Simone Spencer - IPAA WA

Simone SpencerDirector Strategic IssuesDepartment of the Premier and Cabinet

DCSP PolicyOpening the door to a genuinepartnershipSimone Spencer - Director, Strategic Issues Department of thePremier and Cabinet

Catalysts for change…The EAC Report - a call for greater clarity andcollaboration in the public-community sectorrelationship.Funding and Purchasing Community ServicesPolicy - the right ingredients, but no ownership.Towards equality - naming the historical‘unwritten’ rules of engagement.Department of the Premier and CabinetStrategic Issues

Around the table…Who was there - state government agency Directors ofContracting & NFP community sector CEOs.Frank and fearless - dealing with the past, whilerespecting the dynamics that each party works within.Focussing on the real issues - avoiding starting fromscratch and getting to the heart of what needs tochange.Department of the Premier and CabinetStrategic Issues

Sticking Points…You call that collaboration? - why ‘just in time’consultation doesn’t build a genuinepartnership.Clawbacks - sounds like a horror movie andjust as feared.Indexation - the poster child for inequity anduncertainty in contractual relationships.Department of the Premier and CabinetStrategic Issues

What now?Nature of the relationship - building a genuinepartnership requires trust, but old habits die hard.Change of focus - the focus of any contractdevelopment process should be service users andthe needs of the community.It takes two - it is critical that we understand ourmutual responsibilities in this reform.Department of the Premier and CabinetStrategic Issues

Further background to the DCSP Policy andthe ‘Nature of the Relationship’ series ofevents:www.partnershipforum.dpc.wa.gov.auNext NOR event - 3 September 2012Designing Service Specifications toEncourage InnovationDepartment of the Premier and CabinetStrategic Issues