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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  Watch: how to boost a nation’s resilience

  A recent Global Government Forum webinar looked at how governments around the world should work to improve their resilience. Experts came together to discuss how public sector organisations can boost

  • Posted November 21, 2023
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  UK government aims to tackle admin burden across public services

  Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will this week set out plans to reduce public servants’ administration workload after a Treasury review found that some frontline staff spend a whole day a week

  • Posted November 20, 2023
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  Canadian government plans C$500m of in-year budget cuts

  The Canadian government has announced a C$500m (US$362m) in-year cut to government spending in the first step of efforts to save up to C$15.4bn (US$11.5bn) over five years. The focus

  • Posted November 15, 2023
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  UK civil service review proposes giving ministers a greater role in some appointments

  Much anticipated review also calls for post of head of civil service to be split from cabinet secretary A major review of the UK civil service’s governance and accountability has

  • Posted November 13, 2023
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  Four in five Canadian public servants raise AI accountability concerns

  Exclusive Global Government Forum research has revealed excitement and concern among public servants in Canada over the use of artificial intelligence in government. GGF surveyed 1,320 public servants across the

  • Posted October 31, 2023
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  New Zealand set for public service headcount reductions as National Party moves to form government

  The opposition National Party is to form the next government in New Zealand after the party won enough seats to form a coalition to remove the incumbent Labour party from

  • Posted October 16, 2023
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  Third edition of Civil Service Data Challenge opens for entries

  The UK Civil Service Data Challenge, which aims to identify ways that government can improve how it uses data to deliver public services, has opened for entries for 2023-24. Cabinet

  • Posted October 12, 2023
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  Four in five Canadian public servants working remotely in part or in full, survey finds

  The vast majority of public servants in Canada are working remotely for at least part of their job, Global Government Forum research has found. An exclusive survey of more than

  • Posted October 9, 2023
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  Why public servants have 2.5 quintillion reasons to make better use of data

  The amount of data generated is increasing exponentially. At the Global Government Finance Summit, finance leaders from around the world explored its huge potential to improve their efficiency and effectiveness

  • Posted October 8, 2023
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  Biden warns of ‘dangers’ of removing civil service protections from US federal officials

  US president Joe Biden has warned that Republican plans to turn more civil service jobs into political appointments are part of a “dangerous” political movement in America. Speaking in Arizona

  • Posted October 5, 2023
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