Joined-up government in practice: a case study of Children's need in Sheffield case studies
By: Signoretta, Paola.
Contributor(s): Craglia, Massimo.
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ArticlePublisher: 2002Description: p.59-76.Subject(s): Children | Child welfare
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Local Government StudiesSummary: `Joined-up government' has been a policy thrust characterising much of the first term of the Labour government. The last four years have seen a flourish of area-based and local partnership initiatives. Information and IT are seen as crucial to facilitate joined-up government and improved service delivery at both central and local level. Ambitious targets are thus set to make all dealings with government deliverable electronically by 2005. This article examines data sharing in a local partnership, using as an example the preparation of the Children's services plans 2000 - 2003 in the city of Sheffield setting out the national policy background, with particular reference to children's service plans; introduciing thr project; discussing the results obtained in the data collection exercise, and concluding that the organisational and cultural change necessary to share information effectively require time, and above all a period of relative stability to mature and take hold. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 28, Issue no: 1 | Available | AR52713 |
`Joined-up government' has been a policy thrust characterising much of the first term of the Labour government. The last four years have seen a flourish of area-based and local partnership initiatives. Information and IT are seen as crucial to facilitate joined-up government and improved service delivery at both central and local level. Ambitious targets are thus set to make all dealings with government deliverable electronically by 2005. This article examines data sharing in a local partnership, using as an example the preparation of the Children's services plans 2000 - 2003 in the city of Sheffield setting out the national policy background, with particular reference to children's service plans; introduciing thr project; discussing the results obtained in the data collection exercise, and concluding that the organisational and cultural change necessary to share information effectively require time, and above all a period of relative stability to mature and take hold. - Reproduced.
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