”Collaboration” could sound like as an old doctrine filled with much moral undertone. On the other hand, for the past 10 years, this concept has been highly regarded in public service delivery in the more advanced welfare countries. This paper explores, through literature review and empirical studies, the context and process factors of what promotes or hinders effective collaboration and new approaches in network governance. The author also examines, using inter-agency and inter-professional interaction in domestic violence prevention and treatment as examples, the experiences of collaboration and those factors unique to Taiwan that affect network collaboration. This paper recommends, from a policy perspective, governments at all levels commit and invest needed resources; from an operational perspective, promote partnership and co-location, formulate formal protocols and guidelines, improve the training techniques, assess the outcomes of network meeting so that a more effective mechanism in network governance can be established.