Recasting the role of the Productivity Commission? A discussion on Indigenous policy and evaluation

The Australian Productivity Commission’s program of work on better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an example of a broader commitment to engaging with different knowledges when it comes to policy design, implementation and change.

The appointment of the first Indigenous Commissioner, Romlie Mokak, has led the Commission on a journey of internal and external examination of how organisations, institutions, and in turn policy, might centre on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their knowledges.

The Commission’s commitment speaks to broader research conducted by the Centre for Social Impact on the changing role of the Commission in policy and society.

In this impact2021 webinar, hear from our panellists on approaches and strategies to improve outcomes for Indigenous peoples, and explore:

• The Australian and New Zealand Productivity Commissions approaches to their work
• Indigenous organisations as equal partners in policy making
• How does one bring Indigenous knowledges to bare on policy to sit alongside an economic lens?
• How do institutions change over time?
  

Panellists:

• Romlie Mokak: Commissioner, Australian Productivity Commission
• Dr Ganesh Nana: Chair, New Zealand Productivity Commission
• Craig Ritchie: CEO, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
• Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett: CEO, Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA)
• Professor Gemma Carey (Moderator): National Research Director and UNSW Director, Centre for Social Impact

Please note: This webinar will commence at 12:00pm (AEDT) and registrations will close an hour before. 

Live transcribing will be available and the webinar will be recorded. Please register to receive the first release of the recording.

impact2021 is presented by the Centre for Social Impact.


About impact2021

These are unprecedented times and the upheaval to our society requires an extraordinary response from our leaders, our thinkers and our do-ers.

The Centre for Social Impact's webinar series in 2020 and 2021 have offered more than 50 free webinars for the Australian for-purpose sector, with our innovative researchers, educators, thought leaders and partners.

We have covered the breadth and complexity of social impact and brought our diverse sector together to join, learn and affect change.

We invite you to join us in 2022. Sign up for more info as we progressively announce our program and presenters.