Programme Preview: FINANCE AND RESOURCING

What kind of bureaucratic infrastructure do we need for the 21st century? How can we create an empowering set of practices, resources and structures which together provide the best possible conditions for the imagination at all scales of society? Finance and resourcing don’t sound like especially ‘creative’ topics, but they are often the key to either halting or enabling progress. Creative Bureaucrats are on it – challenging existing views on ‘value’ and redesigning systems as a foundation for unlocking alternative futures.

Procurement as a Secret Weapon of Change (Tue 14 Sep, 09:30-10:00, CEST): City procurement is in a state of creative tension. Leaders want it to be a creative engine for change, but they underfund procurement teams and foster a compliance culture that leaves no room for much-needed creative and critical thinking. Sascha Haselmayer explains how.
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Social Sustainability – A Challenge for Public IT Procurement? (Tue 14 Sep, 09:00-09:30, CEST): In this session we will discuss the current state and challenges of sustainable public IT procurement with practitioners from the public administration.
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The Best of Both Worlds. Innovative Procurement of Creative Services.  (Tue 14 Sep, 09:30-11:30, CEST): In a 25-minute impulse, we provide an overview of the sense and nonsense of current procurement processes from different perspectives. Afterwards, we will discuss the specific case of a tender for a brand development for a municipality and explore the scope, needs and ideas for innovation.
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