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Yes, civil servant: Meet Humphrey, the UK government’s AI package for officials

The artificial intelligence revolution is here. From using ChatGPT to search for information to OtterAI for transcribing and summarising meetings, many workplaces around the world have embraced new digital tools. […]

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Letter from Ottawa: Navigating through a year of uncertainty

How AI is transforming governance and service delivery: Five minutes with the head of Nigeria’s civil service

News

Dutch citizens’ climate assembly holds first meeting to shape advice for government

A 175-member National Citizens’ Assembly on Climate of the Netherlands has held its first meeting. The participants met in the city of Amersfoort on 18 and 19 January with Sophie […]

New UK digital services plan aims to ‘transform the relationship between citizen and state’

The UK government has set out a wide-ranging digital transformation plan, pledging a “giant leap forward” in the services the state provides. Science secretary Peter Kyle said that the government […]

Inability to balance public finances ranked top in list of interconnected risks facing governments

There is a critical need for governments to take an integrated approach to risk management in the face of intersecting economic, environmental and geopolitical challenges, according to a new report […]
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Global Government Summit brings together civil service leaders to address biggest challenges

This week’s Global Government Summit in Singapore will bring together senior civil service leaders from around the world to discuss the challenges – and solutions – to the issues facing […]

AI

A screengrab of the UK government Minute tool for civil servants

Yes, civil servant: Meet Humphrey, the UK government’s AI package for officials

The artificial intelligence revolution is here. From using ChatGPT to search for information to OtterAI for transcribing and summarising meetings, many workplaces around the world have embraced new digital tools. […]

How AI is transforming governance and service delivery: Five minutes with the head of Nigeria’s civil service

Ahead of the Global Government Leaders’ Forum event taking place in Singapore on 21 January, Global Government Forum caught up with Didi Esther Walson-Jack, head of the Nigerian civil service, about her […]

UK prime minister reveals plan for AI to ‘turbocharge every single element’ of government

The UK prime minister today announced an ambitious plan to make the nation a world leader in artificial intelligence (AI), harnessing the technology to drive growth, improve medical care and […]

Boosting productivity with AI: The year ahead with Mark Schaan, Canada’s deputy secretary for AI

 In this ‘Five Minutes With’ series, we interview senior civil servants about their achievements in 2024 and goals for the year ahead. This interview features Mark Schaan, deputy secretary to the […]

Features

A screengrab of the UK government Minute tool for civil servants

Yes, civil servant: Meet Humphrey, the UK government’s AI package for officials

The artificial intelligence revolution is here. From using ChatGPT to search for information to OtterAI for transcribing and summarising meetings, many workplaces around the world have embraced new digital tools. […]

Relive all the sessions from AccelerateGOV 2024

Bringing together public service leaders with an interest in government digital transformation, AccelerateGOV explored how to deliver transformed public services. You can watch the sessions from the conference, held on […]

‘Drowning in data’: how governments can stay afloat in the information tsunami

At the Government Finance Summit, senior leaders discussed how civil services can make sense of the vast quantities of data available to them “We’re drowning in data,” said Sarah Glavey, […]

Sustainability

Dutch citizens’ climate assembly holds first meeting to shape advice for government

A 175-member National Citizens’ Assembly on Climate of the Netherlands has held its first meeting. The participants met in the city of Amersfoort on 18 and 19 January with Sophie […]

Inability to balance public finances ranked top in list of interconnected risks facing governments

There is a critical need for governments to take an integrated approach to risk management in the face of intersecting economic, environmental and geopolitical challenges, according to a new report […]

World breaches 1.5C warming limit as climate deadline looms for governments

United Nations (UN) secretary-general António Guterres has called on governments around the world to accelerate climate action after the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that 2024 was the warmest year […]

Climate concerns persist in 2025 but faith in government action wanes

A 33-country survey has revealed that citizens are increasingly anxious about climate change but less confident in government and technological solutions. “This growing unease underscores the urgent need for global […]

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Harnessing AI and machine learning to transform public sector services

Regulating AI: how the UK’s watchdogs are working to keep up with technology 

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Webinars On Demand

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How governments can boost productivity with AI: moving from hype to real-world results

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Quiet AI: how to cut through the noise to make artificial intelligence work in government

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Interviews

How AI is transforming governance and service delivery: Five minutes with the head of Nigeria’s civil service

Ahead of the Global Government Leaders’ Forum event taking place in Singapore on 21 January, Global Government Forum caught up with Didi Esther Walson-Jack, head of the Nigerian civil service, about her […]

The power of partnerships: outgoing US federal CIO Clare Martorana reflects on how to drive government transformation

As she leaves the US federal government, Clare Martorana reflects on the accomplishments – and frustrations – of one of the biggest technology jobs anywhere in the world Technology in […]

Modernising government recruitment: Five minutes with Marie-Chantal Girard, president of Canada’s Public Service Commission

Ahead of the Global Government Leaders’ Forum event taking place in Singapore on 21 January, Global Government Forum caught up with Marie-Chantal Girard, president of Canada’s Public Service Commission, about […]

Boosting productivity with AI: The year ahead with Mark Schaan, Canada’s deputy secretary for AI

 In this ‘Five Minutes With’ series, we interview senior civil servants about their achievements in 2024 and goals for the year ahead. This interview features Mark Schaan, deputy secretary to the […]

Digital & Technology

Relive all the sessions from AccelerateGOV 2024

Bringing together public service leaders with an interest in government digital transformation, AccelerateGOV explored how to deliver transformed public services. You can watch the sessions from the conference, held on […]

New UK digital services plan aims to ‘transform the relationship between citizen and state’

The UK government has set out a wide-ranging digital transformation plan, pledging a “giant leap forward” in the services the state provides. Science secretary Peter Kyle said that the government […]

‘Drowning in data’: how governments can stay afloat in the information tsunami

At the Government Finance Summit, senior leaders discussed how civil services can make sense of the vast quantities of data available to them “We’re drowning in data,” said Sarah Glavey, […]

The power of partnerships: outgoing US federal CIO Clare Martorana reflects on how to drive government transformation

As she leaves the US federal government, Clare Martorana reflects on the accomplishments – and frustrations – of one of the biggest technology jobs anywhere in the world Technology in […]

Finance

‘Death to the tax return’: tracking the revolution in revenue collection

Digital technologies are dramatically easing the process of paying tax, while providing invaluable data to finance departments. At the Government Finance Summit, civil service leaders discussed the remarkable progress in […]
Sarah Glavey Head, Public Service Transformation Policy, Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Ireland speaking at the Global Government Finance Summit.

If it counts, count it: government finance leaders on boosting productivity

The public sector is often accused of inefficiency – but at the Global Government Finance Summit, top leaders revealed some highly inventive ways of driving up civil service productivity “The […]

The ‘four Ds’: Ireland’s chief economist spells out the major challenges governments face

Buying AI: how public sector procurement can ensure AI works for people and society

US city of Detroit to accept cryptocurrency for tax payments
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Trump pledges to appoint Elon Musk to US government efficiency commission, government demand for printing ‘increasing in age of digital’: news in brief

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Bretton Woods: bloodied, battered but still a huge international achievement 80 years on

From blockchain to digital currencies: The evolving ‘fintech for government’ agenda