This theme is about
(a) How services can be effectively transferred from local authorities to new partnerships with social enterprises and the third sector; and
(b) innovations in rural service design and delivery emerging from this proce
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Started by Tom Archer. Last reply by Nick Wilding Apr 4, 2012. 1 Reply 1 Like
Hi All,My time as a Carnegie Associate is now coming to an end, and I thought it might be helpful to sum up our work and discussions to date on the issue of Service Transfer. As our group has grown, and as we’ve developed resources/content, we’ve…Continue
Started by Colin Roxburgh. Last reply by Tom Archer Mar 27, 2012. 1 Reply 2 Likes
Dear allArgyll and Bute Council are working with the Argyll and Bute Social Enterprise Network, Forestry Commission Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage to explore the feasibility of establishing the Argyll and Isles Coast and Countryside Trust. …Continue
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Comment by Nick Wilding on June 13, 2011 at 11:25 Kirsty and I are going to start doing some development work with this group, including recruiting a rural services 'expert' for three months in the first instance to help develop web-based content, spark discussions, and act as a Q&A resource online. We're going to be looking for someone who is therefore both very practical and very knowledge in this area - who is also tech-savvy enough to help us think through how to make the 'services' theme at fieryspirits really useful. Any nominations?
Also - and as an example of the kind of information we'd hope the person could help us sift into a 'portal', notice came through of an event in Fife this coming Friday called "
Mission Possible? How can public agencies work with communities to deliver better services in this period of austerity?"
. Attaching here the Seminar%20programme%20final%20100611%20hm%5B1%5D.doc and also some thought provoking articles written in the Guardian by Craig Dearden-Phillips. Articles%20for%20seminar%20100611%20hm.doc
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