?? What does it take to reimagine government in Europe?

Hello,

2023 is passing quickly. It feels like we’re back to the pre-COVID-19 pandemic pace, and people are looking to the future. And yet, taking time to learn and reflect in a busy year is crucial.

Recently, our CPI Europe team has been?reflecting on the past year, what we are learning about our vision for government, and what it means to be an effective learning partner. The result is our latest publication,?Reimagining government in Europe: What we're learning.

In 2021-22, CPI Europe’s work spanned 46 cities and places across 24 countries, covering various topics, from reimagining city life across Eastern Europe and Central Asia to supporting local authorities in transforming community relationships. We worked with over 550 public servants, 60 governments and organisations, and engaged over 3000 community members. The report captures our key learning and reflections from that work and provides practical guidance to public servants and beyond.

While we’ve learned much over the last year, four key themes have emerged that we believe can help shape governments that work better for everyone.

• When governments work alongside communities, they can build better public services that meet people’s needs.
• When government leaders think of their role as a convener and a steward, they can unlock partnerships able to tackle complex challenges.
• When governments are proactive in building learning environments, they lead by example and are far better at navigating complex challenges.
• When we re-frame how we approach innovation and what we mean by impact, we can drive meaningful change in how government works.

We are only at the beginning of what we know about what a reimagined government could look like and how we, as an organisation, can support that.

As we continue this journey, we’re inspired by the incredible work already being done, and are committed to learning how best to enable changemakers to advance a new future for government. So if you’re working to reimagine government in Europe, we’d love to hear from you.?

Best wishes,

Katie

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