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Digital, Data & Technology

Picture of Markus Sovala, Statistics Finland’s director general, taken at the 2022 Global Government Finance Summit

Finland’s stats chief Markus Sovala: from challenging employee to change leader 

Dr Markus Sovala is one year into his five-year term as Statistics Finland’s director general. He tells Mia Hunt about his priorities for the agency – enabling its customers to […]

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Barriers to public sector data sharing identified – and how to overcome them

The coronavirus response led to an increase in data sharing across the public sector. A Global Government Forum webinar brought together senior UK figures to discuss how the lessons from […]

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Civil Service Data Challenge 2022 launched to unlock government innovation

The Civil Service Data Challenge is to return for a second year to help officials from across the UK government realise their ideas on how to improve the use of […]

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US federal agencies to upgrade cyber and data capabilities as part of government-wide IT plan

The Biden administration is to focus on improving cybersecurity and data analytics capabilities across federal government as part of an IT modernisation plan published by the Office of Management and […]

Minister Heather Wheeler delivers a keynote speech on the government's new digital strategy

UK government admits lack of digital skills ‘holds back’ transformation as it sets out reform plan

The UK government has unveiled a new digital transformation strategy that commits departments to delivering better public services, cutting costs and reskilling civil servants, but has acknowledged that a lack […]

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‘After the war, Ukrainian fintechs will change the world’: Ukraine fintech leader speaks at inaugural Global Government Fintech Lab

Keynote speeches from Estonia’s finance minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus and Rostyslav Dyuk, chairman of the Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovation Companies, were among the highlights of the inaugural Global Government […]

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From helping India through COVID to integrating services across Europe: how governments are using digital ID

The challenges – and success – of implementing a digital identity system in the world’s largest democracy were discussed at a Global Government Forum webinar that looked at how countries […]

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US federal agencies share broadband data; UK says legacy IT hindered benefit increase; Singapore reviews COVID-19 response: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Singapore government launches review of COVID-19 response The former head of the Singapore […]

Photo of Catherine Luelo, deputy minister at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and the chief information officer of Canada.

Pick up the pace: CIO Catherine Luelo on accelerating Canada’s digital journey

Nine months after joining the public service, CIO Catherine Luelo tells Matt Ross how she’s refreshing Canada’s digital strategy – and asks staff across the workforce for their help in […]

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‘Not a lot to show’ for Australia’s $400m digital ID programme, says former government CIO

The Australian federal government’s digital ID programme, which was launched six years ago, is over-engineered and has cost too much for what has been delivered, according to the government’s former […]