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Some of the Inspiring Innovation Sessions at Civil Service Live
Protecting our Borders: Innovation at the front line
Tuesday 1st April
Speaker: Lin Homer, chief executive, UK Border Agency
Summary: The UK Border Agency brings together the work of the Border and Immigration Agency, the customs work of HM Revenue & Customs and UKVisas to improve the security of the UK whilst welcoming and encouraging legitimate travellers and trade. Lin Homer, chief executive of the new agency will host a fascinating session designed to reveal some of the most innovative work of civil servants delivering border controls and immigration services at the front line. Lin will be joined by immigration and customs officers who will share their experiences and the successes that have been achieved through collaboration at the front line. In addition there'll be a chance to get an insight into some of the latest developments at UKBA such as the new biometric technology they use to manage intelligence and risk. This session will be a fun and interesting overview of the work of an organisation with one of the most challenging agendas in government.
Working Abroad - an insight into the Government's work abroad
Wednesday 2nd April
Speakers:
Peter Ricketts, permanent under secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Bill Jeffrey, permanent secretary, Ministry of Defence
Minouche Shafik, permanent secretary, Department for International Development
A chance to discuss the Government's international work in a session with the permanent secretaries at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence and Department for International Development.
They will talk about the diverse range of work carried out by their departments, share personal experiences as well as the challenges of the roles and how the departments have worked effectively with each other and organisations abroad.
Civil Service 'Public Value' Award: Polad team, Basra, Iraq, Ministry of Defence
Thursday 3rd April
Speakers:
Fiona White, Ministry of Defence, assistant director senior civil service - Civilian Personnel;
Trish Culling - Ministry of Defence, Support to Operations Team;
Emma Frost - Aerospace Project Team, project manager
The modern civil service is all about delivery and for the Ministry of Defence you can't get much closer to the delivery end of the business than deploying on operations. Three civilians deployed to Southern Iraq in 2006 and 2007 talk about their experiences of working alongside their military colleagues; how much you can learn, professionally and personally, by stepping outside your comfort zone and how you can bring that learning to bear in your day-to-day role.
The Interactive exhibition zone
With over 65 exhibitors from across the public, private and third sector the exhibition zones at Civil Service Live will offer a great chance to share best practice and
The Olympics team from DCMS will be demonstrating the importance of the legacy of 2012, the newly formed UK Border Agency will be on hand to discuss their work and combining the Border and Immigration Agency, Customs at the border and UKvisas. At the futurefocus stand you can see how civil servants at BERR have been utilising Second Life.
Vodafone will be giving hands on demonstrations of the latest mobile technology and how it can help transform your work. Predicative analytics organisation SPSS will be showing delegates how the latest predicative analytics software has revolutionised the way the insurance industry handles claims and the lessons that can be learnt for the private sector.
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