{"id":54607,"date":"2026-08-22T17:30:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T15:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turner.nl\/uncategorized\/from-distrust-to-trust-in-the-relationship-between-policy-and-implementation-findings-from-a-roundtable-discussion-with-duo-and-prof-sandra-van-thiel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T15:30:44","slug":"from-distrust-to-trust-in-the-relationship-between-policy-and-implementation-findings-from-a-roundtable-discussion-with-duo-and-prof-sandra-van-thiel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/public-sector\/from-distrust-to-trust-in-the-relationship-between-policy-and-implementation-findings-from-a-roundtable-discussion-with-duo-and-prof-sandra-van-thiel\/","title":{"rendered":"From Distrust to Trust in the Relationship Between Policy and Implementation: Findings from a Roundtable Discussion with DUO and Prof. Sandra van Thiel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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On November 23, Turner, in collaboration with Flevum, organized the fourth roundtable meeting for public sector administrators and executives on Strategy Execution within the \u201cWerk aan Uitvoering\u201d (WAU) initiative. During this session, we focused on the changes needed in the relationship between policy and implementation. Prof. Sandra van Thiel outlined, from a scientific perspective, what is needed to make this relationship function more effectively. Janika Horvath explained how DUO is addressing this in practice. What dilemmas arise in practice, and what can implementers do to strengthen trust? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Public service providers are under social and political pressure to improve their services. By organizing roundtables, Turner aims to help public organizations turn strategic plans into reality. On the one hand, by facilitating the discussion. On the other hand, by offering insights and inspiring real-world examples. For example, Christiaan Gort, Practice Leader for the Public Sector at Turner, shared a key finding from his recent research<\/a> on the effectiveness of Strategy Execution in public organizations. <\/p>

This digital roundtable was part of a two-part series that began with an earlier meeting in October<\/a> with Marjan Hammersma, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science (OCW). At that time, we discussed what is needed within the triangle of politics, policy, and implementation to bring a more human touch to public services. During this session, we discussed the changes needed in the relationship between policy and implementation to strengthen public services. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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