Another important aspect of networks in the public
sector context concerns the management or integration
of diverse and numerous networks as they are interrelated
by the pursuance of public interest goals. Unlike
inter-organizational or inter-firm networks in the private
sector where the networking of networks is unlikely to
carry any significance, policy networks are interrelated or interdependent for several reasons: first, participants
in various networks overlap; second, each network
influence each other as policy decisions made by each
node is interrelated; third, networks are interrelated for
financial and budget reasons. This implies that managing
the networking aspects of various public-domain
networks are becoming important. This calls for ‘joinedup
networking’ forms of coordination among not only
relevant players but also among networks. Fortunately,
recent developments in information and communication
technology, organizational strategies and governing philosophy
enabled organizations and networks to take deal
with issues related to networking of networks.