All posts by Richard Johnstone

About Richard Johnstone

Richard Johnstone is the executive editor of Global Government Forum, where he helps to produce editorial analysis and insight for the title’s audience of public servants around the world. Before joining GGF, he spent nearly five years at UK-based title Civil Service World, latterly as acting editor, and has worked in public policy journalism throughout his career.

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  A lesson in transformation: how a UK digital driving licence went from ‘not possible’ to coming this year

  “When people order their groceries, book a holiday or check their bank accounts, they expect and receive a seamless and easy experience. The same should be true of government services…

  • Posted January 28, 2025
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  The power of partnerships: outgoing US federal CIO Clare Martorana reflects on how to drive government transformation

  As she leaves the US federal government, Clare Martorana reflects on the accomplishments – and frustrations – of one of the biggest technology jobs anywhere in the world Technology in

  • Posted January 17, 2025
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  Who will be the top figures in the next Trump administration? 

  The US president is responsible for selecting individuals to fill around 4,000 positions across the US federal government. Ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration for a second term on 20 January,

  • Posted January 14, 2025
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  UK could increase civil service pay through cutting pension contributions

  The UK government is examining increasing pay for civil servants and others working in public services through lowering pension contributions. According to reports, the government is exploring the potential to

  • Posted January 7, 2025
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  OECD identifies five key government innovation trends

  A study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has identified five key trends where governments have innovated in 2024 – from co-creating public services with users to

  • Posted January 3, 2025
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  From how governments are using AI to how Whitehall works: Global Government Forum’s top webinars of 2024

  Global Government Forum’s regular webinars share insight on how governments around the world are tackling a host of policy issues, from the use of AI to how to structure government

  • Posted December 31, 2024
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  How Government Works: A guide to the corridors of power in the UK

  Understanding how the UK government, parliament and civil service work can be daunting. In a series of podcasts, Global Government Forum provides an in-depth guide to how the UK government

  • Posted December 19, 2024
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  Government of Canada names working group on public service productivity

  The government of Canada has announced the creation of a working group to boost public service productivity, with a mandate to provide advice on how government can be more innovative, flexible

  • Posted December 17, 2024
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  Singapore tops global civil service ranking

  Singapore has come out on top of a new ranking of the performance of 120 public administrations around the world, with Denmark, Canada, Norway and Finland completing the top five.

  • Posted December 11, 2024
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  UK pledges to make government ‘more like a start up’ to rewire the state ‘one test at a time’

  A senior UK minister has set out plans to reform the whole of government through thinking more like a technology start up, with an initial focus on deploying a “test

  • Posted December 10, 2024
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