Can we innovate our way to flatter, faster, smarter government?
What are the biggest innovations changing the face of government today? How can we use these new innovations to make public services more cost-effective and easier for citizens to use? Moreover, how can we build capacity, expertise and tools for the future? 

• Professor Victor Bekkers, Professor of Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Dr Nicola Bellé, Assistant Professor, Bocconi University, Italy
• Peter Ho, Senior Advisor, Centre of Strategic Futures, Singapore
• Elizabeth Linos, Vice President and Head of Research and Evaluation, Behavioural Insights Team North America 
• Chaired by Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive Officer, NESTA

This is event was part of The Challenges of Government Conference, held on 19-20 May 2016 at the Blavatnik School of Government.

The Challenges of Government Conference is the Blavatnik School of Government’s annual high-level conference. Since 2011, the Challenges of Government Conference has been bringing together a global, multidisciplinary and cross-sector audience to Oxford. From rapid urbanisation to citizens activism, the Conference brings together the brightest minds in government, the private sector, and academia to discuss policies, strategies, and ultimately real-world solutions to some of the world’s toughest challenges.