1. Co-creative Knowledge Network:Local GovernmentProcurement ExcellenceNetworkClara ReedS3164144

2. My CKN is based on mystate government work forLocal Government Victoiaas a procurement projectmanager with localcouncils. I want to bringthe local governmentprocurement communitytogether from across all 79councils to be able toshare ideas, knowledge,work on projects togetherand network with others inthis niche space. ELEVATORPITCH 3. WHAT IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTABOUT, AND WHY DO WE NEED A NETWORK? Every council in Victoria is mandated to dothe same thing, in 79 different geographiclocations Procurement is a relatively new and largelyunsupported area in local government There is often limited support to procurementstaff in their council, and in some cases onlyone part-time procurement officer ormanager A network for local government procurement professionals allows: Knowledge & information sharing; such as practices, guidelines andinitiatives in other councils An opportunity for every council to be involved Development of the procurement profession in Victoria An opportunity to establish relationships and undertake projects ingroups 4. The Victorian Auditor GeneralsOffice says that:Councils can save between$180 - $350mannuallyLOCAL GOVERNMENTVICTORIA IS ASSISTINGCOUNCILS IN DOING THISBy running a series ofbusiness practice reformsthat promote:SharedServicesandCollaborativeProcurement 5. 1 StatewideProcurementSpecialInterest GroupNineRegionalProcurementExcellenceNetworks 6. Local Government Victoria Statewide Special InterestGroupBarwon SouthWest RPENGeelongSurf CoastCorangamiteBorough ofQueenscliffeWarrnamboolColac-OtwayMoyneSouthernGrampiansCentralHighlands RPENAraratBallaratHepburnMooraboolPyreneesGolden PlainsMountAlexanderLoddon MalleeRPENBulokeCampaspeGannawarraMilduraSwan HillCentralGoldfieldsBendigoLoddonMacedonRangesGrampiansWimmera RPENHindmarshHorshamNorthernGrampiansWest WimmeraYarriambiackHumeRPENAlpineBenallaSheppartonIndigoMansfieldMitchellMoiraMurrindindiStrathbogieWangarattaWodongaGippsland RPENBass CoastBaw BawEast GippslandLatrobeSouth GippslandWellingtonNorth WestMetro RPENBrimbankWyndhamDarebinHobsons BayHumeMaribyrnongMelbourneMeltonMoonee ValleyMorelandYarraSouth EastMetro RPENBaysideCardiniaCaseyFrankstonGlen EiraDandenongKingstonMorningtonPeninsulaPort PhillipStonningtonEastern MetroRPENBanyuleBoroondaraManninghamMaroondahMonashNillumbikWhitehorseKnoxWhittleseaYarra Ranges 7. Council sends procurementofficer to the RPEN to shareand learn procurementpractices and build theirnetworkRPEN meets quarterly andsends the RPEN convener +1other RPEN member to the SIGThe SIG meets quarterly withrepresentation from eachRPEN and undertakes projectsto benefit the group andprocurement professionRPENS will align with regional Mayor &CEO decision making groups, to build theprofile of procurement in the regions andpromote collaborative business practices 8. This network isgeographicallydisparate,making it difficultto connect thosefrom Gippslandwith those fromthe Grampians,for example. 9. I am doing this through 10. And the Local Government Procurement eHub 11. VisitcouncilsphysicallyEducation& trainingGet buy infromConvenorsIdentify keycontributorsto kick start Councils are more likely to wantto use an online tool if they knowhow to use it. Yammer is very similarto facebook and is very intuitive. Content needs to be up to dateand relevant Analytics should be monitoredregularly to understand gaps The groups existence needs tobe promoted at higher ranks, anda group approach is a good wayto achieve this Buy in will best be achieved byphysically attending RPEN and SIGmeetings and selling the onlineaspect of the network