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Projects mentioned in The Guardian's Society supplement:
| Project title | Status |
|---|---|
| Addressing skills and employment in central LondonImproving access for local people to employment solutions, and improving the way in which employment programmes are designed, by pushing for a more local approach. | Active |
| ApprenticeshipsSupporting the establishment of relevant and high quality apprenticeships within London councils, and partner organisations, in order to create over 2000 new apprenticeships in London by 2012. | Active |
| Be a councillorEncouraging more women, young people and those from minority ethnic backgrounds to apply to become councillors – now a national campaign. | Active |
| Climate change - Decentralised Energy Master-planning (DEMaP)Helping boroughs achieve ambitious carbon reduction targets by developing decentralised energy networks. | Active |
| Collaboration in ConstructionA model for construction into which best practice and other materials can be collated and commissioned. | Active |
| Data Share LondonData Share London promotes good practice in data sharing in London boroughs and with a wide range of partners. It helps people ensure that data sharing is carried out legally and fairly. | Active |
| Information Security for London ForumProviding an advice service and forum for local authority information security officers to pool resources and prevent electronic attacks on local authorities. | Active |
| Local Authority Performance Solution (LAPS)A benchmarking tool enabling boroughs to compare performance and expenditure data about service provision in order to make a value-for-money analysis. | Active |
| Local Climate Impacts Profiles for London's local authorities A resource that local authorities can compile so that they better understand their exposure to weather-related impacts, and their associated costs on infrastructure. | Active |
| London CouncillorsAn online space for London councillors to connect, collaborate and interact directly with each other. | Complete |
| London Cultural Improvement ProgrammePreparing the cultural sector for the delivery of the new Local Area Agreements and Comprehensive Area Assessments. | Active |
| London Efficiency ChallengeA collaborative investigation into opportunities for improved efficiency, looking at best practice, knowledge sharing and streamlining services. | Active |
| London futures programmeA programme to foster collaboration across London to examine future scenarios and sponsor activity to improve the capacity of public sector agencies, by working across boundaries, organisations and professions. | Active |
| London Procurement Training Programme (training renewal project)A practical training programme developed to give London procurement staff a professional accreditation without going through the whole CIPS professional stage. | Active |
| London Public Sector Network (London PSN)Providing secure network connectivity between the London boroughs, NHS and other government services. | Active |
| Managing Agency, Temporary and Interim Staff usage and costsProviding pan-London analysis of councils� spending and use of agency staff; developing a guide for local authorities on savings in the use of agency staff, and providing an information sharing portal where local authorities can exchange information. | Active |
| RE:NEW - home energy efficiency for tomorrowA pan-London homes retrofitting scheme aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the residential sector. | Active |
| Safeguarding Children: building and sharing capacityFunding three London Regional Safeguarding Advisers who can rapidly deploy in boroughs in need, working to understand the needs of children. | Active |
| Supplier Relationship DevelopmentExamining ways to improve the relationship between selected strategic suppliers and their local authority customers for mutual benefit. | Active |
| Using a Total Reward Model to Develop a Reward StrategyDeveloping an understanding of what motivates staff and creating a framework that provides a methodology to help boroughs develop a reward strategy. | Active |