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Deep Dive 2.4 Disrupting the narrative: global perspectives to inspire leading outcomes practice

Lecture Theatre I

Join us for this session where we'll explore pioneering initiatives in social outcomes partnerships worldwide. Hear from experts representing diverse regions including the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, offering invaluable insights beyond conventional Western paradigms. Gain fresh perspectives and innovative strategies to drive impactful change in social outcomes initiatives.

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Presentations

Building Bridges: Partnering for Inclusive Sustainability Governance and Mandatory Self-Governance in the Global South

In the evolving discourse on corporate responsibility and sustainability, the concept of Mandatory Self-Regulation (MSR) emerges as a critical framework for ensuring that partnerships deliver tangible benefits to marginalised communities. …

The First Social Outcomes Contract in Türkiye

Istanbul Kodluyor is the first Social Impact Bond in Türkiye, launched in August 2023 by the government in Turkiye. The programme is targeted to support 600 long-term unemployed young people …

Outcomes oriented practice in social services- The Israeli case

More than ever before, changes in welfare services in Israel and worldwide require us to continually examine the implementation of interventions and their suitability for their purposes. These professional, normative …

Deep Dive 2.5 Empowering voices, bridging gaps: innovative approaches to locally-led development and cross-sector collaboration

Tun Razak Lecture Theatre

This session will explore innovative strategies that empower local communities, engage service users and vulnerable groups, and enhance cross-sector collaborations for sustainable development and social impact.

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Presentations

Privilege and freedom: obstacles to engaging vulnerable communities in tackling grand challenges.

Tackling grand challenges requires working with, for, and across vulnerable communities. While scholarly work has outlined the types and roles of communities in driving positive social change, we lack empirical …

Outcomes based approaches to locally-led development: insights from the Educate Girls Maitri Programme.

Locally led development recognises the importance of involving the people and communities affected by development and humanitarian challenges in designing and delivering solutions. Ensuring that local people and organisations can …

Amplifying Not-for-Profits’ Voices in Outcomes-Based Contracting in India.

In the landscape of outcomes-based contracting, the voices of not-for-profits play a crucial role in effective project implementation and driving social change. Present-day private financing is predominantly donor-driven, limiting scalability …

Governing for success: managing collaborative outcomes projects.

Two recent outcomes-driven collaborations in Australia have shown the critical nature and the value of strong governance and accountability systems to establishing strong, viable trust-led outcomes-based partnerships.

In the first …

At the Speed of Trust: Cross-sector Collaborations to Center Community Voice in Research and Practice.

We present two case studies of cross-sector partnerships, which include nonprofit organizations, local government, and academic institutions to highlight the potential of community driven research and impact, which engages community …

A different voice - KBOP participant perspectives and stories of transformation: Findings from a peer-led research project

As part of the multi-year study of the Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership (KBOP) SIB peer-researchers investigated service participants’ experiences. The KBOP SIB is a housing support service for vulnerable adults, …

Deep Dive 2.6 The public sector in relational contracting: contracting by the People, for the People

Seminar Rooms 1 & 2

At SOC23, we examined the potential for formal relational contracting to support more effective contracting when the public sector seeks to source complex services from private providers. In this SOC24 session, we'll instead focus on the role of the public sector in formal relational contracts, examining (1) the particular challenges posed by the involvement of a public actor in the contract (e.g. public accountability, political pressure etc.) and (2) the public sector capabilities needed to overcome these challenges.

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Presentations

Contracting for Outcomes: Perspectives from the Field

Drawing from WorldCC research and market engagement plus an up-coming report on public sector outsourcing (Justice working party), the presentation will offer insight to the challenges of contracting for outcomes. …

Fostering trust-based relationships in a highly opportunistic environment: An economic analysis of administrative disputes in the French water sector

In France, public contracts for the concession or outsourcing of public services to a private provider represent 6% of the national GDP (Institut de la Gestion Déléguée, 2022). For the …

The importance of a rights-based approach to public sector contracting

JUSTICE recently published its latest Working Party report on public sector contracting: ‘Beyond the Blame Game: A responsible and rights-centred approach to government contracting’. The Working Party was chaired …