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PPX Webinar: Strategic Policy (Spending) Review
February 28, 2023 at 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
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THE PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING EXCHANGE (PPX) CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN A WEBINAR ON STRATEGIC POLICY (SPENDING) REVIEW
We would like to invite you to participate in an exciting webinar examining the design and implementation of a possible spending or strategic review exercise as announced by the federal government in Budget 2022. Federal departments and agencies will likely have a major role to play, and PPX members in particular will more than likely be asked to contribute their expertise. So, it is time to be informed and prepare!
This webinar is the first of two events being hosted by PPX. This webinar will provide general insights on what members could expect as Budget 2022 gave no indication of how such a review could be framed, the basis on which spending could be reviewed, or the methods to be used. Although Budget 2023 is likely to provide an update, the webinar may provide some clues on what to expect.
The second event, which is being scheduled for March, will use focus groups to provide PPX members with an opportunity to contribute their own thoughts on the potential design of a spending review for a broader discussion on ways that departments and agencies can prepare at the PPX 26th Annual Symposium in October.
The question is not whether expenditure reduction or even whether spending reallocations will be needed, but simply a matter of when such an exercise will be carried out and how it might be done.
You are invited to register for the webinar, which includes:
- Setting the stage for the review within government;
- Comparative overview;
- Way forward: an analytical framework;
- Discussion and engagement; and
- Next steps
PPX is a partner in this research project on Spending Review supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The project team is led by Professors Robert Shepherd (Carleton University) and Evert Lindquist (University of Victoria). The involvement of PPX is based on its role of knowledge mobilization in a wide variety of disciplines in the public sector, including planning, audit, and evaluation; and performance measurement, indicators and reporting.
A link to their Policy Options article (March 2022) “New Approach Needed for Reviewing Government Spending” is below.
You may also register for the Focus Groups to be held on March 21, 2023, and will be requested to identify their areas of interest and expertise for break-out sessions and facilitation. More information on the Focus Groups will be available soon.
- Webinar Registration Opens: Monday, January 30, 2023
- Deadline for Webinar Registration: Friday, February 24 , 2023
- Webinar Date: February 28, 2023
- Time: 12:00 pm EDT
- Focus Groups: March 21, 2023 (Applications and registration will be open soon)
- Symposium: October 25-26, 2023 (Ottawa Conference and Event Centre)