Governance & Government Intervention

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 […]

The far right has surged to the lead in France’s elections. But forming a government remains a tall order

Exit polls after the first round of the French legislative elections indicate the far-right National Rally party leading with about 34% of the vote. The New Popular Front (a coalition […]

How governments are building resilience to address today’s crises and tomorrow’s catastrophes

For those at the top of government, crises are growing in both frequency and complexity. And while civil service leaders tackle each fresh disaster, they must keep on working to […]
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UK opposition to meet with civil servants ahead of general election

Senior politicians in the UK’s opposition Labour party will start talks with civil servants on how they would run government should they win the election later this year, having been […]

Irish government moves to cut outdated gender stereotypes from constitution

The Republic of Ireland is to hold two referendums next year on whether the country’s constitution should drop references to women’s role in the home. The constitution, drafted in 1937 […]

Open, inclusive, transparent: rebuilding public trust in government

At the Global Government Summit in Singapore, civil service leaders from 16 countries met to explore five of the biggest challenges facing their countries – debating in their fifth session […]
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Canadian government’s battle with big tech platforms and what it means for the future of journalism

Canada recently passed a law to address the continuing financial woes of its traditional news media, trust in which has steadily fallen to 42% in 2022. The Online News Act, […]

In pursuit of public good: the need for a welfare revolution in South Africa

Jelena Vidojević of the New South Institute argues that South Africa must introduce comprehensive welfare reform if it is to address socio-economic divisions and deliver for the public good South […]

Rishi Sunak’s reorganisation: history shows creating government departments in response to short-term problems is rarely a good idea

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced a major reorganisation of Whitehall, creating a new department dedicated to energy and another for science and innovation as well bringing various business […]
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The science of government: setting out the seven elements of statecraft

Much analysis of how government operates fails to bring together all the elements and dimensions of what government does and how the state works. Professor Colin Talbot has created a […]