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Public Policy Design & Delivery

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New Zealand’s prime minister resigns; Taiwan passes climate bill enshrining promotion of plant-based foods: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Jacinda Ardern steps down as prime minister of New Zealand citing burnout New Zealand’s […]

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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 […]
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New US open government strategy; Turkey to use blockchain to verify service users: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. White House releases action plan on open government The Biden administration has released plans […]

Towards better public services in 2023 and beyond: lessons from the Human-Centred Public Services Index

Around the world, public services are under threat, as public budgets tighten in the face of financial and geopolitical uncertainty. Yet now, more than ever, governments need to proactively help […]
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From leading public servants through turbulent times to getting the most out of government data: insight from Global Government Forum’s top webinars of 2022

Global Government Forum’s programme of webinars for public and civil servants brings together officials involved in developing policy and delivering public services to share best practice on how to deliver […]

Escaping the echo chamber: how governments are combating disinformation

Consecutive crises such as the coronavirus pandemic and war in Ukraine have prompted a spike in the spread of misinformation and propaganda online. This is a worrying trend for governments, […]
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Leading public service innovators to share insights at major Global Government Forum conference

Top public servants from around the world will share their secrets of government innovation at a major London conference next year. Officials from countries including Austria, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Norway […]
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New Zealand launches public inquiry into COVID response; Australia rolls out long-awaited myGov app: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. New Zealand announces public inquiry into COVID-19 response New Zealand is preparing to launch […]

‘The British civil service is relatively insular’: GGF’s latest Leading Questions podcast with political scientist Colin Talbot

A new Global Government Forum podcast is out featuring professor Colin Talbot – author of the compellingly titled Whitehall watching: reflections on innovation, inertia and ineptitude in British government – […]
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Former Australian PM slammed by inquiry into secret appointments  

The decision of former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison to appoint himself to five additional departments in secret was “unnecessary” and “corrosive of trust in government”, an inquiry has found. […]