This expert forum brings together policy leaders, advisors and practitioners to consider the benefits that Shared Services between councils and other public bodies can deliver, and, most importantly, the different approaches to partnerships, governance and commercial arrangements that are proving successful in establishing successful shared services.

The discussion also covers areas such as the direction which central government is setting to encourage shared services, how the private sector can facilitate organizations in tackling the challenges of collaboration and which departments are particularly successful when shared.

Subjects and themes covered include:
· Demand and Activity of Shared Services
· Shared Services- Why Now?
· Challenges of Implementing Shared Services
· Partnerships, Relationships and Governance
· Funding, Business Case and Return On Investment
· Future of Shared Services
· Impact of Central Government Policy
· Services Shared Successfully


Taking part in the programme are:
· Paul Bettison, Leader of Bracknell Forest Council & LGA T-Champion
· John Thornton, Acting Director, Smart Governance Network and Former Director of e-Government IdeA
· Anthony Brand, Researcher, New Local Government Network
· Councillor Richard Marbrow, Executive Member for Central Services Liverpool City Council
· Sue Reid, Head of Local Government Modernisation and Efficiency, Department of Communities
· Ken Clark, BT Government Services, Central Government

Also included is an interview with Max Wide, Strategic Development Director of BT Local Government Services, who discusses the why and how of Shared Services, as well as the different forms of encouragement Councils can be given to embark on this route.

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Tags: Transformation, Technology, Systems