Public Policy Design & Delivery

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‘There’s a sense parts of the public sector are not working as well as they did’: how can governments become more responsive to citizen needs?

The 2023 Responsive Government Survey reveals that public servants’ confidence in their ability to respond to the changing needs of citizens is lower now than in 2021. What can be […]

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UN warns governments that disaster risks are ‘out of control’ as lessons are ignored

The United Nations has urged governments around the world to learn lessons on how to respond to disasters as it warned action to better protect people from major catastrophes had […]

Innovation 2023 five minutes with… Paul Morrison of the UK Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities

In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders who spoke at our Innovation conference. The event took place in […]
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Innovation 2023 as it happened

Relive the day when global public service innovators came together on 21 March in London to share insights on how they are transforming government The Innovation conference was held in Central Hall […]

UK chief operating officer tackles the constraints on innovation in government

At the Innovation conference in London on 21 March, UK civil service chief operating officer Alex Chisholm mapped out the barriers to innovation in government, and suggested ways to tackle […]
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Indian government to establish fact-checking network; Australia’s Robodebt inquiry delayed: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Indian government working to establish network of ‘trusted fact checkers’ India’s Ministry of Electronics […]

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 […]

UK to upskill civil servants in data science; Australia to review public sector appointments: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. UK cabinet secretary launches Evidence House data science initiative Simon Case, the UK government’s […]
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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 […]