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Public Governance International

To prepare public organizations and public sector leaders for the challenges of serving in the 21st century.


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New PGI Publications
 Three new publications by senior PGI researcher Corin Tentchoff are now available on the PGI website under PGI’s Archive Project section. The Archive Project is an ongoing research and archival project centred around the personal records of Public Governance International President Jocelyne Bourgon.

Each paper covers a major priority from Mme Bourgon’s years as Canada’s Clerk of the Privy Council:
• La Relève and the Leadership Network (also covering, post-Clerkship, the formation of the Canada School of Public Service);
• The Policy Research Initiative, and
• Modernizing Service Delivery

These documents focus on documenting history from the point of view of the Public Service and providing relevant context for future public administration researchers.


PGI in Dubai

Left to right: Wu Wei Neng, CEO, Chandler Institute of Governance; The Hon. Jocelyne Bourgon, participant, President of PGI; Lionel Yeo, participant, former Dean and CEO of the Civil Service College, Singapore; Aaron Maniam, facilitator, Director, Digital Transformation Education, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford - New Synthesis alumni alongside Bourgon

PGI President Jocelyne Bourgon was recently in Dubai at the invitation of the Chandler Institute on Governance (CIG) to participate in a two-day private convening of government experts and practitioners on ‘Rethinking Government’s Role in Building the Foundations of Strong Nations: Trust, Culture and Opportunity’.

CIG is a Singapore-based non-profit organization that believes good governments are the foundation of flourishing communities and prosperous nations.

A group of nine global experts on governance gathered in Dubai to discuss the tradecraft of and links between societal trust, national prosperity , social mobility and shared values embedded in national culture.

In addition to Ms. Bourgon, participants included representation from experienced government practitioners across different geographical regions including India, Uganda, United States, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, South Africa, Philippines and Great Britain.

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Modernizing Public Governance in Theory and Practice:

Serving and governing are more challenging than ever. Public sector leaders are facing:

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New Public Governance: Different ideas for a different time

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The New Synthesis Initiative

The New Synthesis Initiative

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PGI President: The Honourable Jocelyne Bourgon P.C., O.C.

Madame Jocelyne Bourgon is the founding President of Public Governance International (PGI), the leader of the New Synthesis initiative, an international effort aimed at modernizing public governance, and the President Emerita of the Canada School of Public Service.

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Reflecting on the National Public Service Week of Canada, PGI has dug deep into our archives to share the first-ever digital Annual Report to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada. The Sixth Annual Report was Madame Bourgon’s final report to the Prime Minister of Canada as she was preparing to move on from her role as the first female Clerk of the Privy Council. Her final report is reflective of her esteemed tenure as Clerk, one that continuously pushed boundaries and guided the Public Service of Canada through an unprecedented period of change to prepare for the challenges of the 21st century.