TY - JOUR AB - There is increasing pressure being placed on government agencies both in Australia and internationally to act in a more collaborative, integrated manner. Community and welfare programs are being conducted in new “shared” or “whole‐of‐government” ways, which pose a challenge to traditional models of public sector reporting. Existing accountability mechanisms are designed for vertical accountability relationships, and these are inadequate for horizontal or “networked” accountability across government agencies. This paper uses the case of the Community Renewal Program based in the Queensland state government department to illustrate the problems which arise when reporting on “shared” programs. The paper offers a different approach to improve reporting and accountability for shared programs. VL - 17 IS - 7 SN - 0951-3558 DO - 10.1108/09513550410562284 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09513550410562284 AU - Ryan Christine AU - Walsh Peter PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/01/01 TI - Collaboration of public sector agencies: reporting and accountability challenges T2 - International Journal of Public Sector Management PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 621 EP - 631 Y2 - 2024/03/29 ER -