Government news, interviews and analysis
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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...
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Getting off the Fens: the global journey of Social Impact Bonds
Born as a pilot scheme in the Fens of East England, Social Impact Bonds have since...
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The innovation paradox: an interview with Canada’s digital chief Alex Benay
Innovation is a bottom-up process, says Alex Benay, Canada’s chief information officer. He tells Matt Ross...
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Minor regrets, major changes: the EU’s former UK rep on a tumultuous four years
Until 2017, Jackie Minor was the European Commission’s Head of Representation in the UK. As Brexit...
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A word from Eurohumph: former EC chief Robert Madelin on tech, skills & Brexit
Robert Madelin, a former European Commission innovation and technology chief, tells Ian Hall of the digital...
Features
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Pointing the way forward on civil service reform
Delivering reforms means “changing the engine as the plane is in flight”,...
Partner content
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How analytics is helping state governments head off unemployment claims fraud
If you’re in state government, you’re well aware of the...
- 20/05/2020
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Restarting the economy: why trade shows matter – and how to make them safe
As governments begin to look towards life after lockdown, they...
- 19/05/2020
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From chaos to calm: getting to grips with remote working
Abruptly sent home to work remotely, civil servants around the...
- 11/05/2020
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Learning from industry about how to drive long-term digital success
Governments around the world are pushing ahead with digital transformation....
- 05/05/2020
Interviews
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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...
Innovation
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Oxford University launches global corona policy tracker
The University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government has created a tool...
AI & Process Automation
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Digital units: from the hard push to the helping hand
On their launch, many central digital functions used strong-arm tactics to push...
Payments & Financial Services
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French competition authority invites challenges to tech giants’ e-payments drive
France’s competition authority has launched a consultation on the fintech sector, focusing...
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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Irish government departments face funding cuts over missed climate change targets
Irish government departments and agencies that fail to deliver on climate action...
Digital & Technology
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Dubai mandates use of single digital ID system across government
Dubai residents are to use a single digital identity to access more...
Policy & Governance
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US unions demand COVID safeguards for federal staff
Unions representing 300,000 US federal workers have written a letter to president...
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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Role of No10 permanent secretary returns after eight-year gap
Simon Case, former principal private secretary to Theresa May and private secretary...
Global Trends
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Norway tops happiness index while mistrust blights the US
Norway has leapt from fourth to first place in this year’s world...
