One day conference: ‘The Future of Srategic Service Partnering’

March 1, 2004

Thursday 4 March 2004 – Inmarsat Conference Centre, 99 City Road, EC1

Keynote address:
Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP Minister for Local and Regional Government, ODPM

The establishment of long-term contracts with external organisations and private companies to provide a broad range of local services is becoming increasingly common in local government. Launching the final report of the Government’s Strategic Partnering Taskforce, this conference will give a significant opportunity to look at the future of strategic planning in local government.

Hosted by the New Local Government Network (NLGN) and supported by the ODPM and Strategic Partnering Taskforce the conference will include advice for both the public and private sectors on improving existing partnerships and creating new ones, and take a look at avoiding potential partnership barriers to facilitate real change.

Conference plenary and seminar sessions include:

The future of strategic partnering: overcoming obstacles
Strategic service partnerships and developing performance
Partnerships to deliver fully-integrated services in e-government
Supporting and promoting innovation
Governing partnerships
Case study: Sunderland City Council
Case study: Waste and environmental servicesOther speakers at the conference include:

Mike Bennett, Assistant Director, SOLACE; Carole Bell, Section Head of Children’s Trusts, Department of Health; Paul Kirby, Director of Transforming Public Services, Cabinet Office; Cllr Bob Symonds, Leader, Sunderland City Council; John O’Brien, Director of Local Governance Practice, ODPM; Mary Ney, Chief Executive, LB Greenwich; Lord Peter Smith, Leader, Wigan Council and Leader of the Association of Greater Manchester; Katherine Kerswell, Chief Executive, Solihull MBC; Ged Fitzgerald, Chief Executive, Sunderland City Council; Dan Corry, Director, NLGN; and Robin Lustig, Broadcaster.

A full agenda for the conference can be found at
www.nlgn.org.uk/conferences

For a free press place at the conference, contact Alison Payne on 020 7324 4341 or alison.payne@neilstewartassociates.co.uk

All NLGN press enquiries to Ian Parker on 020 7357 0116 / ian@nlgn.org.uk

Notes for Editors:
The New Local Government Network (NLGN) is an independent think-tank, seeking to transform public services, revitalise local political leadership and empower local communities.


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