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Opinion: the ‘power of where’ – realising the potential of geospatial data

For millennia maps have guided exploration, supported trade and allowed us to defend our nations and maintain the social fabrics of our societies. They tell the story of human endeavour […]

Hatching the butterfly: public service transformation

Public services around the world are changing – but only a handful are being genuinely transformed from top to bottom. At the final session of Global Government Summit 2019, delegates […]

Irish civil service union calls for cut in working hours

The Irish government’s failure to cut the working hours of more junior civil servants has created “a two-tier public service”, the incoming head of the country’s largest public sector union […]

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Glass ceiling beginning to crack in upper echelons of many countries’ civil services

New research reveals huge disparity in gender equality among top officials across the G20 and EU, but the overall trend is positive. Tania Mason highlights the countries making progress on […]

Nigerian government signs skills deal

The Nigerian Civil Service has formed a private-public partnership (PPP) with the Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG), a private sector-led, Nigerian-Ghanaian initiative dedicated to improving the quality of public sector […]

‘Leadership is about courage,’ says senior official who speaks out about battle with depression

A senior civil servant whose team won an innovation award for its work in supporting workplace wellbeing has spoken of her struggle with depression and is urging other leaders to show […]

Justin Trudeau announces senior appointment at Department for Indigenous Affairs

Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, has announced a new senior appointment at the department responsible for policies relating to Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Diane Lafleur, currently assistant deputy minister at […]

OECD calls on Poland to introduce ‘cooling-off’ periods for senior officials

The OECD has called on Poland to introduce a ‘cooling-off’ period for senior civil servants leaving the public sector to reduce revolving-door opportunities. The majority of developed countries have such […]

UK Treasury and Cabinet Office urged to help senior officials stand up to ministers

Britain’s public spending watchdog has called on the Treasury and Cabinet Office to help permanent secretaries stand up to ministers over the poor use of the taxpayer’s pound after it found that incentives […]