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Spain gathers anonymised phone tracking data to shape public services

The Spanish Institute of Statistics (INE) is using location data from millions of mobile phones to gain insights into citizens’ movements. The aim is to enable government to better manage […]

The wisdom of crowds: an interview with Taiwan’s unorthodox digital minister

In an increasingly fractious world, governments must connect directly with citizens in order to retain public trust. Audrey Tang’s radical approach to driving innovation through consensus and collaborative governance is […]

Opinion: the ‘power of where’ – realising the potential of geospatial data

For millennia maps have guided exploration, supported trade and allowed us to defend our nations and maintain the social fabrics of our societies. They tell the story of human endeavour […]

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Canada launches data governance standardisation initiative

Experts from government, industry and civil society have established a ‘Canadian Data Governance Standardization Collaborative’ with the aim of developing a data standards roadmap. Its work “could be incredibly illuminating, […]

US bill proposes personal liability for company executives over data misuse

US Democrats are championing a bill which, if passed, would make it a criminal offence for company bosses to lie to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about privacy practices. The […]

Bill seeks to protect US federal scientists from political influence

A US committee has advanced a bill to protect federal scientists and their research from political interference.   The Scientific Integrity Act – which the House Science, Space and Technology […]

Former CIO warns that Canada lacks the ‘building blocks’ of digital economy

Alex Benay, Canada’s former chief information officer, has warned that officials are not making sufficient progress on digital identity, which he argues is the cornerstone of a digital economy.   […]

UK MPs call for ‘long overdue’ change in government’s approach to data

A highly critical report from the UK’s parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found that a long-standing failure to improve the quality of data in government has led to inadequate services, poor […]

UK civil service to expand ex-offender recruitment programme

The UK’s Civil Service Commission chief executive, Peter Lawrence, has appealed to colleagues to join a scheme that finds work for ex-prisoners in the civil service. In a blog post […]

Enter the era of enterprise: leadership in the 2020s

Civil services are ill-equipped to handle today’s fast-moving technological, economic and social challenges. At the Global Government Summit, top officials from nine countries explored the pioneering, enterprising model of leadership […]