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Mental health during a pandemic: how to spot problems among your team

COVID-19 is triggering and exacerbating mental health problems across the world. Wellbeing consultant Ramin Salehi explains how to spot the signs that a colleague is struggling and embark on a […]

Opinion: Ministerial errors have undermined the UK’s pandemic response

The latest Whitehall Monitor report reveals just how badly ministers have handled the COVID-19 crisis, failing in key areas such as procurement and working with local authorities, argues Richard Vize […]

Feeding the people, not the sharks: supporting citizens through the pandemic

Around the world, finance departments have found different ways of protecting workers and businesses during the COVID crisis. At GGF’s Finance Summit, senior leaders discussed which worked best – reaching […]

The vacci-nation: how Israel got on the front foot with COVID-19 immunisation

Israel’s rapid roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination makes it both a trailblazer and a guinea pig for the rest of the world, and presents lessons for civil servants charged with […]

Biden’s challenge: rebuilding climate expertise in government

Climate change was central to US President Joe Biden’s election campaign. But to deliver his promises he will need to rebuild personnel, budgets and regulation. Catherine Early reports “The Trump […]

About turn: what Biden’s presidency means for federal staff

As Donald Trump faces his last day in the White House, US civil servants are preparing for a new administration and a very different style of government. We ask three […]

Reach every home: building universal digital services

Governments need strong digital infrastructure to provide citizens with online services and boost economic growth. At a GGF webinar, the panel considered how to develop national communications networks – and […]

Spare room superheroes: how finance departments met the pandemic threat

When COVID-19 struck, finance departments around the world sent their staff home – and asked them to put their economies into induced comas. At the Global Government Finance Summit, senior […]

Taxing times: SMEs cautious about open banking

The UK government is exploring how technology can streamline tax administration. But HMRC must not add more burden to a community that is already being battered by COVID-19 and Brexit. […]

Five interesting insights from the OECD’s governance report

The recent publication includes some surprising lessons for civil service leaders – arguing, for example, that some anti-corruption practices can be counterproductive Last month, the OECD published a report promoting […]