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SPPM Hosted Lecture by Professor Stephen Goldsmith - "Governing by Network"

Oct.10.2009

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Yesterday, on October 9, 2009, the School of Public Policy and Management hosted “Governing by Network – The New Shape of Government,” a special lecture by Professor Stephen Goldsmith of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Professor Wang Youqiang of SPPM chaired the event, which was attended by over 50 students.

During the hour long lecture, as well as the question and answer session that followed, Professor Goldsmith discussed the challenges of the United States government in efficiently solving the problems facing the American people at the local level and the limitations of the left vs. right debate regarding privatization and outsourcing. Drawing from his experiences as a former mayor of Indianapolis, Professor Goldsmith emphasized the importance of recognizing that the role of the government is not to simply provide public services, but to generate public value. He used Washington DC public hospitals as an example to demonstrate how the local government can achieve its goal more efficiently through this way of thinking. And as the government is becoming more dependent on private-public partnerships, it is also imperative that public officials realize that the government can no longer operate efficiently through a hierarchical bureaucracy and figure out how best to manage a government by network.

Stephen Goldsmith is the Daniel Paul Professor of Government and the Director of the Innovations in American Government Program at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is also the Vice-Chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service. He previously served two terms as Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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