NetShare is for

Resource managers in local government. Its purpose is to drive efficiencies, most especially by sharing knowledge, capability and capacity.

NetShare provides a range of high quality sustainable services (mostly supplied by other local authorities), together with knowledge, skills and tools to enable cost reduction and performance improvement:

• Skills and Services range from benefits resilience processing to programmed change
• Knowledge is shared through specific interest groups for NetShare members on key matters, such as the Fraud community and the Pericles Hub community
• Solutions include e-learning, Programme Office and Process Library. These raise awareness on key matters such as Fraud and Risk Management, and enable the structured management of change activities and performance improvement.

NetShare is different

Many alternative resourcing channels involve the whole or partial outsourcing of services. By contrast, NetShare helps to keep resources within the local government community.

NetShare Benefits

• Reduced resourcing costs through highly competitive rates
• Improved performance through effective analysis and matching of member needs with assured quality of supply – right service, skills and standards
• Enhanced local capability through enabling tools and knowledge
• Flexible resourcing enabling optimal use of own resources
• Business continuity assured through trusted local authority and direct suppliers
• with security and scalability
• Shared, cost effective promotion of member services on a national scale

NetShare affords easy access to proven shared services – the right quality, skills and standards at the right time – with certainty of supply and scalability, thus enabling optimal use of in-house resources. NetShare carefully matches its members’ needs with service provision from trusted local authority suppliers and/ or NetShare direct, within a best of breed environment. It thereby enables short and longer term stability and supports local strategies such as lean management.

NetShare Success

Peter Blakey, Exchequer Services Manager says: “In line with West Lancashire DC’s corporate strategy of exploring shared services, NetShare has provided a unique opportunity that has been very successful and easy to use”.

Adrian Webster, Benefit Manager, Corporate Services, Warrington BC says: “NetShare takes partnership working to the next level – offering us the flexibility to trade services within the LA community backed with the marketing expertise that NetShare provides”.

Join NetShare

Councils are invited to join the networked communities now. For subscription rates see the Join NetShare area; Click here