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Transparency, Accountability & Collaboration

New Zealand officials told to publish expenses data by 17 July

New Zealand’s senior officials have today been told to publish details of expenses they have filed and gifts they have received no later than Friday, 17 July. The country’s top […]

Former senior energy executive latest victim of China’s anti-corruption drive

A former senior executive at the state-run China Southern Power Grid has been arrested for suspected bribery, Reuters news agency has reported. China’s state prosecutor yesterday announced the arrest of Qi […]

National Audit Office warns over UK civil service cuts

The British government has failed to plan properly for the implications of past and future cuts to civil service staffing, the public spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office […]

Former UK civil service head to chair public scrutiny charity

Bob Kerslake, the former head of the UK civil service, has been appointed chair of the Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS), a charity which provides publicly-funded organisations with analysis on good governance, scrutiny […]

Governments ‘could benefit’ from high levels of transparency championed by New Zealand, Treasury chief says

Governments around the world could benefit from introducing higher levels of transparency similar to those in New Zealand where civil servants’ advice is published, the head of the New Zealand […]

Canada: civil service head calls for officials’ integrity after harassment complaints

The head of the Canadian civil service has called for civil servants’ integrity after a staff survey found that almost one in five officials said they were harassed on the job […]

New report launched: Disability Management in the UK Civil Service

Following on from Global Government Forum’s UK Government Leadership Survey, Microlink plc have published a new research report ‘Disability Management in the UK Civil Service’. The report contains exclusive data […]

Indian officials asked to refrain from booking 5-star hotels

Senior civil servants in India have been asked to refrain from holding conferences and meetings in five-star hotels and to follow the austerity code, according to media reports. Cabinet Secretary […]

How Is Corruption Measured And Eliminated?

The latest index on corruption has just been announced. The Corruptions Perceptions Index 2014 has been published by Transparency International. The 20th edition of the index uses a range of […]

Dr Vanessa Lawrence, Co-Chair UN-GGIM: Exclusive Interview

Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB, is Co-Chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) Dr Lawrence is a CB, a Companion of the Most Honourable […]