Innovation

Digital Democracy: a new way to engage citizens?

Can the work of global governments ever be interesting enough for social media? The UK Parliament certainly hopes so, as Eleanor Goodison reports A revolution may be about to take […]

World’s first behavioural insights conference planned: Sydney, June 2014

Organised and sponsored by a variety of private- and public-sector organisations, Behavioural Exchange 2014 will bring practitioners from across the globe together to consider how behavioural innovations are shaping public […]

UAE looks to drones for speedy public services

Items like passports and ID cards may one day be delivered to citizens in the United Arab Emirates by unmanned aircraft, according to recent reports. The plan is intended to […]

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Nigeria to ban unvaccinated civil servants from their offices
Civil servants in Nigeria will not be allowed into their...
- Posted October 15, 2021
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US government needs to compete for tech talent, says GSA chief
The US government is “embarrassingly out of sync” with private...
- Posted October 14, 2021
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Friends in NED: why the UK government needs independent non-executive directors
Growing allegations of cronyism have raised questions about non-executive directors’...
- Posted October 13, 2021
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UK government plans to set civil service return-to-work deadlines
The UK Cabinet Office may impose deadlines for civil servants...
- Posted October 12, 2021
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Is something hiding in your supply chain?
With current issues around lack of HGV drivers, low CO2...
- Posted October 12, 2021
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Breaking down silos: why savvy data management is essential for effective governance
Governments often face events that threaten their country’s financial stability,...
- Posted October 12, 2021
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Easy money: transforming tax collection
By digitally transforming the collection of financial data, governments can...
- Posted October 11, 2021
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Overcoming AI bias to empower an equitable society

Reasoning frameworks of artificial intelligence used in criminal justice and health care systems move us to rethink how AI can be constructed to help foster an equitable society. We interact daily with algorithms that […]

Shutting up shop? How hybrid working will force urban centres to diversify

The future of hybrid working brings many benefits for organisations and professionals. At a recent webinar, experts discussed what this could mean for the future of city and town centres […]

Carbon-free Clouds: sustainability in digital transformations

As civil service bodies move to Cloud-hosted digital services, many assume that their carbon footprints will fall – but not every digital service is more environmentally-friendly than its analogue predecessor, […]

UK government: Time to think again about the journey to digital transformation?

I’ve written before about how the COVID-19 crisis has forced UK government departments to accelerate their digital transformation, and proved that it’s possible to put policy into practice in weeks, rather than months or years. […]