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Digital, Data & Technology

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‘People don’t have to be perfect’: five minutes with Catalonia’s Àstrid Desset

In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders that will be speaking at our free AccelerateGov conference on […]

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‘An unparalleled opportunity’: experts discuss the potential for digital ID to unlock fintech in government

Governments are keen to spur innovation in financial technology (fintech), both in terms of encouraging private sector investment  and themselves adopting fintech solutions to improve public policy delivery. Ian Hall […]
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Governments urged to recognise universal right to proof of ID; UK civil servants praised for work arranging Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Campaign urges governments to recognise universal right to proof of ID The Identity Day […]
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‘They call it public service for a reason; you are serving something that is bigger than yourself’: five minutes with Stephen Burt, chief data officer of Canada

In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders that will be speaking at our free AccelerateGov conference on […]

Five minutes with… AccelerateGov speaker Cristina Shimoda of Brazil

In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders that will be speaking at our free AccelerateGov conference on all things […]

Five technology considerations for law enforcement

Law enforcement professionals play a selfless role in keeping us safe. While they feel a sense of pride in their daily work, they also feel an urgency to do more, […]
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Finnish finance ministry drafts digital ID legislation for parliamentary review 

Finland’s finance ministry has drafted legislation for a national digital ID programme set to be presented to parliament this autumn. The legislation would allow Finnish citizens to prove their identity […]

‘No matter how senior we get, we must be open to hearing views across the table’: five minutes with GovTech Singapore’s Karen Kee  

Karen Kee, deputy director, international and community development lead at GovTech Singapore, tells GGF about her agency’s data exchange platform, the importance of ‘intellectual humility’, and why her dad is […]
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Five minutes with… AccelerateGov speaker Stelios Himonas of Cyprus

In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders that will be speaking at our free AccelerateGov conference on […]

Canada to launch public consultation on digital ID framework for federal public services

Canada’s federal government has announced that it is preparing a public consultation on a framework for digital identity. The government launched its Digital Ambition 2022 on 5 August this year, […]