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Public leader receives award for women’s rights efforts

Kamalesh Sharma, secretary-general of the Commonwealth Secretariat – the main intergovernmental agency of the 53 Commonwealth nations, has been given an award for his work to promote women’s rights. The Commonwealth […]

Nigeria’s president sounds warning to perm secs over corruption and incompetence

Nigeria’s new president warned the government’s new permanent secretaries and the whole civil service that his administration would not tolerate corruption or incompetence, according to local media reports. At a […]

New minister predicts ‘golden age’ for Canada’s public service and condemns public attacks

The new minister responsible for Canada’s public service has vowed to “bring back evidence-based decision making to replace decision-based evidence making” and “create a golden age for Canada’s public service” […]

Asian Development Bank signs $273m loan to improve India’s rural roads

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have jointly signed a $273m loan to improve rural roads in the country, as part of a $1.23bn rural connectivity […]

Australia’s Ian Watt appointed to board of Citigroup bank

Australia’s former top civil servant Dr Ian Watt has been appointed to the board of Citigroup, Australia’s retail bank. Watt, who retired from his role as secretary to the Department […]

UK government launches £6.5m cyber security research project

Two UK government departments have today launched a cyber security research project after 18 companies pledged to invest £6.5m over five years. The project called CyberInvest will provide a forum for […]

Warning over bogus job ads in Nigerian civil service

The acting head of Nigeria’s civil service Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita has warned against a bogus Facebook account advertising jobs at her office. A press release issued by her office last […]

‘Discrimination against gay people still a problem in UK civil service’ – says top official

People who are lesbian, gay, bi or transgender still experience discrimination in the British civil service – despite significant progress made over the last three decades, one of its most […]

Singapore’s Peter Ong calls on future leaders to foster collaboration

The head of Singapore’s civil service Peter Ong has called on the government’s future leaders to work across departmental boundaries in order to better address the increasingly complex challenges the […]
Former UK Cabinet Secretary, Lord O'Donnell, speaking at GGF's Global Government Summit

Former UK cabinet secretary joins ‘cross-society campaign’ on mental health

Former UK cabinet secretary Lord O’Donnell has joined a call for increased investment in mental health services, ahead of a key government announcement on strategic spending priorities. O’Donnell who retired […]