All posts by Richard Johnstone

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  From digital ID to the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: how to deal with crises in government

  The most senior civil servant in Estonia has shared his reflections on how governments can deal with crises in an exclusive interview with Global Government Forum. In Global Government Forum’s

  • Posted September 7, 2023
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  Biden confirms 5.2% pay raise for US federal government officials

  US president Joe Biden has confirmed his plan for a 5.2% average pay increase for federal officials from January next year. Biden confirmed the increase in a letter to speaker

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  Australian public servants receive 11.2% pay offer over three years

  Australian public servants have been offered a three-year deal to increase their pay over 11% after an initial pay offer was rejected by officials in June. Public servants rejected a

  • Posted September 3, 2023
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  Labour tasks former department chief with devising UK government revamp

  The UK’s opposition Labour party is to develop plans to rewire how government works to deliver on its priorities if it takes power following an election that is expected to

  • Posted August 28, 2023
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  Canadian government spending cuts being ‘rushed’, warns union

  The Canadian government has been warned that plans to cut government spending by as much as C$15bn (US$11bn) are being rushed and could hit services for citizens. In response to

  • Posted August 23, 2023
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  Global Government Forum launches Caribbean Digital Summit to catalyse government transformation

  Global Government Forum has launched a Caribbean Digital Summit that will bring together senior leaders involved in government transformation across the region to Barbados. Hosted by the prime minister of

  • Posted August 16, 2023
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  ‘Across the public sector there is a sense of excitement but also worry, and both feelings are justified’: can governments ensure AI is equitable?

  Concerns are growing about artificial intelligence and its ability to exacerbate inequalities. Global Government Forum convened a panel of public servants from around the world for a webinar on how

  • Posted August 7, 2023
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  UK government risk register sets out 89 serious threats to national security and safety

  The UK has set out the top threats the country faces, as part of what a senior civil servant said was an effort to provide a “comprehensive understanding of the

  • Posted August 6, 2023
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  US federal employees wrongly fired under Trump-era accountability legislation to get compensation

  The US federal government’s Department of Veterans Affairs is to offer compensation to officials who were wrongly sacked under 2017 legislation intended to make it easier to remove officials. The

  • Posted August 2, 2023
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  Public Service Data Live conference to help unlock UK public sector transformation

  Public servants from across the UK will come together on 14 September for a unique conference aimed at helping to improve how data is used across government and beyond to

  • Posted July 21, 2023
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