FAME

Topics: information sharing, partnership frameworks

There's an interesting interview with Andrew De'Ath, the Programme Manager for the North East Connects FAME project (Framework for Multi-Agency Environments).

FAME is a partnership between Newcastle City Council, North East Centre of Excellence, North East Connects, the University of Newcastle, and supported by the DCLG. FAME is developing a framework and a toolkit of online products which will help local authorities and agencies to effectively address complex issues of multi-agency partnership formation. Trust, security, data sharing and governance across a wide range of environments is needed, including children’s services, health care and work with vulnerable adults.

I had a quick look at the FAME website. They are doing some interesting stuff - including an online, interactive Readiness Assessment Tool or RAT. It takes a minute or two to work out how to use it (e.g. is 4 the "best" or is 1 "the best"?) and the tool is very IT focused, but if you're looking for something that can help you assess who well the information systems link across partner agencies or your data and information governance - this looks like quite a good tool.

The website also features a few case studies and you can register with the site - presumably to get updates as the project progresses.

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