Public Policy Design & Delivery

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How to ensure effective decision-making in the civil service

Civil servants continue to be unfairly blamed for obstructing ministerial plans, but relationships can be improved and repaired through better decision-making, says Andrew Kakabadse, professor of governance and leadership at […]

Irish government moves to cut outdated gender stereotypes from constitution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 […]
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Australia’s productivity chief urges minimal AI regulation; Malaysian government set to roll out digital ID: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Don’t overregulate AI, warns Australia’s productivity chief Australia’s productivity commissioner Stephen King has said that […]

‘Another world is possible’, or how we can learn to stop worrying and love the crisis

The age of polycrisis has created fears and uncertainty about the future among populations around the world. Such moments have often sparked dreams about the future of society. Jelena Vidojević […]
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Join GGF roundtable to find out how shared care records can transform NHS and social care

The NHS is working to develop a single care record for patients. The aim of the shared record is to provide a safe and secure way to bring together patient […]
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Letter from Ottawa: diagnosing the elements of Tired Government Syndrome

Parliament has returned in Canada for what’s likely a final session before the election. If history is any guide, the government will find it hard to make progress before the […]
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Public servants around the world raise alarm over increasing workload

A majority of public and civil servants around the world have said that their workload has increased since 2020 – and an even higher proportion think that their workloads are […]
New Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins Announces Cost of Living Policy in election campaign

New Zealand election battle lines drawn over public services

A series of announcements by the major political parties contesting for power at the next general election in New Zealand – scheduled for 14 October – have put public services […]
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AI ‘to quicken UK government decision-making’; Australian public servants await pay offer: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. AI could quicken government decision-making, says UK deputy prime minister The UK’s deputy prime minister […]

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 […]