Finance & Procurement

‘It’s a wonder anything gets done’: UK government pledges to rewire Treasury to streamline financial reporting

The UK government has set out plans to overhaul how it uses data to measure performance as part of plans to improve efficiency. Chief secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, […]

UK chancellor allocates funds to deploy AI in government in Spring Statement

The UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has earmarked a chunk of the £3.25bn (US$4.2bn) “transformation fund” announced in her first Spring Statement to the deployment of AI in government. In the […]

Global Government Fintech Lab in Dublin on 11 June 2025: register now

Public servants across the world with an interest in innovative technology, as well as those who supply tech solutions to the public sector, are invited to register to attend the […]

‘Be bold and take calculated risks’: Five minutes with Ian Brotherston of Innovate UK

In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders who will speak at our Innovation conference. Taking place in London […]

‘Rigorous perseverance will yield rewards’: Five minutes with Martin Ledolter of Austria’s Federal Procurement Agency

In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders who will speak at our Innovation conference. Taking place in London […]

Trump unveils plan to create ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ with forfeited crypto

US president Donald Trump has set out plans to create a ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ and ‘Digital Asset Stockpile.’ Trump ended the seventh week of his second term as US president […]

Trump and DOGE demand centralised tech systems to track spending

President Donald Trump has directed US government agencies to build “centralised tech systems” to “record every payment” made via grants and contracts, as part of the ongoing Department of Government […]

‘Death to the tax return’: tracking the revolution in revenue collection

Digital technologies are dramatically easing the process of paying tax, while providing invaluable data to finance departments. At the Government Finance Summit, civil service leaders discussed the remarkable progress in […]
Sarah Glavey Head, Public Service Transformation Policy, Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Ireland speaking at the Global Government Finance Summit.

If it counts, count it: government finance leaders on boosting productivity

The public sector is often accused of inefficiency – but at the Global Government Finance Summit, top leaders revealed some highly inventive ways of driving up civil service productivity “The […]

The ‘four Ds’: Ireland’s chief economist spells out the major challenges governments face

At the Global Government Finance Summit, Ireland’s chief economist John McCarthy listed the ‘four Ds’: the structural challenges weakening growth and public finances both in Ireland and in other advanced […]