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Policy Development

Social mobility strategy wins official backing in unique UK policymaking awards

A UK awards scheme supporting innovative thinking and cross-departmental working in the UK government has been won by a team focusing on social mobility in the civil service – securing […]

UK cabinet secretaries defend pre-vote Brexit planning

Serving and former UK cabinet secretaries have defended the civil service against accusations that it did too little to plan for a Leave vote in the Brexit referendum, explaining that […]

Officials must be free to challenge ‘group think’, says UK civil service chief

The Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war has emphasized the importance of civil servants feeling free to “speak truth unto power”, the head of the UK civil service has told […]

OECD call for innovation extended until 28 August

Civil servants around the world now have until 28 August to submit examples of public sector innovation to the OECD which will pick the makers of the best to attend its World […]

OECD calls on governments to submit examples of public sector innovation

Civil servants around the world are being urged to submit examples of public sector innovation to the OECD which will pick the makers of the best ones to attend its World […]

Scott Brison expands on Canada’s plan to adopt ‘results and delivery approach’

The minister responsible for Canada’s public service has expanded on the government’s plan to create a culture focused on results and delivery in a speech to senior officials. Canada’s new […]

The remarkable rise of India’s think tanks

The number of think tanks feeding into India’s public debates is expanding fast. Alexandra Katz explores the rapid advances and the growing pains of this emerging policy machine The USA […]

The hat-trick: how to achieve savings, better services and public policy goals

Procurement reforms, ministerial agendas and budget savings don’t always line up in the public sector. KBR’s Tim Ellis explains how the Metropolitan Police have managed to make progress on all […]

Strengthening citizens’ voice in public policymaking is key, says new OGP chief

Strengthening the “voice of the poor” and general citizen engagement in the design of public policies will be key to the Open Government Partnership’s (OGP) success over the next five years, […]

New Zealand develops new tool for social service providers showing where children are at risk

Social service providers, public sector organisations and NGOs in New Zealand are now able to use a new interactive tool which draws together information from across the public sector to […]