20 seconds.