The document discusses a collection of case studies being commissioned by the Strengthening DPULOs Programme to explore the relationship between commissioners and Disabled People's User-Led Organizations (DPULOs). The case studies aim to provide examples of where DPULOs and commissioners have worked successfully together, the factors that enabled their success, and lessons that can be learned. The collection of case studies will be disseminated widely to help support DPULOs in their work and relationships with commissioners.
Presentation to the Vermont Venture Network introducing the idea of Vermont as a "cradle of innovation" and outlining our history and present opportunity.
Participatory Budgeting, São Paulo, BrazilHazel Hall
Summarises a research project on participatory budgeting in São Paulo, Brazil undertaken by Edinburgh Napier University researchers Dr Wegene Demeke and Dr Bruce Ryan, and supported by the Global Challenge Research Fund.
Building centre event "mapping for making" Muki Haklay
Description of current activities of Mapping for Change, and the new community mapping system, as well as other technologies are being used in community mapping and citizen science.
This is the presentation for the sixth session of a workshop CTO developed on the Management of Universal Service Access Funds (USAFs), held in Cameroon. It provides information on the funding streams of existing USAFs and best practices.
Presentation to the Vermont Venture Network introducing the idea of Vermont as a "cradle of innovation" and outlining our history and present opportunity.
Participatory Budgeting, São Paulo, BrazilHazel Hall
Summarises a research project on participatory budgeting in São Paulo, Brazil undertaken by Edinburgh Napier University researchers Dr Wegene Demeke and Dr Bruce Ryan, and supported by the Global Challenge Research Fund.
Building centre event "mapping for making" Muki Haklay
Description of current activities of Mapping for Change, and the new community mapping system, as well as other technologies are being used in community mapping and citizen science.
This is the presentation for the sixth session of a workshop CTO developed on the Management of Universal Service Access Funds (USAFs), held in Cameroon. It provides information on the funding streams of existing USAFs and best practices.
Brandon Trust: a personalised approach with children and familiesRich Watts
The organisation I'm a trustee for - Brandon Trust - is running an excellent event on 14 November on its personalised approach with children and families. The day will be an opportunity to hear from some of those involved in this exciting area of work.
If you'd like to attend, contact Brandon Trust through the website, www.brandontrust.org or call on 01208 72162
Self-Directed Support information session - 25 November 2013 event flyerRich Watts
On 25 November in Dumbartonshire, NDTi will be sharing background, evidence and practice information on how personalisation and Self-Directed Support has made a difference for people with mental health problems. Here is information about the event.
You can download the supporting papers on the Outside the Box website here: http://www.otbds.org/gettingthere/
Agenda of the Informal MENA-OECD Expert Group event on Measuring Public Service Delivery (co-hosted by SIGMA).
Paris, France (Hybrid event), 15 May 2023
Londoners, work and the voluntary and community sector (VCSE)
The VCSE sector plays an important role in employability provision, delivering integrated, specialist
services that providers in other sectors will not or cannot deliver. However, reduced funding and increased demand has led to a protracted period of significant instability for the sector.
Many organisations have responded to these pressures proactively. However, there is a serious danger that the more VCSE organisations focus on revenue generation, the more they will lose the distinctive characteristics which make them effective providers. Most concerning of all is the evidence of VCSE organisations closing or scaling back services, leading to greater levels of unmet need.
This draft paper outlines key issues and provides insights on implementing cross agency initiatives.
Delegates are invited to comment on the draft paper and reflect on the concluding questions for
discussion.
Agenda, 3 SIGMA COVID-19 webinars taking place on 4 and 18 March, and 1 April 2021. These seminars aim to use the momentum when governments are analysing the past and thinking about the future to raise the awareness on the role of life events in end-to-end public service delivery.
11 Inovasi Untuk Membangun WoG (Dr. Tri Widodo WU, SH, MA)Massaputro Delly TP
Mata Pelatihan ini membekali peserta dengan pengetahuan tentang Inovasi di sektor publik, melalui pembelajaran konsep inovasi sektor publik, jenis-jenis inovasi sektor publik, tahapan inovasi sektor publik, tantangan inovasi sektor publik, dan praktik baik inovasi sektor publik. Pembelajaran dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan metode ceramah, diskusi interaktif, studi kasus. Keberhasilan peserta dinilai dari kemampuannya memahami pentingnya inovasi di sektor publik.
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Brandon Trust: a personalised approach with children and familiesRich Watts
The organisation I'm a trustee for - Brandon Trust - is running an excellent event on 14 November on its personalised approach with children and families. The day will be an opportunity to hear from some of those involved in this exciting area of work.
If you'd like to attend, contact Brandon Trust through the website, www.brandontrust.org or call on 01208 72162
Self-Directed Support information session - 25 November 2013 event flyerRich Watts
On 25 November in Dumbartonshire, NDTi will be sharing background, evidence and practice information on how personalisation and Self-Directed Support has made a difference for people with mental health problems. Here is information about the event.
