Features

A photograph of a compass

Lessons for leaders: how top public servants can chart a course to more responsive government

GGF research reveals that leaders are more confident in their public service organisation’s performance than other staff. Experts set out how they can share what they know to better deliver […]

Experimenting with flexible working: testing out what works in the new world for public services

Around the world, the way public servants work is a far cry now from pre-pandemic, with hastily-organised remote working giving way to a more considered hybrid model approach. At a […]

Blockchain bonds: digital issuance breakthroughs build buzz

A growing number of public authorities are exploring the issuance of bonds using blockchain technology. Fintech experts joined a webinar to discuss this emerging field Blockchain – a decentralised shared […]
Network of people connected by lines

Sharing is daring: why joined-up use of data is so challenging for government – and how to get better at it

By 2025, all critical data assets will be available for use across the UK government. That is the goal set by ministers, who recognise that while the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated […]

The power of peril: how to get government legacy transformation underway

Elected leaders’ eyes may glaze over when technologists talk about digital transformation – but the threat of cyber attacks catches their attention, national IT leaders explained at the Global Government […]

Hard lessons: former GDS chief on what works in government – and what doesn’t

Reflecting on his three-year stint running the UK’s Government Digital Service, Kevin Cunnington was as open about his failures as his successes. Now he’s running a research programme to help […]
Attendees of the Global Government Digital Summit, in Ottawa, Canada.

Today’s government digital leaders ask: where are tomorrow’s?

In the battle to attract digital professionals, governments find themselves outgunned on pay by the private sector. At the Global Government Digital Summit, digital leaders from 12 countries explored the […]

‘Unless you fight for it, it’s not worth it once you get there’: Exclusive podcast with South Africa’s cabinet secretary Phindile Baleni

Series 3 of Global Government Forum’s Leading Questions starts off with a bang – our first interview for the podcast with a serving cabinet secretary: Phindile Baleni, South Africa’s secretary […]

Strategy school: digital leaders debate how to drive transformation

At the Global Government Digital Summit, digital leaders from around the world discussed how – and whether – to produce a digital strategy, and pitched their ideas on how best […]

Finding your identity: how three governments are developing digital ID

Digital ID is an essential building block for rapid progress on transforming public services – but only a handful of governments have launched effective, popular systems. At the Global Government […]