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UK Cabinet Office to shed 25% of staff as part of ‘war on Whitehall waste’

The Cabinet Office is to lose a quarter of its headcount over the next three years, according to UK minister for government efficiency, Jacob Rees-Mogg. Describing the move as “an […]

UK foreign minister and candidate to become prime minister, Lis Truss, sits at a desk before a microphone.

UK PM hopeful branded ‘abhorrent’ for accusing civil servants of antisemitism

Liz Truss, who is foreign secretary and the favourite to succeed Boris Johnson as UK prime minister, has been condemned by unions and civil servants for saying she would “change […]

Diversity of UK senior civil service falls; Hong Kong government jobs exodus: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed Diversity of UK senior civil service falls, rises at lower grades The percentage of […]
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Estonia steps up virtual civil servant project

The Estonian government has called on tech experts from around the world to help develop its artificial intelligence-based virtual assistant, Bürokratt. In what Estonia is calling a world first for […]
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‘Once in a generation opportunity’ to reset public sector, says UK local authority chief

The recovery from the coronavirus pandemic provides the UK public sector with an opportunity to rethink how services are delivered and provide greater joining up of provision, a local authority […]
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Belgian officials set for pay boost as government joins global warnings of ‘war for talent’ for civil servants

Belgium’s minister of the civil service has struck a preliminary agreement with trade unions to boost civil servants’ reward packages by as much as 7% after a prolonged pay dispute. […]
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UK minister hints work-from-home civil servants could face job cuts

The UK government’s minister for efficiency has hinted that civil servants still working at home could be at increased risk of losing their job as departments plan to make cuts […]
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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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 […]
A picture of Francis Maude, who drove the UK civil service reform agenda during his time as Cabinet Office minister between 2010 and 2015

Minister who oversaw UK civil service job cuts ‘set to lead governance review’

A former UK Cabinet Office minister who oversaw the development of a plan that led to 90,000 civil service job cuts is being lined up to lead a review into […]