Good Practice Seminars

Introduction

Good Practice in Local Government Seminar 2020

Good Practice Seminar 2020

4 November 2020

Good Practice Seminar 2020

4 November 2020

The NOAC ‘Good Practice in Local Government’ seminar was planned to be held in Kilkenny Castle in April 2020 but was a casualty of the COVID lockdown. As a result, for it to proceed NOAC had to plan for its first ever virtual seminar. The event was organised in collaboration with the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) for 4 th of November 2020.

The initial challenge presented by the restrictions gave rise to an opportunity to reach to a wider audience and reduce the time of the seminar as no travel was involved. NOAC was fortunate to have Minister Darragh O’Brien to provide the opening address. It was also an opportunity for him and NOAC to publicly recognise local authorities and in particular their response to the COVID-19 pandemic with technological innovations, altering services and business processes and adapting how they provide public services.

While COVID was an important topic and issue on the day, the seminar also heard about the varied and interesting work that is taking place in local authorities throughout the country and it gave them an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to develop novel solutions to many complex problems. The seminar is an opportunity for local authorities to reflect, share and learn from each other in the Good Practices adopted to deliver better services or to respond to needs identified. Some of the good practice projects and innovations discussed at the seminar included:

Minister O'Brien's Opening Address

Minister O'Brien's Opening Address

Address by Michael McCarthy, Chair of NOAC

Address by Tim Lucey, Chair of the CCMA

Maximising Performance to Drive Economic and Community Development - Tom Enright, Wexford County Council Chief Executive

Drones at work in your local authority - Frank Curran, Chief Executive and Jason Ulrich, Wicklow County Council

My Open Library: Best Practice in Accessible Services at Offaly Libraries - Eimear McGinn, Offaly County Council

Questions and Answers after Session 1

Questions and Answers after Session 1

Circular Economy Training for small and micro enterprises - Mary McSweeney, Dublin City Council and Dr. Joanne Rourke, RWMPO 

SUPPORTING PRESENTATION VIDEOS

Links to videos about the MODOS programme and participants, as discussed in this presentation, are available below.

Climate Action Response - Ciaran Hayes, Chief Executive, Sligo County Council

SUPPORTING PRESENTATION VIDEOS

During his presentation, Ciaran Hayes referred to the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme and the URDF scheme. More information on these schemes can be found at the links below.

Championing Culture and Creativity - Dr Pippa Little, Limerick City and County Council

Embracing the Autumn: Positive Ageing - Noelle Desmond and Niall O'Callaghan - Cork County Council

Questions and Answers after Session 2

Questions and Answers after Session 2