Transcript Presentation Slides - Government of Nova Scotia

Challenges Related to the Public
Reporting of Compliance Data
Mike Horwich
Director, Food Protection and Enforcement
Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
September 30, 2008
Legislation
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What does it say?
Timelines
General or Specific
Policies
IT Development
• Volks to Cadillac
• Evolves
• Timing Expectations
• Budget
Comprehension
• Simple vs. Complex
• Objective vs. Subjective
• Summary vs. Actual
• Outcome vs. Regulatory
IT Maintenance
• Internal vs. External
• Changes / Upgrades
• New Hardward
• Monitoring
• Budget
Staff
• Buy In
• Training
• Transition
• Good vs. Perfect
• Suggestions
• Quality Evaluation
Industry
• Buy In
• Objection vs. Support
• Good vs. Other
• Issues
• Pressures
Public
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Media
• Agenda
• Dirt Sells
• Money for Nothin’
Benefits
• Wider Easier Communication
• Link to Efficiencies
• Pressure to Comply
• Dialogue
• Transparency
• Consistency
Costs
• Reinspection Pressure
• Explanation
• Budget
• Justification
Conclusion
• Joe Friday
• Build in Benefits
• Gift to Last
• Snapshot in Time