Co-production by service users and other citizens is on everyone’s lips at the moment. While it is a key part of the government’s vision for a 'Big Society', there is still much confusion about:

• what is co-production?
  
  
• how can it best be encouraged by public agencies?
  
  
• how can public agencies make sure they can reap the benefits which co-production can bring?
  
  
• how can the third sector work with the public sector to ensure that service users and other citizens can make the maximum contribution to service improvement?

The Co-Production and Big Society Roadshow answers these questions and gives you the chance to catch up with important recent developments in national policy and in best practice in your region.

The Roadshow is led by Professor Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler, two leading experts in the co-production of public services