All posts by Graham Scott
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Ebola – What We Have Learned?
The Ebola crisis shows no signs of abating. It may have moved off the front pages of most Western news media, but the death toll continues to rise, and so
- Posted January 16, 2015
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Mexico – Does More Trade Make It A Better Place To Work?
The second United States-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) started on 6 January 2015. President Barack Obama and President Enrique Pena Nieto are meeting to discuss, among other things, how
- Posted January 8, 2015
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Vaping – How Do Governments Respond?
The English Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year 2014 is ‘Vape’. The popularity of the word mirrors the increasing use of e-cigarettes over the last two years and represents a
- Posted January 6, 2015
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Cybersecurity For Schoolchildren
As the end of the year approaches, governments around the world are being constantly reminded of the multiple online threats targeting both governments and businesses. In the US, Sony’s security
- Posted December 22, 2014
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Iain Rennie, State Services Commissioner, New Zealand: Exclusive Interview
Iain Rennie talks exclusively to Global Government Forum about innovation, collaboration and thinking outside the box. With the increased pace of global and environmental change, it has seldom been so
- Posted December 18, 2014
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The Global Government Summit
The Global Government Summit has just successfully met in Singapore. The Summit was run by Global Government Forum, hosted by Mr Peter Ong, Head of the Civil Service in Singapore,
- Posted December 17, 2014
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Does Reducing Income Inequality Boost Growth?
This is the question posed by a report from the OECD. Focus on Inequality and Growth from the OECD’s Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, suggests strongly that the
- Posted December 11, 2014
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How Is Corruption Measured And Eliminated?
The latest index on corruption has just been announced. The Corruptions Perceptions Index 2014 has been published by Transparency International. The 20th edition of the index uses a range of
- Posted December 8, 2014
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Australia Updates Its Cybersecurity
The world of cybersecurity is in constant motion, something administrators forget at their peril. Making decisions, reaching agreement about the measures necessary to safeguard installations and populations – in other
- Posted December 2, 2014
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Singapore Civil Service Bonuses
Singapore has some unique aspects to its highly regarded civil service. One is the scale of salaries, the other is the pegging of bonuses to how well the economy is
- Posted December 1, 2014