1. ESLA Programme Coordination
Engaging Scottish Local Authorities
Sharing knowledge: building impact
ESLA Programme Coordination
Rehema White and Sharon Chisholm
University of St Andrews

2. Coordination Aims
To facilitate practical coordination and knowledge sharing across projects
To assist with dissemination of knowledge gains
To profile how these partnerships can both assist local council practices and encourage academically excellent research

3. Coordination Activities
Meetings with project teams and funders
Interviews with project leaders, funders and other stakeholders
Website developed
Newsletter
Summary reports from projects
Working in collaboration with review team

4. Main results to date
One year a short period to produce outcomes; projects under-resourced relative to expectations
Building on existing relationships was useful
Projects are part of a process
Challenges include financial climate, restructuring and pragmatic issues around resource distribution, language etc
Shifting policy context

5. Issues arising for coordination/review
Activities to come:
Facilitate further discussion of KE/KMb and relevant cross project themes
Contact list
Press release(s)
Next newsletter
Enhance website
Final meeting
Collate summary project reports

6. Acknowledgements
All project teams and their partners, who have made this coordination feasible