You can download the supporting papers on the Outside the Box website here: http://www.otbds.org/gettingthere/
Agenda of the Informal MENA-OECD Expert Group event on Measuring Public Service Delivery (co-hosted by SIGMA).
Paris, France (Hybrid event), 15 May 2023
Londoners, work and the voluntary and community sector (VCSE)
The VCSE sector plays an important role in employability provision, delivering integrated, specialist
services that providers in other sectors will not or cannot deliver. However, reduced funding and increased demand has led to a protracted period of significant instability for the sector.
Many organisations have responded to these pressures proactively. However, there is a serious danger that the more VCSE organisations focus on revenue generation, the more they will lose the distinctive characteristics which make them effective providers. Most concerning of all is the evidence of VCSE organisations closing or scaling back services, leading to greater levels of unmet need.
This draft paper outlines key issues and provides insights on implementing cross agency initiatives.
Delegates are invited to comment on the draft paper and reflect on the concluding questions for
discussion.
Agenda, 3 SIGMA COVID-19 webinars taking place on 4 and 18 March, and 1 April 2021. These seminars aim to use the momentum when governments are analysing the past and thinking about the future to raise the awareness on the role of life events in end-to-end public service delivery.
11 Inovasi Untuk Membangun WoG (Dr. Tri Widodo WU, SH, MA)Massaputro Delly TP
Mata Pelatihan ini membekali peserta dengan pengetahuan tentang Inovasi di sektor publik, melalui pembelajaran konsep inovasi sektor publik, jenis-jenis inovasi sektor publik, tahapan inovasi sektor publik, tantangan inovasi sektor publik, dan praktik baik inovasi sektor publik. Pembelajaran dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan metode ceramah, diskusi interaktif, studi kasus. Keberhasilan peserta dinilai dari kemampuannya memahami pentingnya inovasi di sektor publik.
#RLAXIII
Overview of the mental health system - for Older Leaders 4 ChangeRich Watts
An overview of the mental health system, for the Older Leaders 4 Change programme being run by NDTi.
Diagrams from JCPHM, King's Fund, NAO, Mental Health Strategies (for DH).
Report on Wiltshire CIL's conference on ILF - 24 July 2012Rich Watts
A report on the work done by Wiltshire CIL - a DPULO in the South West - on the Independent Living Fund. This is a great example of the support a DPULO provides people, as well as how they can help represent people's views on different issues.
Impact of Personal Budgets in Adult Social - final reportRich Watts
In 2008, Essex County Council (ECC) commissioned ecdp and OPM to follow people over 3 years as they use cash payments for adult social care within Essex.
This study provides a unique opportunity to fully understand the experiences of people living with a personal budget over this time - a perspective that is often overlooked.
This is the full report that contains findings from the third and final round of research with service users, frontline practitioners and providers in Essex who are working to facilitate self-directed support across the county.
You can read 5 other associated briefing papers and 3 videos that provide the lived experience of users over the last 3 years on ecdp's website: www.ecdp.org.uk.
Full notes from a presentation on User-Led Organisations. This was done at the NCASC 2012 in Eastbourne, done jointly with research in practice for adults and the Strengthening DPULOs Programme.
A presentation on User-Led Organisations. This was done at the NCASC 2012 in Eastbourne, done jointly with research in practice for adults and the Strengthening DPULOs Programme.
Peer support and DPULOs: three case studies (DRUK)Rich Watts
Three excellent case studies from Disability Rights UK on how DPULOs can help commissioners with peer support in different ways. You can find the original on the DRUK website here: http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/dpulocasestudies.htm
Fascinating report of an ADASS roundtable in the south west on commissioning. Worth reading for an insight into the challenges commissioners face and some of the ways they're thinking of addressing these challenges.
In partnership with Jobcentre Plus and the private sector group MITIE, Essex Unite is ecdp's ground-breaking work experience training programme designed to offer unemployed disabled individuals the opportunity to participate in meaningful work placements to give them the drive, experience and confidence needed to get into paid employment.
User engagement research final report - summary, july 2012Rich Watts
Since March, ecdp has been working with our members and other disabled and older people from across Essex and with a variety of lived experience, to understand how views of health and social care can be effectively captured. In total we engaged directly with 121 people for this work and indirectly engaged with over 470 people and 21 organisations. We also distributed almost 1,000 separate pieces of promotional material to other stakeholders across the county.
This is the summary of this research, which was presented to HealthWatch Essex in July 2012.
For more information, please visit www.ecdp.org.uk
User engagement research final report - final, july 2012Rich Watts
Since March, ecdp has been working with our members and other disabled and older people from across Essex and with a variety of lived experience, to understand how views of health and social care can be effectively captured. In total we engaged directly with 121 people for this work and indirectly engaged with over 470 people and 21 organisations. We also distributed almost 1,000 separate pieces of promotional material to other stakeholders across the county.
This is the final report of this research, which was presented to HealthWatch Essex in July 2012.
