co-production
- noun
- /ˌkoʊprəˈdʌkʃən/
- Specialized
:
co-producción
- Volunteers took part in the co-production of a community recycling program last summer.
Examples
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The city's health department promotes co-production to design services that meet patients' needs.
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Researchers argue that co-production between citizens and the council improves local public services.
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The city launched a new co-production initiative with local artists.
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Community members participated in the co-production of the new park.
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The city's health department promotes co-production to design services that meet patients' needs.
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Community members participated in the co-production of the new park.
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Researchers argue that co-production between citizens and the council improves local public services.
Synonyms
443
2.5
Working together with other people to reach a common goal
Service staff and residents work together to design public services
A way of making things together with users and other people to share decisions
A way for two or more groups to manage something together
How Collaborative
214
2.7
- Specialized
- Specialized
7
2.8
229
2.8
102
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
co-production = production (transparent) = co + production
Built from the productive prefix 'co-' meaning joint/together plus 'production'; the collaborative sense is a straightforward application.
Etymology
The word co-production comes from co- 'together' and production 'making', the same idea you see in cooperate. In public services, co-production means citizens and officials 'make' services together, so those services fit people's real needs better.