by Mevish Khalid | May 30, 2025 | Connected Procurement and Commissioning, Events, iNetwork News, Latest News
This blog was written by Lucy Hamilton. The much-anticipated Procurement Act 2023 officially came into force on the 24th of February 2025, marking a significant shift in public sector procurement. Designed to simplify and enhance flexibility in procurement processes,...
by Shelley Heckman | May 16, 2025 | iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, People
iNetwork has launched the first new service offer in 2025. The iNetwork Champions Programme was formally launched earlier this week for the benefit of its members. At the heart of the Champions programme is the idea that more needs to be done by iNetwork to ensure...
by Mevish Khalid | May 8, 2025 | Events, iNetwork News, Latest News, Partnerships
What an incredible morning! On Thursday, 8th May 2025, iNetwork attended the Resources Staff Awards hosted by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council at the Hyde Town Hall and we walked away with a win! The morning kicked off with a warm welcome from Ashley Hughes,...
by Sarah Day | Apr 30, 2025 | Annual Conference, Events, iNetwork News, Latest News
We have had a series of iNetwork away days where we discussed the strategic direction for iNetwork over the coming years. In response to these strategic strategies we have lots of exciting new offerings coming up for iNetwork members! One of the new offerings we are...
by Billy Smith | Apr 24, 2025 | Effective Information Sharing and Security, Events, iNetwork News, Latest News, NorthernWARP
Data is becoming ever more important in how the local public sector operates. Information sharing between different organisations and services is vital to better join up support and provide more a more holistic response to people’s needs. The use of AI systems...
by Mevish Khalid | Apr 1, 2025 | iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, People, Recruitment
We are very excited to announce the newest addition to our iNetwork family: Lucy Hamilton, who joins us as a Stakeholder Engagement Manager. Lucy is currently on Impact, the Local Government Graduate Scheme as a National Management Trainee. In her role, Lucy will head...
by Sarah Day | Apr 1, 2025 | Events, iNetwork News, Latest News, Leading Practice Examples, People, Recruitment, Transforming and Innovating Public Services
As talent expectations evolve the public sector must rethink how they attract and retain top professionals. To support our members with these issues surrounding the recruitment and retainment of staff iNetwork are hosting an online event on “Doing Recruitment...
by Sarah Day | Mar 5, 2025 | Events, iNetwork News, Latest News, Transforming and Innovating Public Services
To support our members in the ever changing world of AI, iNetwork delivered an engaging online event discussing the “Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in AI Transformation Projects” on Thursday 30th January. It proved to be a highly successful event with over 40...
by Molly Platt | Mar 5, 2025 | Events, iNetwork Awards, iNetwork News, Latest News
On Thursday, February 27th, we celebrated the iNetwork Innovation Awards 2024/25 with a grand dinner and ceremony hosted at the Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert hotel. This year we proudly unveiled a new award category, the Best Practice Imitation Award. This...
by Mevish Khalid | Feb 21, 2025 | Connected Procurement and Commissioning, Effective Information Sharing and Security, Events, iNetwork News, Latest News
At iNetwork, we believe in fostering collaboration, sharing knowledge, and providing essential support to our members. This March, we are excited to announce two pivotal events designed to create support groups specifically tailored for procurement professionals and...