All posts by Richard Johnstone
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UK developing investment criteria for government AI spendingThe UK government’s Treasury is working with the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) to develop criteria to assess the value of investments in artificial intelligence as part of the
- Posted December 4, 2024
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UK names new civil service head to ‘rewire the British state’UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Sir Chris Wormald as the UK’s cabinet secretary and head of the civil service with a mission to “change the way government
- Posted December 3, 2024
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Innovation 2025 event to showcase government transformation in actionGlobal Government Forum has today launched the agenda for the 2025 Innovation conference, with the event focusing on providing civil servants in the UK and beyond with the insights and
- Posted November 28, 2024
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More details emerge on Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as US presidential transition continuesMore details have emerged about how the high-profile Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) being formed by incoming US president Donald Trump will run. Earlier this month, Trump announced the creation of the
- Posted November 26, 2024
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Podcast: How the US federal government is getting ready for the new presidentThe US presidential election, won by Donald Trump, is the most consequential election of this ‘year of democracy’. In this special podcast, Global Government Forum webinar chair Siobhan Benita discusses
- Posted November 26, 2024
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Exclusive research sets out how the next US administration can lead on digital service deliveryA new Global Government Forum report has set out the steps that the next US administration should take to drive digital transformation across the federal government. In a timely report
- Posted November 21, 2024
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Japan looks to learn from Elon Musk’s US government efficiency programmeA Japanese government minister has said that he would look to learn lessons from Elon Musk’s efforts to improve government efficiency. Last week it was announced that entrepreneurs Elon Musk
- Posted November 19, 2024
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UK Budget raises taxes by £40bn – but government departments must still make efficiency savingsUK chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged there will be no return to austerity as she set out the first Labour budget since the party came to power – but government
- Posted October 31, 2024
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AccelerateGOV 2024 as it happenedBringing together public service leaders from around the world, AccelerateGOV explored how public servants in all relevant disciplines and roles can best promote digitalisation and transformation. Relive the key elements
- Posted October 22, 2024
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AccelerateGOV conference brings together digital government experts in CanadaThe AccelerateGOV conference returns to Ottawa today, with experts on digital transformation coming together at the Shaw Centre to discuss how to make change in government happen. The conference, which
- Posted October 21, 2024
