Public Service Transformation Week: Wednesday 12 November 2025

IGEES Annual Conference
Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES)
Date: 12 November 2025
Time: 09.30 - 16:45
This annual conference showcases analytical work taking place across government departments, with a strong focus on policy implications and the application of various analytical techniques.
IGEES members event only.

Data Officer Network Seminar
Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Time: 9am-1pm
Annual meeting of the Data Officers Network
Event booking details: internal event only open to Data officers from Public Service bodies.

AI in Practice: Transforming Healthcare through Clinician-Led Innovation
HSE Spark Innovation Programme
Time: 9.30am-4pm
HSE Spark Innovation Programme’s AI in Practice event is a day dedicated to celebrating the growing community of healthcare clinical innovators leading AI and automation projects across the Irish health service.
Event booking details: by invitation only

The Irish Schools Sustainability Network
Department of Education and Youth
Time: 10.30am-11am
An introduction to the work of the Network. We are a community of students and teachers who are committed to teaching climate and ecological literacy in schools across Ireland. We work together to build dynamic, educational programs and workshops that build confidence and inspire climate action in our schools and communities.
Event booking details: by invitation only

Introducing Youth Night / Oíche na hÓige
Department of Education and Youth
Time: 12pm-12.30pm
An introduction to the work of Youth Affairs with a focus on Oíche na hÓige /Youth Night – a new national initiative Oíche na hÓige / Youth Night 2025 is a new celebration of young people, youth clubs, and volunteers in communities across Ireland. It’s an evening dedicated to recognising the creativity, energy, and community spirit of young people. Supported by the Department of Education and Youth and the National Youth Council of Ireland, this initiative aims to shine a national spotlight on Ireland’s vibrant youth sector.
Event booking details: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/77ac225e-db95-4c70-987b-21d86a298d3b@f5c0d15a-8693-47e3-b506-b1617300787f

National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People Launch Video
Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Time: 1pm-1.05pm
The National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030 is Ireland’s plan to advance the realisation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. As part of the development of the strategy, it was important to collaborate with disabled people on the creation of a public information campaign for the strategy. On the 11th of August 2025 everyone came together to work on the production and filming of the campaign. On the day people were asked what the strategy meant to them.
Please see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBCnQFswAGI

SharePoint Rollout
The Courts Service
Date: 12 November 2025
Time: 13:15 - 13:30
The Courts Service is enhancing how we manage and share information through the implementation of SharePoint as our new document management system, with rollout across all offices from 2026.
Internal event only.

Unified Case Management System – Judiciary
The Courts Service
Date: 12 November 2025
Time: 13:30- 13:45
The judicial view of UCMS has been in pilot for several months. It enables Judges and County Registrars to access key case details, including filing history and previous orders
Internal event only.

Developing and implementing a Content Governance Framework for plain language
Arts Council of Ireland
Join this live webinar hosted by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon's Content team. Hear how the Arts Council have developed a content governance framework to promote plain language in the organisation.
Time: 12pm
Event booking details: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dgf0hL7NSdKNmxffLH7CIA#/registration

Ireland Abroad: Transforming Our Global Presence
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Time: In-person start time of 12.30pm with a networking lunch provided before things begin. Online streaming will begin at 1pm.
Ireland’s network of Embassies, Consulates and Ireland Houses overseas, has grown by one-third over the last seven years of the Global Ireland Strategy. Ireland is now present across almost every continent and time zone. This network acts as a strategic enabler for the State, enabling us to promote and protect Irish interests and values, for the benefit of the citizen. This event will focus on Showcasing the expansion of Ireland’s diplomatic network under the Global Ireland Strategy 2025, highlighting innovation, collaboration, and transformative public service delivery.
Event booking details: open to public sector bodies only. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/ireland-abroad-transforming-our-global-presence-tickets-1834697181659?aff=oddtdtcreator

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AI to support efficient Curriculum & Assessment development
Solas
Time: 10am-10.30am
Event booking details (fully public - this event is open to all): https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4e729d30-7b68-4e14-849e-c7a49551c390@9e7dc08e-d9db-4adb-909b-b0b4ca6fa382

Adult Literacy for Life - Creating a more accessible Public Service
Solas
Time: 2pm-3pm
Event booking details (fully public - this event is open to all): https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/169caf6a-fc72-428d-bb68-235caa6588ad@9e7dc08e-d9db-4adb-909b-b0b4ca6fa382

AI Micro-qualifications for all
Solas
Time: 3.30pm-4.30pm
Event booking details (fully public - this event is open to all): https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/db950727-5cf4-4b97-8b7d-cf9e335df43b@9e7dc08e-d9db-4adb-909b-b0b4ca6fa382

Innovate4Sustainability Hackathon powered by University of Galway IdeasLab, and in collaboration with Atlantic Technological University
University of Galway
Time: 8.30am-5pm
Collaborate with like-minded students from University of Galway and Atlantic Technological University, and the local Community to develop game-changing solutions that could influence real-world sustainability strategies in Galway City.
Event booking details: Closed event for currently registered students in University of Galway and Atlantic Technological University only.

Slaintecare
HSE
Slaintecare: Elective Care Programme - a Major Initiative
Find out what surgical hubs are and how they will transform surgical care in our hospitals. Surgical hubs are a key part of integrated care, designed to work with existing hospitals to manage scheduled surgical care and create more capacity for the wider system. See how they operate in reality with an update on the difference the hub which opened in St James’s Hospital this year is having.
Time: n/a
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO4S-dmiqEU&feature=youtu.be

Slaintecare: Community Connect- a digital transformation programme for Community Services
Time: n/a
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-709cJ0J84_5jSdQ8zg7xuXp1C4Eqk4s

Slaintecare: Virtal Wards - Care at Home
Watch how Virtual Wards are having a positive impact on patient care, staff experience and hospital capacity.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Os5_4RNgBU

Food Safety Authority of Ireland
FSAI
Innovation Talk: Using AI to support answering novel food queries enhancing efficiency and service.
Time: n/a
Internal event only.