Navigating Diverse Project Management Frameworks Across Councils
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...
Celebrating Innovation: Meet Our Judges and Submit Your Nominations for the iNetwork Innovation Awards 2025/26!
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...
Beyond Consultation: Meaningful Engagement in our Communities
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...
Building Better Connections: Networking Masterclasses for North Yorkshire Council
On Thursday 10th July 2025, iNetwork had the pleasure of delivering an in-person Networking Masterclass to colleagues at North Yorkshire Council, which took place at Thirsk Racecourse. Led by Shelley Heckman, iNetwork Director, and supported by Lucy Hamilton,...
The Return of iN The Loop: Tackling Public Sector Challenges Together
This blog was written by Lucy Hamilton. We are thrilled to announce the return of the iNetwork iN The Loop podcast series for 2025-26 - a space for open, honest and insightful conversations about the most pressing issues facing the public sector today. Originally...
Exploring the Panels at iNetwork’s 20th Annual Conference: Driving Change through People, Data and Innovation
The upcoming iNetwork 20th Annual Conference titled ‘Driving Change through People, Data and Innovation’ will be back in Manchester on the 18th November 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. This conference is free to anyone in the public sector so do join us, find out...
Doing Recruitment Differently in the Public Sector
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...
The 19th Annual Conference: Introducing the Keynote Panels
Two Keynote Panel sessions coming up at the iNetwork 19th Annual Conference on the 28th November! This years annual conference is fast approaching, and with that we would like to introduce the keynote panel sessions that will be happening on the day! The first Keynote...
Announcing the Return of the Innovation Awards 2024/25!
We are thrilled to announce that the Annual iNetwork Innovation Awards are back. Over the past decade, these prestigious awards have recognised and celebrated groundbreaking innovations across the local public sector and its partner organisations. As we embark on this...
Annual Conference Headline Sponsor
We are happy to formally announce that Engage Process are the Headline Sponsor for the iNetwork Annual Conference 2024! Engage Process save time, cut costs and drive change across organisations! Designed to help map and analyse processes that drive...