by Shelley Heckman | Feb 13, 2026 | iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, People, Speakers
Today marks an extraordinary milestone – not just for Phil Swan, but for all of us in the local public sector who have had the privilege of working alongside him. As Phil steps into a new chapter as a civil servant at the Department for Science, Innovation and...
by Shelley Heckman | Jan 12, 2026 | iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, People, Recruitment
We are delighted to share some fantastic news for the iNetwork community. Sarah Bullock has today joined Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council as their new Strategic Director of Corporate Services and as part of her remit, iNetwork will now sit under her leadership....
by Shelley Heckman | Jan 8, 2026 | iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, People, Recruitment
We are thrilled to announce that Alison McKenzie-Folan OBE, Chief Executive of Wigan Council, has been reappointed as Executive Chair of iNetwork for a further two-year term. Over the past two years, Alison has brought exceptional leadership, energy, and vision to...
by Mevish Khalid | Dec 19, 2025 | Connected Procurement and Commissioning, iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, People
For the last 8 months, iNetwork has been joined by Lucy Hamilton, National Management Trainee on the Local Government Associations Graduate Scheme: Impact (formerly NGDP), the very scheme our Director Shelley Heckman started her local government journey on! Lucy...
by Sarah Day | Dec 19, 2025 | Events, iNetwork News, Latest News, Leading Practice Examples, People, Public Sector Skills, Transforming and Innovating Public Services
Project management within the local government is far from uniform. A recent discussion among practitioners at the iNetwork Project Management Frameworks Roundtable highlighted the wide spectrum of maturity levels, frameworks, and governance models in use, and the...
by Mevish Khalid | Nov 28, 2025 | Events, iNetwork Awards, iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, Leading Practice Examples
The iNetwork Innovation Awards are back and bigger than ever! Since 2014, these awards have shone a spotlight on the creativity, collaboration, and excellence that drive transformation across local public services and their partners. Each year, we come together to...
by Sarah Day | Nov 28, 2025 | Events, iNetwork News, Latest News, Leading Practice Examples, People, Transforming and Innovating Public Services Programme
In the ‘Beyond Consultation: Meaningful Engagement in our Communities’ event held in October 2025 we were joined by three speakers and discussed what meaningful engagement can and should look like in the public sector. Our speakers were across local authorities and...
by Mevish Khalid | Nov 28, 2025 | Annual Conference, Artificial Intelligence, Connected Procurement and Commissioning, Cyber Resilience, Effective Information Sharing and Security, Events, iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, Partnerships, People, SAVVI, Speakers, Transforming and Innovating Public Services Programme
On Tuesday 18th November 2025, iNetwork proudly hosted its 20th Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency, Manchester. This year’s theme ‘Driving Change through People, Data and Innovation’, captured the essence of what iNetwork stands for: empowering the local public...
by Sarah Day | Nov 20, 2025 | iNetwork News, Latest News, Partnerships
We are happy to launch the iNetwork Deals and Discounts offer! The iNetwork Deals and Discounts offer includes a range of exclusive supplier offers for iNetwork Members. At iNetwork, we have partnered with a carefully selected group of suppliers to bring our members...
by Sarah Day | Oct 31, 2025 | Effective Service Redesign and Reform, Events, iNetwork News, Latest News
The ‘Effective Service Redesign’ Peer Support Network ran its first event last month. We had presentations from both North Yorkshire Council and Bradford Council who discussed their successes, challenges and progress in this area. We then had a great discussion to...
