Decolonising Public Administration Policy Hackathons
Join UCL IIPP and UCL STEaPP hackathons, taking place on Friday 13th June and Tuesday 17th June.
Decolonising Public Administration Policy Hackathons
13 Jun 2025 - 17 Jun 2025
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2025 UCL IIPP and UCL STEaPP Decolonising Public Administration Policy Hackathon Workshops: Participant Application Form
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In the context of mounting global challenges and deepening social inequalities, calls to decolonise public institutions and governance systems have gained increasing urgency. This session—part of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose’s 2025 Forum: Rethinking the State—brings together scholars, practitioners, and community leaders to explore how public administration can be reimagined through decolonial lenses.
Focusing on the intersections of power, knowledge, and institutional design, the discussion will examine how colonial legacies continue to shape contemporary policy systems, and what it means to truly “decolonise” governance in practice. The panel will also reflect on insights emerging from two preceding hackathon workshops on open policy innovation and Health AI, showcasing new directions for inclusive and equitable public sector transformation.
Decolonising Public Administration Policy Hackathon Workshop I (Open Focus)
When: Friday 13th June 2025, 09:00 - 17:00 BST
Where: IIPP, 11 Montague St, London WC1B 5BP
Key Themes:
- Decolonising Communities and Public Spaces (Rev. Dr. Professor Keith Magee)
- Decolonising Economics (Associate Professor Carolina Alves)
- Decolonising Digital Transformation: (Nai Lee Kalema)
- Decolonising Public Governance (Visiting Professor of Practice Rowan Conway)
Decolonising Public Administration Policy Hackathon Workshop II (Health Focus)
When: Tuesday 17th June 2025, 09:00 - 17:00 BST
Where: IIPP, 11 Montague St, London WC1B 5BP
Key Themes:
- Decolonising Health AI (Associate Professor Dr Leo Anthony Celi),
Co-organisers: MIT Critical Data, PLOS Digital Health, Health AI Systems Thinking for Equity (HASTE), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Law, and the UCL Global Governance Institute’s Global Health Cluster
The Decolonising Public Administration Policy Hackathon workshops were made possible through the generous UCL Grand Challenges Special Initiative’s 2024/25 Decolonising Research Methodologies and Practices at UCL award grant. Next, the Decolonising Public Administration: Rethinking Public Governance and Policy Panel, part of the broader 2025 IIPP's Forum: Rethinking the State, was made possible through the generous support of the UCL IIPP.
Find out about our other events in the series:
Decolonising Public Administration: Rethinking Public Governance and Policy
Two in-person hackathons on decolonial policy and governance will take place ahead of the main Forum panel. Ideas and outcomes from these workshops will feed into the discussion, helping to frame new approaches to public administration. Find out more about the panel discussion here.
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Free
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