For more information, please visit www.ecdp.org.uk
Community Support Fund - Organisation information packRich Watts
The Community Support Fund is a community-based package of financial and non-financial support for disabled people in the areas affected by the Remploy factory closures. Full details here: http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/communitysupportfund
CommunitySupport Fund guidance notes, July 2012Rich Watts
The Community Support Fund is a community-based package of financial and non-financial support for disabled people in the areas affected by the Remploy factory closures. Full details here: http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/communitysupportfund
These are the guidance notes. They can also be downloaded here (along with other alternative formats): http://dev.odi.gov.uk/odi-projects/community-support-fund/how-to-apply.php
Community Support Fund application form, July 2012Rich Watts
The Community Support Fund is a community-based package of financial and non-financial support for disabled people in the areas affected by the Remploy factory closures. Full details here: http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/communitysupportfund
This is the application form. It can also be downloaded here (along with other alternative formats): http://dev.odi.gov.uk/odi-projects/community-support-fund/how-to-apply.php
role of women and girls in various terror groupssadiakorobi2
Women have three distinct types of involvement: direct involvement in terrorist acts; enabling of others to commit such acts; and facilitating the disengagement of others from violent or extremist groups.
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In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
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DPULOs Making A Difference: working with commissioners
1. DPULOs Making a Difference: Working with commissioners
Introduction
The Strengthening DPULOs Programme have commissioned a
collection of case studies exploring the relationship between
Commissioners and DPULOs. This work is part of the “DPULOs Making
A Difference” series, commissioned by the Strengthening DPULOs
Programme at the Office for Disability Issues (ODI). (You can find out
more about the programme by visiting
http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/dpuloprogramme or www.facebook.com/dpulos).
Commissioners working in all areas of the public sector – social care,
health, children’s services, employment, justice system, education etc. –
will be vital to the future strength and sustainability of Disabled Peoples’
User-Led Organisations.
Yet the experience DPULOs have of commissioners – and that
commissioners have of DPULOs – can be very varied. This gives rise to
a wide variety of outcomes for DPULOs themselves and the work they
do: from thriving and growing year on year to struggling to survive from
one month to the next.
Great examples exist of where DPULOs and commissioners have
worked well together for the benefit of disabled people in their
communities. These examples include innovative use of commissioning
and procurement, as well as through softer approaches such as
partnerships and relationships. Such “working well” leads to:
The voice of disabled people being captured and represented in a
local area
Innovative and effective service delivery by DPULOs.
However, these examples aren’t necessarily well known – to either
DPULOs or commissioners. Furthermore, the factors underpinning why
this work happens in some places and not in others isn’t as well
understood as it should be.
A collection of case studies
Building on and extending work that others have done (such as SCIE
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/ataglance/ataglance25.asp and ripfa
http://www.ripfa.co.uk/user-led-organisations/) the Strengthening
DPULOs Programme has commissioned a collection of case studies to
2. address these gaps. The collection will show how DPULOs and
commissioners have worked successfully together and the reasons for
this.
The collection will cover:
Examples of how commissioners and DPULOs have worked together
The practicalities of how the relationship worked
What the successful results were of this relationship
The key factors that enabled this success to happen
What general lessons we can learn from DPULOs and
commissioners working successfully together.
The case studies should provide examples of:-
Commissioners reserving contracts for DPULOs using existing
legislation and regulations (i.e. article 19 of the EU Procurement
Directive)
Significant contracts being issued for voice/engagement-related work
Strategic partnerships / secondments between DPULOs and
commissioners
Commissioners working with DPULOs to support their move into new
service delivery areas or taking over a failing service
Effective engagement between DPULOs and emerging Health &
Wellbeing Boards and local HealthWatch organisations
A commissioner using a Section 106 agreement to benefit / establish
a ULO
How DPULOs and commissioners have worked together to deliver
value for money at a time of austerity
How commissioners and DPULOs have worked constructively
together without compromising independence or voice
A DPULO working with a commissioner to coproduce a tender
specification
How a DPULO and commissioner have worked together to address
TUPE issues
An example of a DPULO and commissioner working effectively
together in employment, education or transport
Complementary work
This collection of case studies would complement other work the
Strenthening DPULOs Programme are doing on the role of
3. commissioners in the sustainability of DPULOs. This other work
includes:
Promoting DPULOs through funding and procurement – targeted
work with local authority commissioners in a particular region
A piece of qualitative research with commissioners to understand
their views and perspectives of DPULOs, and the barriers that may
affect commissioners being able to buy the services of DPULOs.
Dissemination
The collection of case studies would be widely disseminated through the
DPULO network associated with the Strengthening DPULOs
Programme and all its communications channels, including the ODI
website, monthly email and social media.
It is also the intention to disseminate this report to each local authority in
the country, as well as relevant representative bodies (such as the Local
Government Association). A full stakeholder map will be developed as
part of this work; any suggestions that people have of networks we
should share this work through would be welcome.The collection will
also inform the work of the Strengthening DPULOs Programme and
others on how best to support DPULOs in their work and relationships
with commissioners.