All posts by Karen Day

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  Pilot project launches to get Canadian federal workers back to the office

  Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has launched a voluntary, pathfinder project to support a return to office work. More than 200 employees in the national capital region, which includes

  • Posted August 5, 2021
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  UK government must improve commercial transparency and market knowledge, watchdog says

  The UK government’s “established processes” for commercial contracts lacked resilience under the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic and it must improve transparency and its understanding of markets, the independent public

  • Posted July 21, 2021
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  Canada, UK and US should create ‘border carbon’ scheme, report finds

  Canada should collaborate with the US and EU to design a set of ‘border carbon adjustment’ plans, a think tank has argued – warning that failing to do so could

  • Posted July 20, 2021
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  UK Home Office launches new digital strategy

  The Home Office is to establish a more “flexible and collective” approach to digital transformation – including consolidating its technology products and becoming more data-driven – in a three-year strategy

  • Posted July 15, 2021
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  UK’s green recovery plan lacks ambition and co-ordination, think tank warns

  The UK government is lagging behind other countries in its green post-COVID recovery plans, according to a London-based think-tank. The government’s ambition for a green recovery is “modest” compared with

  • Posted July 12, 2021
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  Today’s headlines, tomorrow’s to-do list: key takeaways from the G7 for civil servants

  The G7 leaders met in Cornwall last week, with an agenda dominated by the COVID-19 recovery. What tasks are likely to end up on officials’ desks? Karen Day reports on

  • Posted June 16, 2021
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  WHO to recommend a global health board to oversee pandemic preparation and response

  A World Health Organisation commission is set to recommend the creation of a global health board to oversee the world’s preparation and responsiveness to future pandemics, according to a former

  • Posted June 14, 2021
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  Home Office considers complaints examiner after scathing ombudsman report

  The UK Home Office could introduce an independent complaints examiner (ICE) after a scathing report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, which found that a ‘Windrush generation’ UK resident

  • Posted June 8, 2021
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