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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  Canadian public servants set for strike ballot as governments worldwide grapple with industrial action

  Public servants in Canada are to be balloted for strike action later this month as governments around the world face increasing industrial relations pressure over pay settlements. The Public Service

  • Posted February 2, 2023
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  Top trends in 2023: what will governments prioritise in the year ahead?

  As the calendar changes from 2022 to 2023, the mammoth challenges faced by governments only grow bigger. From dealing with a looming global recession to decarbonising economies, the key items

  • Posted January 29, 2023
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  Australian PM wants to use insight from public servants to drive government reforms

  Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said that he wants to better “tap into” the skills and talent within the Australian Public Service as part of a strategy to make

  • Posted January 25, 2023
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  ‘Machinery of government expert’ becomes New Zealand PM

  Incoming New Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins has said that the government is currently doing “too much too fast” and has pledged an increased focus on tackling inflation in his

  • Posted January 23, 2023
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  ‘International leadership’: UK review sets out roadmap to achieving net zero

  A major review has set out the key steps that the UK government must take to both reach net zero and unlock the economic benefits of green growth, with recommendations

  • Posted January 17, 2023
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  From leading public servants through turbulent times to getting the most out of government data: insight from Global Government Forum’s top webinars of 2022

  Global Government Forum’s programme of webinars for public and civil servants brings together officials involved in developing policy and delivering public services to share best practice on how to deliver

  • Posted December 29, 2022
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  2022 Civil Service Data Challenge finalists revealed

  From policy experiments in virtual worlds to data dashboard to improving child maintenance compliance: 2022 Civil Service Data Challenge finalists revealed The finalists for the 2022 Civil Service Data Challenge

  • Posted December 22, 2022
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  Success metrics revealed for Biden’s management agenda; Malaysia PM says civil servants must be ‘catalyst for change’: workforce and management news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Success metrics revealed for President Biden’s management agenda Senior US federal government officials have

  • Posted December 15, 2022
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  Leading public service innovators to share insights at major Global Government Forum conference

  Top public servants from around the world will share their secrets of government innovation at a major London conference next year. Officials from countries including Austria, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Norway

  • Posted December 11, 2022
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  US federal government to appoint officials to 10-year ‘temporary’ jobs

  The Biden administration is to press ahead with plans to allow the US federal government to appoint temporary officials for periods of up to a decade. This would more than

  • Posted December 5, 2022
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