Risk Management & Prevention

Incentives must change to address fraud, says UK deputy director

Until the UK government created a strong, central policy and delivery architecture to tackle fraud in government services, most civil servants were not incentivised to seek out fraud, the Cabinet […]

UK ‘fake news’ unit wins permanent funding

A UK government unit that works to tackle ‘fake news’ and disinformation has been given the go-ahead to continue on a permanent basis. According to PRWeek, the Cabinet Office confirmed […]

EU plans natural disaster response team

Plans for a centralised emergency response force have been drawn up by the European Commission to strengthen Europe’s capacity to react to natural disasters. The reserve force, which has been […]

Anti-corruption campaign launched in Malaysia

A government agency tasked with tackling corruption has urged the public to report civil servants who seem to be living beyond their means. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) launched the […]

EU local governments at the helm in new UN disaster risk action plan

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on Thursday signed an action plan that aims to boost resilience of cities and regions in Europe. The 2016 to 2020 […]

‘Speak from the heart’, review tells government agency in New Zealand

New Zealand’s government agency responsible for hiring and training senior officials should “communicate with passion” and articulate messages to civil servants “from the heart, not from an email,” a review of the […]

New Zealand: Ombler to remain authority chief

John Ombler, the acting chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) in New Zealand, has had his appointment extended until the end of the year, it has been […]