Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age

?? Exciting news! Our first competition is here! ?? We’re thrilled to launch our very first competition, and we want you to get involved. ?? We’re inviting participants to submit a teaching case study about digital-era government to be eligible to win one of 15 cash prizes worth between $1,000 to $5,000. ?? 1. Explore our syllabus Start by checking out the open access Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age syllabus to familiarize yourself with our teaching units. Your case should link to one of these units. ?? 2. Identify a compelling case study We’re looking for a digital government initiative that could make for a dynamic teaching case - whether it's a success story, or an interesting failure. ?? 3. Apply to the competition Submit a case study proposal for consideration. It’s easy to apply - just fill out the form on our website when you’re ready. For more details and to enter, visit: https://bit.ly/3Z1vsmj We can’t wait to see the teaching cases you’ll bring to the table! ???? David Eaves Tom Steinberg Ines Mergel Amanda Clarke Honey D. Jillian LeBlanc Pontus Westerberg Berhanu Temesgen Ranjini C R Gayatri Doctor Thomas Vogl Kenza Touhs (珍珍) Annus Azhar, PhD Jiwon Suh Sule Tomkinson Mateja Kunstelj Dr. Christian G.Naci Karkin Margarita Angelidou Shumey Berhie Teshome Maja Hegemann Wendy Feldman Wanzhu Shi Jude Hanan Florian Keppeler Mila Gasco Hernandez

We are very pleased to see that our co-founder and board member David Eaves has been appointed to the UK government's new digital panel. The group of 12 experts will help shape the UK's new digital centre. Congratulations David! https://lnkd.in/ewTanFCb

We are very excited to announce a new workshop that many from our community have been requesting. ???? ???? ?? ??♀? On 27 November we will host a practical train-the-trainer session for people teaching digital skills to government officials. If you teach in a national school of administration, school of government, institute of public administration, staff college, institute for training, civil service commission or similarly named institution, then this workshop is for you!??? Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dV6ASnAK Ina Lazarescu Kent Aitken Derek Alton Honey D. Jordan Samis Liz McKeown Patricio Moyano Pe?a Simon Kent Thel Simpson Isabell Peters Martin Stewart-Weeks

24 Hours left to apply to our upcoming workshop! Still unconvinced to join us? Take a look at what a past participant says about the impact of taking the class. “TDSPA changes mindsets by redesigning the way technology and government mesh together and by giving instructors the tools to teach students and professionals alike how to tackle a constant shifting technological and administrative landscape.” Nicolae Urs, Vice Dean, Babe?-Bolyai University, College of Politica, Administrative and Communication Sciences ?https://lnkd.in/dGnjfbkN

Our next online teaching seminar is on 26 September, 3-4pm CET. In this seminar, Amanda Clarke, Associate Professor at Carleton University, will tell us how teaches her graduate public policy and administration students about the role of user research and design practices in improving the effectiveness of public policies and government services. Find out more and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dPJzPscu Amanda Clarke is Associate Professor at Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration. Her research examines digital era public administration, public data governance and government-citizen relations. She is author of?Opening the Government of Canada: The Federal Bureaucracy in the Digital Age. She is the recipient of the Government of Ontario Early Researcher Award, and in 2021 was included in?Apolitical‘s list of the Top 100 Most Influential Academics in Government.

We are very excited to offer a digital skills workshop for professors of urban studies, urban planning, local government management and related subjects. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? Find out more and sign up: https://lnkd.in/diTwkR5v This free online workshop will take place online on 16 October. It will provide practical training to university professors, lecturers and teachers to support them in teaching key digital-era skills that will be essential for helping their students thrive in modern local government jobs. Gabriel Eidelman Honey D. Ines Mergel David Eaves Tom Steinberg Amanda Clarke Gayatri Doctor Prof. Dr. Gesa Ziemer Luca Mora Georgette Dumont Chris Acuff Paulo Silva Beate Knight Aline Roldan Jillian LeBlanc

This is your LAST WEEK to apply to our September educators’ workshop The purpose of the workshop is to provide practical training to University educators to support them in teaching a range of key digital-era skills that will be essential for helping their students thrive in a changing digital era public sector, and especially in modern government jobs. ?https://lnkd.in/dGnjfbkN

Don't miss our upcoming online teaching seminar this Thursday 5 September, 3-4pm CET. In this seminar, Manoela Vilela, PhD from the Brazilian Institute for Educational Research and Development will talk about how she teaches 'What is Digital Government' to Brazilian senior public sector leaders. Find out more about the event and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dehm5dnj

Only ONE WEEK LEFT to apply for our educators’ workshop on teaching Public Service in the Digital Age Syllabus. Are YOU one of these people? Educators who teach public policy or administration-related skills but who do NOT consider themselves to be digital specialists and who want to develop the confidence to teach the fundamentals. Educators who DO consider themselves to be digital government specialists who are looking to broaden their teaching beyond the sub-specialism of digital government which they feel comfortable within. Apply now! ?https://lnkd.in/dGnjfbkN

We are excited to announce a new series of online seminars where educators from around the world will share their experiences of using our open-access syllabus to help them teach the skills public servants need in the digital age. First out is Manoela Vilela, PhD from the Brazilian Institute of Research, Education and Development. On 5 September, Manoela will talk about how she teaches 'What is Digital Government' to Brazilian senior public sector leaders. Find out more about this events series and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dehm5dnj