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Policy Development

Government must be more ambitious on devolution and investment to ‘level up’ the UK

The government needs to invest more in people – not just infrastructure – and distribute power away from the centre to address regional inequality, writes Anna Round of the Institute […]

Data scientists out of the basement and in front of decision-makers

For the analytics and insights from the data science department to really make a difference, we must bring them closer to leadership Where do your data scientists sit? Perhaps they […]

UK considers in-house consultancy amidst No10 in-fighting

A new element of the UK’s civil service reform agenda emerged this week, as one of the project’s principal architects announced his departure from government. Dominic Cummings, the former Vote […]

Join ACCA’s Upcoming Virtual Public Sector Conference: Reinvigorating the public sector – Transformation through crisis

2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants’ (ACCA’s) International Public Sector Conference – a flagship event for the public sector, globally. In recent years, the […]

Facebook and Google dig in against Australian media law

Facebook has threatened to block Australians from sharing news via the social media platform and its Instagram service, if the government persists with plans to require the tech giant to […]

Trump directs departments to bypass environmental regulations

Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to waive environmental restrictions in order to fast-track infrastructure projects such as mines, highways and pipelines. The president said this […]

The UK must urgently renew its approach to developing regulations

As the UK prepares to repatriate the EU’s responsibilities, an OECD review has identified the challenges facing civil servants charged with building the new regulatory frameworks required to safeguard the […]

UK civil service chief blocks opposition policy costings as election looms

The UK’s Cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, Mark Sedwill, has intervened to block the release of a government document estimating the costs of the opposition Labour Party’s […]

Outgoing head of the Australian Public Service urges commitment to evidence-based policy in face of reform

Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Martin Parkinson, has called on the Australian Public Service (APS) to “continue to have a view, be curious, understand what is […]

Canadian public policy think tank axed

Canadian public policy think tank the Mowat Centre has announced its imminent closure after the provincial government of Ontario cut its funding. Announcing the closure in a written statement, the […]