The Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age project continues to be so rewarding. Running our 4th Masterclass this week meaning we’ll have helped ~100 faculty around the world incorporate digital competencies into their public admin courses. Also building an amazing faculty community.

How can scholars protect themselves and what recourse do they have when things go wrong? Read this @academicmatters article by #RSC Fellow Julia M Wright AIRBORNE @juliamwright.bsky.social, Amanda Clarke & howard ramos, to find out how to support research communications in challenging times. academicmatters.ca/supporting-res…

We came up with seven different approaches to assigning students to use AI in classrooms, and developed sample prompts. They have tremendous potential, but also require understanding the risks involved. Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… Summary & overview: oneusefulthing.org/p/assigning-ai…

"Who’s going to finally fix federal public service management?" My contribution to the IRPP/Policy Options and Institute on Governance series on building Resilient Institutions post-COVID. Looking forward to the panel discussion tomorrow. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/june…

Calling all municipal procurement nerds!

Who’s going to finally fix federal public-service management? Experts agree on the serious problems that exist, but no government — Conservative or Liberal — has ever done much to address them, says Amanda Clarke. IRPP/Policy Options #cdnpoli Ottawa Citizen ottawacitizen.com/opinion/clarke…

This is an important story about federal govt capacity led by the research of Amanda Clarke theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Just in case the ink isn’t yet dry on the mandate letter for Minister Terry Beech 黃志峰, here are a few thoughts: 1) This shouldn’t be just Service Canada (passports, CPP, EI, OAS processing). This should be a coordination role that works across system to improve frontline delivery.

We are delighted to announce that applications for our next Masterclass are now open! It is suitable both for university faculty for whom digital government is a new area of teaching, as well as digital specialists. Applications close September 4th. shorturl.at/pBMW7

Still a few spots left in this free masterclass. If you're teaching public policy and administration to future public servants and want to give your students relevant digital era skills, please apply!

Our next Masterclass on all things digital government is this September. Apply here, university educators! teachingpublicservice.digital/masterclass5-1 Here's what one professor told us about last time:

Let two days of learning begin! I am looking forward to learning from Amanda Clarke Ines Mergel Tom Steinberg David Eaves and other participants.

At Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age, we have just set the dates for a new masterclass for university professors and instructors. So, if you are new to teaching or you want to redesign your existing courses and make them ready for the digital age, we are offering a free review of our syllabus:

🚀Big news Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age, we successfully recruited Pontus Westerberg as our first Executive Director. Pontus will lead the expansion of our operations and the implementation of our strategic goals. Read the press release here teachingpublicservice.digital/en/news/teachi… David Eaves Tom Steinberg Amanda Clarke

How to improve Canada's federal IT procurement: Sean Boots & Amanda Clarke propose where to start, from #opensource to #opendata for contract reporting policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/febr…

We are thrilled to congratulate our talented PhD graduate, Maude Marquis-B. on her election as the new Mayor of Gatineau, Quebec! Your commitment and achievements are an inspiration. Best of luck in your new leadership position. Read More: cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

Adding to this, a great new analysis from Amanda Clarke & Sean Boots of #Canada's federal IT contracts. TLDR: "the federal government breaks almost all globally accepted best practice for modern public sector IT procurement". Read on: amandaclarke.ca/new-paper-on-f…

Canada Govt "breaks almost all globally accepted best practice for modern public sector IT procurement, a reality which we argue helps explain why we have scandals like the ArriveCAN debacle that’s still unfolding,” says Amanda Clarke. nationalpost.com/news/canada/fe…