All posts by Kevin Sorkin

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  World’s first behavioural insights conference planned: Sydney, June 2014

  Organised and sponsored by a variety of private- and public-sector organisations, Behavioural Exchange 2014 will bring practitioners from across the globe together to consider how behavioural innovations are shaping public

  • Posted April 12, 2014
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  Fast-growing Philippines city uses IT to get ahead

  The mayor of a city in the Philippines has concluded that investment in IT will lead to economic prosperity for his electorate. Oscar Moreno, mayor of Cagayan de Oro City

  • Posted April 12, 2014
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  IMF lending can deepen economic crises, says report

  New research suggests that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is weakening the economies of countries to which it lends money. The European Network on Debt and Development, Eurodad, says that

  • Posted April 12, 2014
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  Middle East ICT spending set to top $32 billion in 2014

  Spending on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Middle East is set to exceed $32 billion in 2014, according to the latest predictions from the International Data Corporation (IDC).

  • Posted April 12, 2014
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  Christian Aid calls for “severe tax policy reforms” in sub-Saharan Africa

  Inequality in some of Africa’s largest countries is set to worsen unless their governments introduce significant tax reforms. That is the conclusion of a new report by Christian Aid and

  • Posted April 12, 2014
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  Smart thinking on digital inclusion from Singapore government

  The government of Singapore is set to spend millions of dollars on driving digital inclusion throughout the country. In a recent announcement, the country’s minister for communications and information, Yaacob

  • Posted April 12, 2014
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  UAE looks to drones for speedy public services

  Items like passports and ID cards may one day be delivered to citizens in the United Arab Emirates by unmanned aircraft, according to recent reports. The plan is intended to

  • Posted April 10, 2014
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  Lebanese public services under pressure from Syrian refugees

  An influx of refugees from war-torn Syria is putting unprecedented pressure on Lebanon’s public services. According to the United Nations, there are officially now one million Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

  • Posted April 10, 2014
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  Germany’s public sector workers win 3% pay rise

  Public sector workers in Germany were awarded a three per cent pay rise in March, following a series of “token” strikes across the country. The pay increase was agreed after

  • Posted April 10, 2014
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