Engaging Scottish Local Authorities

Sharing knowledge: building impact

ESLA Programme Coordination

Rehema White and Sharon Chisholm

University of St Andrews

Engaging Scottish Local Authorities

Sharing knowledge: building impact

Engaging Scottish Local Authorities

Sharing knowledge: building impact

Coordination Aims

• To facilitate practical coordination and knowledge sharing across projects

• To assist with dissemination of knowledge gains

• To profile how these partnerships can both assist local council practices and encourage academically excellent research

Engaging Scottish Local Authorities

Sharing knowledge: building impact

Coordination Activities

• Meetings with project teams and funders• Interviews with project leaders, funders and other

stakeholders• Website developed www.st-andrews.ac.uk/engage/ • Newsletter • Summary reports from projects• Working in collaboration with review team

Engaging Scottish Local Authorities

Sharing knowledge: building impact

Main results to date

• One year a short period to produce outcomes; projects under-resourced relative to expectations

• Building on existing relationships was useful• Projects are part of a process• Challenges include financial climate,

restructuring and pragmatic issues around resource distribution, language etc

• Shifting policy context

Engaging Scottish Local Authorities

Sharing knowledge: building impact

Issues arising for coordination/review

Activities to come:• Facilitate further discussion of KE/KMb and

relevant cross project themes• Contact list• Press release(s) • Next newsletter• Enhance website• Final meeting• Collate summary project reports

Engaging Scottish Local Authorities

Sharing knowledge: building impact

Acknowledgements

• All project teams and their partners, who have made this coordination feasible