For nearly 10 years, the Western Cape Economic Development Partnership (EDP) has been working with local and provincial government to build its capacity to meaningfully collaborate across spheres of government, across departments of government, and between government and the private sector and civil society. Specifically, the EDP has been interested in understanding how governance innovation could become a lever for systems change.
This webinar will focus on lessons learnt from EDP practice, drawing on the example of the Western Cape Government Whole of Society Approach Project, to unpack the opportunities for, and challenges of, implementing innovative governance practices.

Presenter: Rushka Ely (development practitioner at Western Cape Economic Development Partnership (EDP))
Discussants: Rika Preiser (CST)

This webinar will take place online.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://maties.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gqeYRy8ZRS6O8oVtkhsRMA

Rushka Ely is a development practitioner with a focus on local, city, and town-scale challenges, processes, and solutions. She leads a number of programmes for the Western Cape Economic Development Partnership (EDP), a government support organisation enabling collaboration across governments, sectors, and regions. This role builds on her experience working within the South African government, having been a part of the green economy team at Western Cape Government. Rushka has extensive experience working with local and regional governments, as well as the private sector and civil society and has worked on a range of developmental challenges such as economic development, regional collaboration, housing, urban development, and governance.