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  The looming squeeze on America’s civil servants

  Pushing forward a set of changes to remuneration, working practices and conditions, the Trump...

  • Posted June 15, 2018
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  Transforming routine work: the rise of the robots

  Digitally transforming a service can bring huge rewards – but replacing a legacy system...

  • Posted June 5, 2018
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  Protecting income mobility: Global Government Summit 2018, part 6

  For a decade, incomes have stagnated across the developed world – and a new...

  • Posted May 29, 2018
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  Spend it wisely, part 2: the digital marketplace

  Government procurement systems are being transformed by a new wave of digital marketplaces and...

  • Posted May 23, 2018
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  Winning citizens’ trust: Global Government Summit 2018, part 5

  To address the social, economic and political challenges facing countries around the world, civil...

  • Posted May 23, 2018
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  Reshaping pensions: President Macron’s ambitious plans

  France has a complex, inequitable pensions system; and a powerful, well dug-in set of...

  • Posted May 20, 2018
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  The promise and risks of artificial intelligence: Global Government Summit 2018, part 4

  Artificial intelligence and real-time data streams could dramatically cut costs and improve outcomes in...

  • Posted May 15, 2018
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  Innovation in action: Global Government Summit 2018, part 3

  At the 2018 Global Government Summit, Singapore’s civil service leaders set out their approach...

  • Posted May 9, 2018
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  Spend it wisely, part 1: streamlining the tender process

  With so much public money now spent with private sector suppliers, interest is growing...

  • Posted May 7, 2018
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  Hong Kong court overturns landmark benefits ruling for gay civil servants

  A Hong Kong court has overturned a landmark judgment that civil servants in same-sex...

  • Posted June 10, 2018
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  Business groups demand extra powers for Northern Ireland civil servants

  Business leaders have called on the UK’s Northern Ireland secretary to grant the province’s...

  • Posted June 7, 2018
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  Auditor brands Canada’s Phoenix pay system an ‘incomprehensible failure’

  Canada’s auditor general has branded the Phoenix pay system an “incomprehensible failure” that is...

  • Posted June 6, 2018
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  Civil service ‘audit’ heralds clear-out in Sierra Leone

  Sierra Leone’s new President, Julius Maada Bio, has launched an audit of the African...

  • Posted June 4, 2018
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  Trump curbs federal staff protections and union powers

  US president Donald Trump has signed three executive orders that curb the power of...

  • Posted June 1, 2018
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