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Transparency, Accountability & Collaboration

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Contingent collaboration: inside New Zealand’s ‘what works, when’ approach to joined up government

The ability to solve problems through cross-agency collaboration has become something of a holy grail for public servants, but best practice examples have become almost overwhelmingly prolific. In his new […]

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Canadian public servants report feeling unable to give ‘fearless advice’ to leaders

Politicised decision-making is denting Canadian public servants’ confidence about giving frank and neutral advice to leaders, while declining trust in government is affecting its ability to overcome important challenges, a […]
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‘Increase cooperation between all levels of government’: legislation seeks to update 50-year-old rules on US federal-state cooperation

Rules governing elements of the relationship between US federal and state and local governments could be modernised under legislation progressing in the Senate. Lawmakers introduced a bill last week with […]
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UK government seeks international best practice on civil service accountability

The UK government has begun a review into the best governance and accountability models for the civil service, with the aim to identify examples from around the world that could […]

Who is William Shawcross, the government’s pick for public appointments commissioner?

In the CVs of senior regulators, it’s not par for the course to see books reporting on the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and biographies of figures including […]

Singapore chief on the biggest challenges facing civil servants: learning pace and earning faith

Many civil servants responded to the pandemic with enormous speed and innovation – and their populations noticed, said Singapore Civil Service Head Leo Yip at the opening session of the […]

Trump must be held to account, say US diplomats

American diplomats have drafted two cables criticising Donald Trump for inciting last week’s attack on the Capitol building, and calling for the president to be held to account over the […]

How tech helps government departments improve the efficiency of fraud investigations

Fraud, theft and misuse of government services costs the UK public sector more than £40 billion per year. But technology can help officials to analyse intelligence, pinpoint patterns of behaviour, […]

Irish shared service project’s delivery time and cost set to double, auditor finds

A financial management system being developed for Ireland’s civil service is expected to be delivered four years late and at well over twice the projected budget, the government’s auditor general […]

Australia’s auditor general calls for more funding as number of investigations drop

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) – which conducted six fewer audits than its target this year, due to budget constraints – will be forced to further cut the number […]