This paper looks at “strategic collaboration … ‘an intentional, collective approach to address public problems or issues through building shared knowledge, designing innovative solutions, and forging consequential change.’ … The case studies presented in this paper provide a number of examples along this continuum of collaboration that have proved successful in other countries from easier options (such as informal co-operation and contracting) to harder options (such as transfer of functions and mergers/ consolidations). The case studies assess a variety of collaborative forms, from informal approaches to more complex formal approaches.” This paper also “examines the rationale for strategic collaboration” and outlines a “collaborative framework and model.”