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‘An iconoclastic government’: former DEXEU chief Philip Rycroft on threats to the UK and its democracy

Philip Rycroft ran both the UK’s Brexit department, and Whitehall’s relations with the devolved governments. Now the former permanent secretary is speaking out: the Johnson government, he says, is ‘challenging […]

Construction or demolition? Explaining Boris’s new Brexit battle

Civil service transformers: adapting to a changing world

News

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South Korea tops OECD digital government rankings

South Korea has been ranked as the top digital government among 33 countries in a league table released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The 2019 Digital […]
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Sweden and Estonia bar Chinese tech from 5G networks

Sweden and Estonia have become the latest European countries to ban the use of equipment from Chinese telecommunications firms in 5G national infrastructure. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) […]
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a press briefing

US sets out strategy to retain dominance in emerging tech

The White House has unveiled a strategy which aims to promote and protect the United States’ competitive edge in a range of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum information […]

Union boss attacks ‘dysfunctional’ failure to appoint Northern Ireland chief

The failure of Northern Ireland’s first and deputy first minister to appoint the next head of the province’s civil service is an “abdication of responsibility”, union boss Dave Penman has […]

AI

Take out the tedious: robotic automation in government

Taking on routine, high-volume tasks, Robotic Process Automation can create huge time savings for both public servants and citizens. At a GGF webinar, experts from Finland, Romania, the USA and […]

US-UK AI cooperation deal lands in a crowded landscape

The UK and the US have signed a cooperation agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) research and development. The declaration, signed on 25 September, describes the cooperation between the UK and […]

USA tops AI readiness index

The USA has been named as the country best prepared to realise the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in public service delivery, topping the 2020 Government AI Readiness Index. […]

US AI defence panel calls for digital academy

The US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) has called for the creation of new talent initiatives to develop the government’s technical workforce and improve senior leaders’ understanding of […]

Payments & Financial Services

The final lap: an interview with the UK’s open banking champion

With use of open banking gathering pace in the UK, Imran Gulamhuseinwala tells Ian Hall about the journey so far, the challenges ahead – and open banking’s potential for government. […]

Estonia launches research into digital currency

Estonia has kicked off research into the suitability of its e-government technology for operating a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The country’s central bank, Eesti Pank, has launched what it […]

UK open banking users surpass two million with payments projected to drive further growth

More than two million people are now using open banking-enabled products in the UK – a doubling in usage in just over six months, despite the challenges created by the […]

UK financial regulatory forum unveils new initiatives

The UK’s Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum has unveiled the first update of a ‘grid’ mapping out significant forthcoming regulatory initiatives. The forum was launched six months ago and aims […]

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Interviews

‘An iconoclastic government’: former DEXEU chief Philip Rycroft on threats to the UK and its democracy

Philip Rycroft ran both the UK’s Brexit department, and Whitehall’s relations with the devolved governments. Now the former permanent secretary is speaking out: the Johnson government, he says, is ‘challenging […]

The science of systems: an interview with Stephen Lucas, Canada’s health chief

The pandemic has given scientists a key role in shaping policies; but scientific methods, says Health Canada deputy minister Stephen Lucas, are just as helpful in managing systems. The former […]

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 service chief Iain Rennie has witnessed the global slide towards populism. But in his […]

Crisis response: an interview with Sir Suma Chakrabarti

Suma Chakrabarti, the former UK permanent secretary and EBRD chief, sees opportunities as well as risks amidst the COVID crisis; but western governments, he warns, are fumbling their response. Matt […]

Features

The final lap: an interview with the UK’s open banking champion

With use of open banking gathering pace in the UK, Imran Gulamhuseinwala tells Ian Hall about the journey so far, the challenges ahead – and open banking’s potential for government. […]

Take out the tedious: robotic automation in government

Taking on routine, high-volume tasks, Robotic Process Automation can create huge time savings for both public servants and citizens. At a GGF webinar, experts from Finland, Romania, the USA and […]

Civil service transformers: adapting to a changing world

In a world of ever-quickening change, civil services must constantly transform themselves – adapting their structures and operations to meet the public’s fast-changing needs. At this GGF webinar, the civil […]

Construction or demolition? Explaining Boris’s new Brexit battle

UK PM Boris Johnson had been wildly happy about his new EU exit deal; then he introduced a law undermining both it, and the last round of trade negotiations. Speaking […]

Digital & Technology

Lotte World Tower against blue sky.

South Korea tops OECD digital government rankings

South Korea has been ranked as the top digital government among 33 countries in a league table released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The 2019 Digital […]
Image of laptop on desk

Sweden and Estonia bar Chinese tech from 5G networks

Sweden and Estonia have become the latest European countries to ban the use of equipment from Chinese telecommunications firms in 5G national infrastructure. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) […]
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a press briefing

US sets out strategy to retain dominance in emerging tech

The White House has unveiled a strategy which aims to promote and protect the United States’ competitive edge in a range of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum information […]

Irish shared service project’s delivery time and cost set to double, auditor finds

A financial management system being developed for Ireland’s civil service is expected to be delivered four years late and at well over twice the projected budget, the government’s auditor general […]

Finance

UK urged to create ‘net zero’ development bank

The UK government should create a ‘net zero’ development bank and pledge £5bn (US$6.3bn) to local energy projects, according to a new report backed by the Department for Business, Energy […]

US watchdogs warn of fraud and error risks in stimulus delivery

US federal agencies face significant challenges distributing the country’s US$2.2 trillion coronavirus relief fund, a committee of government watchdogs has found. In its first report on delivery of the stimulus […]

Irish government departments face funding cuts over missed climate change targets

Why we get it wrong: former UK Treasury chief on the dangerous power of economic orthodoxies

New OECD proposal aims to shore up tax revenues in digital era

The power of prevention: de-risking the future

The productivity problem: causes, consequences and cures

Treasuries & transformation: finance departments’ key roles in digital

Videos

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Anil Arora, the chief statistician of Canada answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.

https://youtu.be/sCf9jpuBCIU

Alex Benay, chief information officer of the Government of Canada answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.

https://youtu.be/fVUcUJ9fYck

Tim Occleshaw, Deputy Government Chief Digital Officer, New Zealand answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.

https://youtu.be/164iyzNBllE

Kevin Cunnington, Director General of the Government Digital Service, UK answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvjmbin2bbg

Heiki Loot, Secretary of State, Estonian Government answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZFtd2lXnNQ

Sunil Shahaney, former Director of the Debt Programme, Cabinet Office answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.