All posts by Jack Aldane

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  US federal officials ‘less satisfied at work due to return to the office’

  US federal workers reported a dip in both job engagement and satisfaction according to the results of an annual survey, in what the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has put

  • Posted May 5, 2022
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  ‘The war for talent’: APS assistant commissioner warns of challenges in attracting staff

  Bringing highly-skilled workers into the Australian Public Service (APS) amid a competitive job market and ongoing crises has felt like a “never-ending journey” with difficulties still to come, Patrick Hetherington,

  • Posted April 24, 2022
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  US federal agencies publish first-ever plans to enhance equity and inclusion

  More than 90 departments and agencies have published a combined 300 actions designed to help the US federal government better serve marginalised groups. The strategies, released last week, aim to

  • Posted April 21, 2022
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  Brazilian officials set for pay increase after public service strikes; Australian Electoral Commission’s plan to tackle election misinformation: policy and delivery news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Brazil government to boost public servant pay by 5% in July The government

  • Posted April 21, 2022
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  Rwandan government launches AI centre to boost technological innovation

  Rwanda has created a centre dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence to help create “faster, more agile approaches” to using the use of emerging technologies by government. The centre

  • Posted April 12, 2022
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  Australia ploughs AUS$44m into new AI centres as part of national action plan

  The Australian federal government is to invest AUS$44m (US$32.6m) in four new artificial intelligence (AI) and digital capability centres to stimulate growth and employment. The investment aims to give small

  • Posted April 11, 2022
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  Japan launches new vaccine research hub to quicken future pandemic response

  A new government body in Japan will pursue vaccine research and development to boost the country’s performance in the field as part of an international effort to improve pandemic response.

  • Posted April 5, 2022
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  UK civil servants face real terms pay cut as unions slam government’s ‘utter contempt’ for officials

  UK civil service trade unions have reacted angrily to the UK government’s announcement that pay for officials will rise at an average of 2% for the coming year – and

  • Posted April 4, 2022
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  ‘Increase cooperation between all levels of government’: legislation seeks to update 50-year-old rules on US federal-state cooperation

  Rules governing elements of the relationship between US federal and state and local governments could be modernised under legislation progressing in the Senate. Lawmakers introduced a bill last week with

  • Posted April 1, 2022
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  Former Microsoft and McKinsey executives set to lead Japan civil service reform

  Two female corporate leaders are expected to usher in a new merit-based system in the Japanese civil service, marking a break from its traditional emphasis on seniority and length of

  • Posted March 30, 2022
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