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Innovation in action: Global Government Summit 2018, part 3

At the 2018 Global Government Summit, Singapore’s civil service leaders set out their approach to public sector reform. Then top officials from 11 countries bonded over a common challenge: how […]

Global Government Summit 2018; part 2

Over the years Andrew Kibblewhite, who leads New Zealand’s Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, has seen big changes in the direction of public sector reforms. At the 2018 […]

Global Government Summit 2018; part 1

At the first session of 2018’s Global Government Summit, UK civil service chief executive John Manzoni explained Britain’s Whitehall reform goals to top officials from eight other countries. Matt Ross […]

UK civil service chief exec calls for officials to focus on the ‘how’, not the ‘what’

With civil servants under fire in the policy maelstrom of Brexit, John Manzoni wants officials to step away and concentrate on building delivery skills. Liz Heron hears his take on […]

Making innovation normal

At a major conference on innovation in government, delegates learned new ways to rebuild public trust, how civil servants are using behavioural economics – and why innovation is like bungie-jumping. […]

Report calls for ASEAN to appoint permanent chief exec and staff

The Association of South East Asian Nations should increase its funding by a factor of ten and adopt a permanent staff led by a chief executive, according to a new […]

Global Government Summit report; part 1

This year’s Global Government Summit attracted top officials from 11 countries for informal, candid discussions on five of the biggest issues facing civil services around the world. Matt Ross presents […]

Automation ‘could replace 250,000 public sector administrators’

Automation could lead to almost a quarter of a million UK public sector administrative roles being made redundant, according to a new report. In a new report, the think tank […]

Japanese government seeks industry partners for AI future

The Japanese government has set a new research and development strategy, with a focus on using artificial intelligence and big data to solve some of the country’s biggest problems. The […]

New pay system saving Canada’s government $50m a year rolled out today

A new consolidated pay system expected to save Canada’s government more than $70m (US$50m) a year is being rolled out to dozens of federal departments today. Public Works and Government Services Canada […]