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Thawing the ‘middle management permafrost’: Management and workforce takeaways from Innovation 2025 

Global Government Forum has used an artificial intelligence tool to analyse all the sessions at Innovation 2025 for takeaways relating to public and civil service management and workforce issues. Key […]

Elon Musk attending the first Trump Administration cabinet meeting.

Musk says he will reduce US government role

Announcement comes as administration reveals it expects to remove civil service protections from as many as 50,000 civil servants Elon Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur who is the world’s richest […]

Sustainability takeaways from Innovation 2025 

Global Government Forum has used an artificial intelligence tool to analyse all the sessions at the Innovation 2025 conference for takeaways on how governments are tackling climate change and working […]

‘Incredibly bold’ UK missions driving a more agile civil service, say speakers at Innovation 2025

The UK government’s missions-based approach is challenging the civil service’s traditionally vertical structure, fostering collaboration across disciplines, and offers an opportunity to regain public trust. This was the message from […]
Cat Little speaking at Innovation 2025

Innovation ‘key to getting government operating at the best of its ability’, Little tells civil servants

Civil servants in the UK must foster an experimental and “risk-smart” culture, Cat Little, the chief operating officer for the UK civil service and permanent secretary to the Cabinet Office, […]

People-powered insight: transforming policymaking through co-creation

Experts from the UK, Estonia and Brazil share best practice on harnessing people-powered insight in policymaking, examining how governments are working to understand citizens’ lived experiences and to turn their […]

The missing link: exploring the potential of national climate institutions

While much thinking has gone into mechanisms for global collaboration on climate change, national governance is under-studied. Could it be the missing link in accelerating transitions to low-carbon, climate resilient […]

A seat at the table: women’s role in the fight against climate change

Women are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change, yet rarely enjoy equal representation in climate decision-making, leading to policies that do not adequately address their needs. On International […]

Privacy, security, trust, transparency: how to enable data-sharing in government

At the Global Government Digital Summit, digital leaders set out the barriers to government data sharing – from citizens’ suspicions to systems that disincentivise departments – and shared ideas for making […]

Is gender equality under threat? An International Women’s Day conversation with Julia Gillard and Bridget Phillipson  

Those involved in the women’s liberation movements in the US and Europe in the 1960s would be dismayed to learn the results of a new report, which shows that young […]