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Data

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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Canadian public servants urged to send in ideas for better use of data

Two top Canadian officials this week urged public servants to send in their ideas for how to make better use of data, as they launched a competition designed to build […]

Indian government urged to prioritise privacy as it embarks on data-sharing plan

Law and privacy experts have called on the Indian government to implement a data protection policy before moving ahead with data-sharing plans that would monetise public sector data. A draft […]
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Australian government agencies ‘struggling to make data-driven decisions’

Around three quarters of Australian government agencies claim to be hampered in their ability to make decisions because of data collection issues, with only 4% able to get a full […]
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A license to think afresh: how the Data Challenge empowered civil service innovators

Under the UK’s Civil Service Data Challenge, staff were invited to send in their ideas for how to use data better in government. Matt Ross profiles a programme that drew […]

UK civil service showcases crowdsourced ideas to improve data use

The UK civil service has unveiled eight grassroots ideas on how to make better use of data in government. The projects make up the long list of the Civil Service […]

Finding the growth elixir: how to build high-tech business clusters

Thriving in the pandemic, digital and science firms promise renewed growth to governments that can foster world-class tech hubs. But how can civil servants help researchers and start-ups to build […]

Common data standards are essential for governments – but so is public trust

Standards and infrastructure are central to improving data-sharing across government, a recent GGF webinar found. But equally important is a less tangible asset: public confidence and engagement. Adam Green reports […]