All posts by Andy Smith
About Andy Smith
Andy has spent his career working either in, or with, government organisations in the UK, Europe and globally. He has extensive experience of operating successfully in both the public and private sector. He worked for 18 years as a civil servant in UK central government – mainly in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), with spells on secondment to the European Commission and the Cabinet Office. He held a range of senior policy, operational and IT management roles including in welfare reform implementation; benefits agency computerisation; corporate services; and as a deputy commercial director. Since leaving the civil service, Andy has worked internationally for global IT companies Oracle and SAS dealing extensively with government organisations including the European Commission and governments across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Recently, Andy has trained UK civil servants on a range of issues including advising and briefing ministers, policy development, negotiations, and the workings of the EU, and he has also trained senior Caribbean civil servants as part of a major capacity building programme.-
From technological barriers to leadership focus: lessons from managing teams remotely both pre- and post-pandemic
Former civil servant Andy Smith shares his experiences of working and managing teams remotely – in both the public and private sector – from the early 90s to start of
- Posted May 17, 2022
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How governments are using mobile IDs to transform services for citizens
As governments around the world look to deliver digitally-enabled services,...
- Posted July 14, 2023
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Combatting corruption and building an effective workforce: African leaders discuss methods to boost state capacity
Global Government Forum recently hosted its first webinar geared towards...
- Posted March 28, 2024
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Don’t digitise a bad process – and other takeaways from Innovation 2024
Welcome to Global Government Forum’s new Digital and Data Monitor....
- Posted March 28, 2024
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UK government flows sanctions data into AI-powered fraud detection tool
UK and US sanctions data has been added to a...
- Posted March 26, 2024
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Money talks: Integrating climate action and government budgeting focuses minds, say European leaders
During a recent Global Government Forum webinar, senior representatives from...
- Posted March 25, 2024
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Practical plans: how to build a digital strategy that gets delivered
The shelves of governments around the world are groaning with...
- Posted March 24, 2024
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Europe ‘unprepared’ for climate risks, AI threats to climate change, greening public spending, and more
Welcome to a new Global Government Forum newsletter looking at...
- Posted March 21, 2024
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Incoming civil service COO Cat Little sets priority to empower Whitehall departments
The incoming chief operating officer of the civil service, Cat...
- Posted March 21, 2024
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