Your last training course before the cuts ...?
Better register now for the “UK Roadshow on Co-Production in Public Services” – before your budget runs out, use it to get ready for the new way of working with service users and citizens. Check here for more information.
Has benchmarking in the public sector been worthwhile?
Governance International has been commissioned by the Bertelsmann Foundation in Germany to take a fresh look at benchmarking. How big are the benefits? Are they greater than the costs? What types of benchmarking exercise are most likely to be successful?
Please share your ideas, evaluations and case studies with elke.loeffler@govint.org
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This half-day workshop gives you the chance to catch up with recent developments in co-production, the topic which is on everyone’s lips at the moment. The subsequent dates are: To register, click here.
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Are you angry about some cars speeding down your street and the inability of police to deal with the speedsters? Maybe you should have a look how teams of police-trained citizens now monitor traffic in South Somerset. In this beautiful district in the South-West of England there are now 35 teams of community speed watchers who carry out several one hour long roadside watches per week. The initiative has achieved a 40% reduction in vehicles exceeding the speed limit since monitoring began in July 2007. Behaviour change is very topical now – this case shows how to put the ‘public’ into public services in a way that cuts costs and improves local quality of life.
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If you have any good example of how involving users in the design and delivery of services have improved outcomes then do email us at ellie.rance@govint.org
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