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Public Policy Design & Delivery

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Biden directs federal agencies to protect abortion access

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order directing government agencies to use “every tool available to protect access to reproductive health care”.   The move comes after the US […]

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‘We know service delays are unacceptable’: Trudeau launches taskforce to quicken Canadian government service delivery

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has created a new taskforce focused on quickening delivery of public service after admitting that delays in recent months in areas like the processing of […]

When push comes to ‘nudge’: how governments can influence the behaviour of citizens

The concept of ‘nudge’, whereby citizens can be influenced to make good choices, remains an important tool for governments as the COVID pandemic showed. Here, strategic communications and behaviour change […]

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Australia reorganises departments to reflect new government’s priorities

The Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced the creation of a new environment ‘super ministry’ as part of a raft of changes aimed at restructuring government to reflect its […]

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US assesses COVID stimulus package equity; NZ unveils vaccine tech platform; and Canada introduces gun control law: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed American Rescue Plan successful in enhancing equity but more needs to be done, […]

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Labor promises public inquiry into ‘Robodebt’ failings if it wins Australian election

Australia’s opposition Labor Party has said it will call a royal commission to investigate the failings of a debt-calculation system that resulted in more than 400,000 people being chased for […]

Innovation in government: lessons from the Netherlands  

Innovation is needed in government to streamline processes, improve services, and enhance employee satisfaction. But it is much easier said than done. We take a look at the lessons from […]

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Brazilian officials set for pay increase after public service strikes; Australian Electoral Commission’s plan to tackle election misinformation: policy and delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Brazil government to boost public servant pay by 5% in July The government […]

Opinion: why a paradigm change is needed in public service thinking

In a fast-changing and increasingly complex world, cookie-cutter solutions to public policymaking will no longer suffice, argues academic Jochen Prantl. Here, he outlines the factors prompting the need for change […]

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Letter from Ottawa: After a winter of shocks, Canada’s Budget is the latest sign of stability

A political agreement that increased the durability of the government and a Budget that that launched a number of policy reviews indicate that the government in Ottawa is trying to […]