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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Boris Johnson rose to power thanks to Theresa May’s Brexit errors; now he’s replicating them
Boris Johnson became the UK’s prime minister by attacking Theresa May’s approach...
Partner content
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Case study: driving culture change at the Crown Commercial Service
“Our vision is to put finance at the heart of...
- 23/01/2020
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It’s a whole new mobility landscape out there—and regulators need to figure out their role
With the mobility landscape facing some of the most disruptive...
- 17/01/2020
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Transformation journey: from digitally challenged to digitally savvy
As anyone in government knows, implementing a digital transformation strategy...
- 10/01/2020
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High potential, low code: how modular construction is easing access to advanced tech
Developing cutting-edge systems such as Artificial Intelligence typically requires big,...
- 18/11/2019
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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Spain gathers anonymised phone tracking data to shape public services
The Spanish Institute of Statistics (INE) is using location data from millions...
AI & Process Automation
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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...
Payments & Financial Services
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UK finance authorities beef up data strategies
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Bank of England (BoE) have...
Women Leaders
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Civil servants win big at Women in Defence UK Awards
Civil servants at the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) scooped three awards...
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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Statistics Canada to adopt “hybrid” cloud strategy
Statistics Canada is to migrate its data to the cloud. The agency...
Policy & Governance
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UK civil service CE John Manzoni to stand down in the summer
Sir John Manzoni, who has been chief executive of the UK civil...
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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UK Cabinet Office axes apprenticeship scheme
The UK’s Cabinet Office has suspended one of its apprenticeship schemes, following...
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...
