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Civil Service Reform

Martin DonnellyPermanent Secretary

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The case for change: the UK is facing significant economic challengesWe have to, we need to, and we want to change…

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The UK Government is focusing on two priorities…

Promote GrowthUsing pan-Government resources to implement existing UK economic policy while looking for new ways to support business and stimulate opportunities for growth.

Efficiency SavingsPreventing waste and focusing resources on genuinely beneficial activities.

Public Sector ReformA longer term view of transforming public services while reducing future expenditure.

Reduce the Deficit

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Services delivered online, designed for the

customer

Fresh policy ideas from new places

Accountability for decisions and major

projects

Better leadership and management of change

Better skills for all civil servants

Shared services and pooled buying power

The transformed Civil Service will be more unified, more open, more accountable and more skilled…

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Civil Service Reform is already making a difference...

1750 Government websites in 2009. Reduced to 444 in 2010 www.gov.uk is just one example of a new integrated website, saving £42mDigital services designed around the customer

Shared service centres for HR, IT, Legal and audit services

30 graduates already equipped to deal with £370bn of major projects, 90 more in training

Digital strategies in every department

Share more services

Open up policy making

Set up Major Projects Leadership Academy

Reform Plan Transformation across the Civil Service

First ever Civil Service-wide Capabilities Plan and Competency Framework

5 days training in commercial, digital, project and leadership skills every year for every civil servant

Reducing bureaucracy

Launch of “What Works” Centres: research and think tanks supported by central Government but working independently

6000 pages of procurement guidance replaced with 50Contracts finder launched, with over 15,000 contracts published so far

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Civil Service Reform ‘in action’: the Department for

Business, Innovation and Skills

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The case for reform in BIS

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Designing change in BIS

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Better decision making

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Adopting new values

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New Ways of Working

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Building capability in the organisation

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• Clear & inspiring narrative!• Our role, our plan, our purpose!• Focused not dumbed down!• Energising our people and partners!• Knitting together our plans

• Demonstrate what we stand for• Capture our range of strengths• Allow for the urgent & visionary• Thought leading in our space• Provide perspective and a way in for anyone• Give us confidence & pride!

BIS is not as easy to sum up as other Departments yet our achievements, role and impact are equally important

BIS’s capacity to deliver results and affect positive change depends to a large degree on being able to influence and inspire a wide range of stakeholders

Developing a new kind of language

The BIS StoryMotivating and engaging our staff, influencing our stakeholders and manage our reputation

Learning how to manage

our reputation better

Providing clarity around our role in the world and why we matter

The BIS Story: motivating our people and managing our reputation

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Our purpose is to connect people to opportunity and prosperity

Business as force for good

It creates wealth and employment, increases living standards,

fuels creativity and builds the confidence for growth

Clear purpose

Clear & inspiring

Rationale

We also believe Government has a vital part to play in helping businesses succeed

Confident and focussed

Our role is to make connections that deliver sustainable prosperity

Making connections

The BIS Story: motivating our people and managing our reputation

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Government

Public

Education

Research

Central Government

Local Government

Britain

Industry

Commerce

Private!

Business!

The World

Connecting

Connecting

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Connecting

Connecting

The BIS Story: motivating our people and managing our reputation

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Thank you.

Questions?