Useful links

Public sector organisations across the UK have developed on-line domains for the sharing of knowledge to support improvement in services to citizens and communities through the capture, sharing and transfer of knowledge and learning.

These Useful Links direct you to public sector agencies from across the UK, to realise common objectives which are:

to support improvement in public services through knowledge transfer
to have better informed, more knowledgeable service providers and service users which in turn will facilitate better value and more efficient and more effective services for the citizens
to change behaviours by helping people move from a position of ‘knowing one way of doing something’ to ‘knowing better ways of doing the same thing’, and implementing those ‘better ways’.

Social Care Institute for Excellence

The Prevention Library highlights emerging practice and research in the provision of prevention services in adult social care. It contains two types of content – examples of prevention services across England submitted by commissioners and providers together with references to recent research and related resources to support and inform the commissioning process. This beta version of the Library is intended to be a dynamic and growing site for sharing knowledge of what works in prevention and new content will be added regularly.
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence)
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit local government body working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services.
- Briefings
- Publications
Code for Europe

Using technology and open data to make our cities more efficient and sustainable
Digital by Default News

Digital by Default News is the news intelligence and analysis tool for a network of professionals involved in public sector eServices in the UK, from service providers to local authorities and councils to central government departments.
Go ON UK

Go ON UK is an agile cross-sector digital skills charity established by Baroness Lane-Fox in 2012.

Go ON UK is a partnership organisation and has the chief executives of nine major organisations around its boardroom table – Age UK, Argos, BBC, Big Lottery Fund, E.ON, EE, Lloyds Banking Group, Post Office and TalkTalk.

Working with its partners, Go ON UK’s vision is to empower everyone in the UK to reach their digital potential.
Improvement Network

The Improvement Network is a partnership website which promotes collective knowledge and expertise on key improvement issues. The site will be developed to address the partnership agenda and to promote a unique cross-sector approach to improvement issues.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Joseph Rowntree Foundation want lasting change for people and places in poverty, communities where everyone can thrive and a more equal society. Now and for future generations.
Knowledge Hub

Knowledge Hub is a new online platform for building professional networks in the local government sector. It uses the latest technology and social networking models to enable individuals to create connections to peers and experts in their fields of interest, helping them share learning, experiences and ideas, and driving sector self-regulation and improvement
Law Wales

This site provides information about Wales' constitutional arrangements and law made in Wales.
Local Government Association – Case Studies

Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our communities. Browse through our case studies to see the many innovative programmes councils are involved in.
Local Government Information Unit (LGiU)

The Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) is an award winning think tank and membership organisation. Their mission is to strengthen local democracy to put citizens in control of their own lives, communities and local services.
nef

The New Economics Foundation (nef) is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well being.
NESTA

Nesta is the UK’s innovation foundation. We help people and organisations bring great ideas to life. We do this by providing investments and grants and mobilising research, networks and skills.
NHS Informatics Service (NWIS)

Leading the way in NHS Wales IT in partnership with Health Boards and Trusts.We bring together the strategic development of Information Communications Technology (ICT), the delivery of operational ICT services and information management.
The Guardian Best Practice Exchange from the Public Leaders Network

The Guardian's Public Services Awards have always set out to showcase innovation and best practice across Whitehall, local government, the NHS and beyond. At a time when public services leaders are faced with new demands to show innovative approaches to new and existing challenges, amid increased scrutiny and criticism from sections of the media, championing the many success stories has never been more important.
The Institute of Cultural Capital

The Institute of Cultural Capital is a strategic collaboration between the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. It is interested in how uses of cultural capital can shape wider social and economic agendas while also contributing to cultural advancement.

In particular, in its effects on people’s wellbeing, the regeneration of localities and the positioning of culture and creativity as the most valuable asset we have as individuals and communities
Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC)

The Knowledge Portal is a new online library and web catalogue, developed by the Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) to promote and preserve evidence, research and analysis of the ever-changing work of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors.
Wales Migration Portal

Wales Migration Portal brings together publicly available migration and ethnicity data for the first time in one place via an online data tool which is simple and intuitive to use.
Wales Public Services 2025 programme

The Wales Public Services 2025 programme is looking at the profound economic, demographic, social and environmental pressures that will confront Wales over the next 10 to 20 years.
Wired-GOV

Wired-GOV is the government and public sector alerting service, delivering official news and announcements from over 150 departments and agencies to subscribers throughout central government, the wider public sector, the media and professional markets. Subscription is free to all public sector & third sector registrants.
Youth Voice Journal

Youth Voice Journal is an international, multidisciplinary, refereed journal that publishes theoretical contributions and empirical studies on youth policy issues affecting young people.

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