Public Policy Design & Delivery

What is the institutional imperative – and why does it matter for evaluation in government (and everything else)?

In the fifth and final episode of the Government Transformed 2.0 podcast, David Halpern rejoins Richard Johnstone and Nicholas Gruen to discuss the efficacy of evaluative processes in government, and […]

Metric for success: how to improve the citizen experience of government

Public service experts from four countries joined a Global Government Forum webinar to discuss how to make public services more responsive to the needs of citizens – including work to […]
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How civil servants can make confident decisions in government

Civil servants in government make many decisions every day. From policy officials working to develop responsive services that meet users’ needs, to frontline officials who have to make choices on […]
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Global Government Forum research reveals the top factors that enable civil service innovation

Support from leaders, a culture of open communication and risk-taking, skills like adaptability, and access to the right tools and data are among the top factors that enable innovation to […]

Integrate mission governance into climate policy, says OECD

Governments should integrate mission governance into climate mitigation efforts to better drive progress towards green goals, the OECD has said.    In its report – ‘Harnessing mission governance to achieve […]

People-powered insight: transforming policymaking through co-creation

Experts from the UK, Estonia and Brazil share best practice on harnessing people-powered insight in policymaking, examining how governments are working to understand citizens’ lived experiences and to turn their […]

The human touch: Five minutes with Matt Briggs of the UK DWP’s Service Modernisation Programme

In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders who will speak at our Innovation conference. Taking place in London […]
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Japan looks to learn from Elon Musk’s US government efficiency programme

A Japanese government minister has said that he would look to learn lessons from Elon Musk’s efforts to improve government efficiency. Last week it was announced that entrepreneurs Elon Musk […]

UK Budget raises taxes by £40bn – but government departments must still make efficiency savings

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged there will be no return to austerity as she set out the first Labour budget since the party came to power – but government […]

Ahead of the UK Budget, report highlights the price of civil service pay cuts

New Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) analysis finds that pay cuts for UK senior civil servants are hitting recruitment and retention – but experts warn that public sector salaries face […]