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UK launches priorities review of legacy IT systems

The UK government is piloting a “dynamic” review of its ageing IT legacy systems, and aims by 2022 to roll out a new framework to identify “at risk” infrastructure and […]

Former diplomats challenge Australian government on climate change inaction

A group of 70 former Australian diplomats have written to the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison raising “deep concern” about his government’s failure to commit to climate change targets.   […]

US sets out federal contractor vaccine mandate rules

Employees working for US government contractors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by 8 December according to new rules issued by the White House. Guidance released on Friday by the […]

Brazil’s public sector reform bill advances through congress

A bill that aims to shrink the state by cutting public sector pay and benefits has passed the committee stage in Brazil’s lower chamber of congress. The constitutional amendment – […]

Internet freedom in sharp decline, watchdog warns

A lack of regulation and a rise in authoritarian government control has led to an “unprecedented assault on free expression online”, with global internet freedom declining for the eleventh consecutive […]

UK makes bid to become global AI superpower

The UK has laid out its first strategy for becoming a world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) in order to meet increasing competition in the field from around the world. […]

Biden administration release details on vaccine mandate for federal workers

The Biden administration has confirmed all federal workers must be fully vaccinated by 22 November or face the possibility of disciplinary action “up to and including removal from federal service”. […]

International GovTech maturity “lower than expected”, says World Bank

Despite increasing investment across the world, GovTech maturity is “lower than expected” in most countries and digital citizen engagement lacking, research from the World Bank has found. While most governments […]

New Canadian government faces US$700m class action lawsuit

After the polls close in the Canadian federal election scheduled for 20 September, the newly-formed government will have to decide its next steps on a C$900m (US$711m) class action lawsuit […]

Italy mandates vaccine passports for all workers

Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi has made vaccine passports mandatory for its 1.2 million government and local authority employees and all private sector workers. It is the first EU country […]