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In line with our Knowledge Management strategy, we provide an online platform (through a partnership with the IDeA) and guidance to support communities of practice working on local government improvement. This section provides links to:

  • - the wide range of communities using the IS - provided online platform in order to network; share experience and expertise; and work collaboratively - see below
  • - information about communities of practice, how to get involved and how to use the online tools which we offer to help your community to collaborate
  • - other collaborative communities of relevance to Scottish local government improvement. (Also see our section on Professional Networks.)
Want to get involved?

You can get involved by joining an existing community of practice (see below for a list of Scottish communities) or even starting one of your own. You may want to take a look at the following pages first:

For further information, email to   or call 01506 775558.

National Sports Strategy for Scotland


National Sports Strategy for ScotlandThis group is for colleagues involved with SportScotland and the Scottish Government to progress work around delivering a national sports strategy in Scotland

Nomad Scotland Forum


Nomad Scotland ForumLike minded Scottish Local Authorities are coming together to promote best practice and share experiences in developing and using mobile, wireless & flexible working and disseminate new findings.

Operational Management Programme - Facilitators' Forum


Operational Management Programme - Facilitators' ForumCommunity for participants in the pilot transformational leadership programme for Delivery End/Operational Managers.

Public Sector Forums


Public Sector ForumsAn interactive UK-wide site focussing on themes within the e-Gov arena and providing a hub where e-Gov practitioners from central and local government can share knowledge, thought and opinion .

Public Service Improvement Framework - PSIF


Public Service Improvement Framework - PSIFThe Public Service Improvement Framework is a self-assessment framework which encourages organisations to conduct a comprehensive review of their own activities and results.

Recruitment Portal Group


Recruitment Portal GroupThis community provides mutual support for colleagues engaged in the delivery of the National Recruitment Portal in Scotland, through ongoing project support, sharing of resources and promotion of best practice.

Renfrewshire Council Rent Collection Peer Review Commun...


Renfrewshire Council Rent Collection Peer Review Community (Scotland)This commununity is for peer review of Renfrewshire Council's rent collection service and as such, membership is limited to those in the Peer Review Team.

Scottish Baseline Survey of Corporate Services


Scottish Baseline Survey of Corporate ServicesThis community is for participants in the baseline study of corporate services across Scottish central (not local) government, including the Scottish Government, Executive Agencies and NDPBs

Scottish Councils Equalities Network


Scottish Councils Equalities NetworkThe Scottish Councils Equalities Network (SCEN) brings together the lead officers working on equalities in all 32 Scottish local authorities, to discuss best practice; benchmark performance; discuss issues of common concern; arrange consultations on national equalities issues; and provide a voice for local authority equalities work in Scotland.

Scottish Design Phase Community


Scottish Design Phase CommunityThis community provides an interactive environment for colleagues engaged in the diagnostic and design projects in Scottish Local Authorities, enabling sharing of resources and promotion of leading practice

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