by Sarah Day | Apr 2, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Digital Inclusion, Events, iNetwork News, Latest News, Leading Practice Examples, People, Transforming and Innovating Public Services
Across the North West, councils are redefining how adult social care is delivered by embracing innovative assistive technologies. At a recent iNetwork roundtable, local authorities shared their pilots, challenges and successes, revealing a sector that is rapidly...
by Mevish Khalid | Mar 31, 2026 | Events, iNetwork Awards, iNetwork News, istanduk, Latest News, Partnerships, People
On Thursday 26th March, we celebrated the iNetwork Innovation Awards 2025/26 with a grand dinner and ceremony hosted at the Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert hotel. During the opening speech we invited the youth choir from Tameside Music Service for a truly...
by Mevish Khalid | Mar 5, 2026 | Connected Procurement and Commissioning, Effective Information Sharing and Security, Events, iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, Transforming and Innovating Public Services
Last year, we embarked on a significant new chapter by launching a series of Peer Support Groups across all programme areas. The ambition was clear from the start: to create spaces where public sector professionals could come together, exchange knowledge and mutual...
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...
