Public Services

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‘Once in a generation opportunity’ to reset public sector, says UK local authority chief

The recovery from the coronavirus pandemic provides the UK public sector with an opportunity to rethink how services are delivered and provide greater joining up of provision, a local authority […]

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Letter from Ottawa: a little perspective on public service problems

Passport processing delays have prompted debate about service delivery in Canada. Michael Wernick, the country’s former cabinet secretary, warns against catastrophising – and says old ways of talking about the […]
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‘We know service delays are unacceptable’: Trudeau launches taskforce to quicken Canadian government service delivery

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has created a new taskforce focused on quickening delivery of public service after admitting that delays in recent months in areas like the processing of […]
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Australia reorganises departments to reflect new government’s priorities

The Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced the creation of a new environment ‘super ministry’ as part of a raft of changes aimed at restructuring government to reflect its […]
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US assesses COVID stimulus package equity; NZ unveils vaccine tech platform; and Canada introduces gun control law: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed American Rescue Plan successful in enhancing equity but more needs to be done, […]
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Labor promises public inquiry into ‘Robodebt’ failings if it wins Australian election

Australia’s opposition Labor Party has said it will call a royal commission to investigate the failings of a debt-calculation system that resulted in more than 400,000 people being chased for […]
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Brazilian officials set for pay increase after public service strikes; Australian Electoral Commission’s plan to tackle election misinformation: policy and delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Brazil government to boost public servant pay by 5% in July The government […]

Opinion: why a paradigm change is needed in public service thinking

In a fast-changing and increasingly complex world, cookie-cutter solutions to public policymaking will no longer suffice, argues academic Jochen Prantl. Here, he outlines the factors prompting the need for change […]
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Overcoming the challenges of working across government boundaries: how interagency performance was transformed in New Zealand

A new book details the innovative New Zealand programme that improved performance in ten of the most challenging cross-cutting problems. Professor Rodney Scott and Ross Boyd explain how it was […]
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Hong Kong’s ‘money no object’ COVID fight; Canada’s pandemic response hiring surge; US DoJ urges government transparency: policy and delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Hong Kong leader vows to ‘spend whatever money is required’ to maximise civil […]