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Interviews

Heiki Loot, Government of Estonia: Exclusive Interview

Heiki Loot is one of Estonia’s longest-serving state secretaries, having served 12 years in the post. He tells Global Government Forum about the changes he has overseen during his time […]

Gus O’Donnell, Former UK Cabinet Secretary: Exclusive Interview

Retired head of the UK civil service Lord O’Donnell tells Global Government Forum how parliament should be reformed and why the UK’s upper house is too big He is dubbed the […]

Wayne Wouters, Government of Canada: Exclusive Interview

In an exclusive interview with Global Government Forum, retired head of the Canadian civil service Wayne Wouters sets out his biggest achievements and some of the challenges he faced in office Professional ice […]

Coleen Volk, Government of Canada: Exclusive Interview

Coleen Volk is deputy secretary to the cabinet, senior personnel, business transformation and renewal, of the Privy Council Office. She tells Winnie Agbonlahor about her broad portfolio On March 25, […]

Iain Rennie, State Services Commissioner, New Zealand: Exclusive Interview

Iain Rennie talks exclusively to Global Government Forum about innovation, collaboration and thinking outside the box. With the increased pace of global and environmental change, it has seldom been so […]

Dr Ian Watt, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australia: Exclusive Interview

On 30 November 2014 Dr Watt retires as Head of the Public Service in Australia, as well as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. In an […]

Dr Vanessa Lawrence, Co-Chair UN-GGIM: Exclusive Interview

Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB, is Co-Chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) Dr Lawrence is a CB, a Companion of the Most Honourable […]

John Forster, Chief of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), Canada: Exclusive Interview

An exclusive interview with John Forster, head of cybersecurity in Canada, on sharing intelligence through ‘5 Eyes’ and why Canada protects its citizens not only from cyber threats but also […]

Professor Jill Slay, Director of Australian Centre for Cyber Security: Exclusive Interview

Professor Jill Slay is the Director of the new Australian Centre for Cyber Security (ACCS) in Canberra. In an exclusive interview for Global Government Forum, she discusses why the cloud […]

Sir Paul Jenkins, recently retired Head of the UK Government Legal Service

Sir Paul Jenkins talks exclusively to Global Government Forum about governance in governments and why, when things are going well, that is exactly the time you should start thinking about […]