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Getting More with Less: The key issues
Navigating Big Society and the changing public arena
Following the Efficiency Exchange's online conference Getting More with Less, Local Government Channel brings together key speakers Ceri Jones, Head of Policy and Research at the Social Enterprise Coalition, Sharon Cuff, Head of Procurement Lincolnshire and Roger Britton, Head of Organisational Development for Worcestershire County Council to discuss key issues surrounding the Efficiency Agenda.
Among the main challenges facing those trying to make sense of the
cuts: finding new and smarter ways to procure goods and services,
different methods of working and forming alternative partnerships, plus
how to navigate Big Society.
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Getting More for Less was hosted by the Efficiency Exchange and involved speakers from across the public and private sectors including Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society; Paul Kirby, KPMG; Ian Trenholm, CEO of RBWM; Dr Bernd Vogel, Henley Business School; Toby Blume, Urban Forum CEO; Peter Tonks, Peterborough City Council; Dr Andrew Larner, IESE and Rob Whiteman, MD LG Group.
Nearly 1,000 people attended the 5 day conference to share their views and knowledge on issues affecting local service provision.
Links:
Coming Soon! More with Less: Official Conference Report.
The Efficiency Exchange is a new, web-based professional social network, run by Local Government Improvement and Development (formerly the IDeA) to promote efficiency through sharing knowledge and collaborative working.
Total Place: Latest report by LG Improvement and Development and The MJ here.
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- Efficiency Exchange
- PPMA Annual Conference 2010
- Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2009
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Interview with Kathryn Rossiter -
SOLACE Chair Delivers His Verdict on the SOLACE Summit 2011
Interview with Derek Myers -
SOLACE Summit 2011 Communique Reaction
Participants give their views on the Summit Communique -
Responsibility, Respect and Community Participation
Bracknell Forest Council -
Working Together to Make Britain a Great Place to Grow Old
WRVS -
SOLACE TV: President speaks out
Interview with Terry Huggins -
SOLACE TV: Public Services in a Networked World
Looking at Proposition 4 -
SOLACE TV: Issues for the communique
We speak with participants -
SOLACE TV: Latest from Summit facilitator
Interview with Lee Shostak, Shared Intelligence -
SOLACE TV: Sharing knowledge
Interview with Sam Gaston, President of the ICMA -
SOLACE Summit 2011 in Edinburgh
A look at this year’s summit -
The times are changing
Introducing Proposition 1 -
Local government is a public health organization
Introducing Proposition 2 -
Put democracy back into Localism
Introducing Proposition 3 -
Local government can drive local economic growth
Introducing Proposition 5 -
SOLACE Summit gets underway
We speak with participants -
Work-streams get underway
We take a look in the sessions