AMEC is delighted to be an official supporter of the world’s first virtual government communications conference, held as part of the OECD’s Government After Shock global dialogue on 17 November 2020.

It is an opportunity for government and public sector communicators from all over the world to share their experience of the pandemic and discuss the future of government communications beyond 2020.

The Festival will gather analysts, researchers from inside and outside of government, service providers and public servants to explore:
• how COVID-19 has changed the way government and public sector organisations communicate.
• the impacts of technology on government communications.
• the critical role of effective communication in successful digital transformation.

The GovComms Festival will ‘follow-the-sun’ and run for 24 consecutive hours, allowing people from around the world to experience the event in their local markets during business hours, and ensuring the Festival features as much diversity as possible.

The Festival will launch in Canberra, Australia at 10am AEDT, and will then move to Asia, followed by the Middle East, Africa, Europe and finally end in the United States.

The GovComms Festival education partners, Griffith University have matched the challenge and will present an education program to run for 24 hours.