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Session: "Innovative Approaches to water education” Need for Recognising and Revisiting Management, Policy and Governance in Water Services Education Tapio S. Katko * , Pekka E. Pietilä and Joni Vihanta. 31 May 2013. Diversity of Stakeholders.
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Session: "InnovativeApproaches to water education” Need for Recognising and Revisiting Management, Policy and Governance in Water Services Education Tapio S. Katko*, Pekka E. Pietiläand Joni Vihanta.31 May 2013
Water Services Leadership and Development (WASLED)– PD Programme 3 courses 2009-13 61 Participants
WASLED: Contents Objectives; Organisors WATER SERVICES OF A SOCIETY • I Importance of and challenges of water services • II Land use planning and climate change LEADERHIP AND DEVELOPMENT • III Economics and performance • IV Organisations and leadership • V Customer-orientation and interaction • VI Asset management and special conditions FUTURES • VII International collaboration and ways forward PD thesis
WASLED: Objectives; Organisors Objectives: • expand the views of the participants • increase, update and deepen the knowledge on operational environment, leadership, governance and management • promote networking and collaboration • promote customer orientation and stakeholder involvement • create new types of operations and practices Organisors: TUT, EDUTECH, FIWA National Advisory Board
Findings on WASLED 1 • positive and encouraging feedback • Need for • better collaboration between land use planners and water services experts • increased collaborationbetween various stakeholders • more transparent pricing and regulation (funding rehabilitation) • greater emphasis on public relations and reputation management
Findings on WASLED 2 • professional confidence and recognition gained • Use of interactive methods • BSc and MSc curricula to cover also areas of Management, Policy and Governance (MPG) issues? Sources: Katko T., Juuti P. & Lantz K. (eds.) Rajala R. (ass. ed.) 2013. Water Services Management and Governance: Past Lessons for a Sustainable Future. IWA Publ
Purpose of 5th Symposium Thank you for your attention. Tapio S. Katko*, Pekka E. Pietiläand Joni Vihanta Author Tampere University of Technology tapio.katko@tut.fi