All posts by Mia Hunt
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Women’s Network news round-up: From gender bias in AI to Australia’s new equality strategyIt’s been a busy month for women-focused and gender equality news. Here we pull together a selection of articles from the last few weeks, including an interview on gender bias
- Posted February 21, 2025
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‘At the cutting edge of the hardest stuff’: Five minutes with Carla Groom, head of human-centred design science at the UK’s DWPIn this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders who will speak at our Innovation 2025 conference. Taking place in
- Posted February 19, 2025
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UK’s Net Zero Council relaunched with ‘broader range of voices’The UK government has relaunched the Net Zero Council and expanded its membership to include civil society and local government. The council – whose remit is to advise government on
- Posted February 18, 2025
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Innovation key to unlocking gains in productivity and resilience, says UK audit chiefPublic service leaders should articulate risk appetite, harness the potential of new technologies and develop a culture of fast learning and adaptation if they are to boost innovation in government,
- Posted February 11, 2025
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US Treasury leaves major climate risk mitigation networkThe US Treasury and central bank have withdrawn from a group of central banks and regulators created to mitigate climate risk in the financial system and support the transition to
- Posted February 5, 2025
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UN hails leap forward in global climate action transparencyNinety nations have formally reported progress towards meeting their Paris Agreement commitments, in what the UN called a “critical effort… ensuring transparency in global climate action”. The cornerstone of
- Posted January 31, 2025
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How governments can make the digital transformation journey – from Barbados to IcelandIceland and Barbados might seem very different. They are about 4,000 miles apart and have wildly different climates for a start. However, as two small island nations with similar populations,
- Posted February 29, 2024
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Australian public servants granted ‘right to disconnect’ but with exceptions, says ministerOfficials working for Australia’s federal government will have the ‘right to disconnect’ in six months’ time, unless their contract explicitly states otherwise, minister for the public service Katy Gallagher has
- Posted February 20, 2024
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Better data needed to address gender inequality in education, global experts sayEducation leaders from around the world have called for better data to advance gender equality in learning. During a session at UNESCO’s inaugural Conference on Education Data and Statistics –
- Posted February 18, 2024
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Facing the future: exclusive interview with UK Treasury chief Cat Little on how to navigate uncertain timesThe second permanent secretary to the UK Treasury and head of the Government Finance Function tells Global Government Forum about navigating headwinds, productivity plans, and the imperative for government decision-makers
- Posted February 14, 2024
