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UK health data strategy set to embed pandemic emergency measures

A forthcoming data strategy from NHSX, the UK’s digital health unit, will advocate for some emergency changes implemented during the pandemic to be sustained, the organisation’s chief executive Matthew Gould […]

US president Joe Biden names pick to lead General Services Administration

US president Joe Biden has chosen digital government veteran Robin Carnahan as his pick to lead the federal government’s procurement agency. In a statement posted on the White House website […]

Four trends to watch from the Australian Public Service census

The Australian Public Service Commission published the results of its annual employee census earlier this week.   The survey, conducted in October to November 2020, takes the pulse of professionals […]

Where science meets politics: policymaking in the pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic ripped across the world, it lent new urgency to an old question: how can governments improve how they solicit and act on scientific advice? A panel […]

UK Data Challenge launches to unearth and develop staff ideas

The UK has launched an initiative to gather civil servants’ ideas for how to make better use of data, tapping into the workforce’s expertise to kick off a new set […]

Scotland launches AI strategy with a focus on ethics and inclusion

The Scottish government has set out plans to focus on ethics and inclusion in its use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the public sector, publishing an AI strategy that maps […]

Future Brexit measures are storing up disruption, think tank warns

The British government must prepare for future disruption that is being “stored up” over a range of Brexit measures that are still to come into force, a think tank has […]

Experts warn of security and privacy challenges around vaccine passports

Implementing COVID-19 vaccine certificates will present policymakers with a range of challenges around secure data-sharing with the private sector and protecting citizens’ privacy, experts told a parliamentary committee in the […]

UK civil service data shows gaping gender pension gap, says auditor

There is 47% gender pay gap in pensions in the UK civil service, according to analysis published by government spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) today. The report, Public […]

Australian Public Service Commission launches new workforce strategy

The Australian Public Service Commission published a five-year workforce development strategy today, which aims to strengthen the public service’s capacity to respond to short- and long-term challenges. Delivering for tomorrow: […]