Transparency, Accountability & Collaboration

US pandemic accountability committee gets funding to continue work to 2034

The US Congressional oversight committee set up to provide oversight of government spending related to the COVID-19 pandemic will continue its work until 2034 after it was provided with additional […]

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How Government Works: A guide to the corridors of power in the UK

Understanding how the UK government, parliament and civil service work can be daunting. In a series of podcasts, Global Government Forum provides an in-depth guide to how the UK government […]

Turning the tanker: rebuilding public trust in government

Over recent years, public trust in politicians and governments has taken a pounding. Last week, some of the key players in the debate over public standards discussed how the new […]

UK to introduce duty of candour for civil servants, COP29 vision takes shape: news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly roundup of public service news In this edition: UK prime minister to introduce ‘duty of candour’ for civil servants  Keir Starmer has pledged to introduce a […]
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News roundup: OECD urges governments to do more to improve trust, Australia launches cross-government data catalogue

Global Government Forum’s weekly news roundup of public service intelligence Governments must better engage citizens to boost trust, says OECD The OECD has called on governments to do more to […]

Public service reflections: Why the role of civil servants must evolve to ensure public trust

National Public Service Week has just wrapped up in Canada. The initiative is recognised both federally and in many provinces and celebrates public servants at all levels. It’s aimed at […]

Policing politics: how to restore ethical standards in government

A recent Institute for Government event debated how to restore the British public’s faith in politicians – which, long tenuous, was further undermined in Boris Johnson’s chaotic stint as PM. […]
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UK has ‘gone backwards’ on standards in public life, says ethics chief

A year after Lord Evans took on the job of chair of the UK’s Committee on Standards in Public Life, Boris Johnson became prime minister – making the former spy […]
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‘We want to make evaluation a fundamental part of what government does’: the inside story of setting up the Australian Centre for Evaluation

The Australian government, led by prime minister Anthony Albanese, has created a Australian Centre for Evaluation to improve appraisal of policy and delivery across departments. In an exclusive interview, Treasury […]
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Australia to launch policy evaluation centre to ‘build a better feedback loop in government’

The Australian government is to establish a new centre for policy evaluation to help it understand what works in policy delivery, and what can work better. The Australian Centre for […]