Government news, interviews and analysis
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Grown-up government: an interview with Iain Rennie, New Zealand’s former state services commissioner
Over four years working as a consultant to governments around the world, former New Zealand civil...
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Crisis response: an interview with Sir Suma Chakrabarti
Suma Chakrabarti, the former UK permanent secretary and EBRD chief, sees opportunities as well as risks...
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Doing good with data: an interview with the Development Bank of Latin America’s Carlos Santiso
Dr Carlos Santiso is no stranger to crisis response, having spent 25 years promoting democracy, strengthening...
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The restorative power of tech: an interview with Spain’s digital agency chief, David Cierco
For years David Cierco, head of the Spanish Red.es digital unit, made steady progress on improving...
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The wisdom of crowds: an interview with Taiwan’s unorthodox digital minister
In an increasingly fractious world, governments must connect directly with citizens in order to retain public...
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Keeping pace with change: an interview with former Australian civil service chief Martin Parkinson
In a world of fake news, says Martin Parkinson – the recently-retired secretary of Australia’s Department...
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Getting Brexit done: an interview with UK digital chief Alison Pritchard
The UK prime minister may want to ‘get Brexit done’, but his Conservative Party has spent...
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Michael Wernick on turbulent times for Canada – and its Clerk
Michael Wernick, Canada’s outgoing Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, tells Matt...
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Saving government: Ian Ackerley, chief executive of National Savings & Investments
During the financial crisis, the UK government stepped in to nationalise some of the country’s biggest...
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Digital citizens: an interview with Estonia’s e-Residency chief, Ott Vatter
When Estonia launched its e-Residency scheme five years ago, it was a leap in the dark....
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Data with destiny: an interview with Canada’s stats chief
Anil Arora, the chief statistician of Canada, never planned on a long public sector career. But...
Features
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2020 vision: how data can paint a picture of the pandemic
Around the world, governments are struggling to respond to this novel, fast-moving...
Partner content
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Helping government deliver ‘best-fit’ digital programmes
Agile methodology is now the preferred method for most software...
- 26/08/2020
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Six ways Intelligent Decisioning can reduce costs for governments
With significant pressure on governments to make better use of...
- 17/08/2020
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Know your enemy: Using data to tackle COVID-19
Facing battered public finances and increasing citizen expectations, governments are...
- 17/08/2020
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Respond, recover, reimagine: how government agencies can emerge stronger post COVID-19
If you are a government leader, or one of the...
- 28/07/2020
Interviews
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Grown-up government: an interview with Iain Rennie, New Zealand’s former state services commissioner
Over four years working as a consultant to governments around the world,...
Innovation
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UK to map underground utilities under geospatial data strategy
The UK government has published a strategy setting out how geospatial data...
AI & Process Automation
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UK commissions AI firm to support COVID-19 housing analysis
A UK government department has appointed an Artificial Intelligence company to help...
Payments & Financial Services
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UK’s FCA: customers must be told about ‘access to cash’ changes
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told banks considering closing either...
Women Leaders
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Canada tops civil service gender parity rankings, while USA slips down
Canada has topped a league table ranking G20 countries by the proportion...
Finance & Procurement
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UK urged to create ‘net zero’ development bank
The UK government should create a ‘net zero’ development bank and pledge...
Digital & Technology
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Facebook and Google dig in against Australian media law
Facebook has threatened to block Australians from sharing news via the social...
Policy & Governance
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Trump officials found to be altering scientific reports on COVID-19
Politically appointed communications aides have been reviewing and editing COVID-19 reports from...
Public Services
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UK Supreme Court ruling set to boost pensions for 4m public servants
A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court on judges’ and firefighters’...
Growth & Employment
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India embarks on landmark civil service capacity-building reform
The Indian government has unveiled a major reform programme that will radically...
Global Trends
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Employee associations urge US justice department to tackle pay disparities
US justice department employee associations are urging the department’s leaders to stop...
