Country Profiles
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The future of India’s Civil Service
Tom Lloyd considers how the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could affect India’s Civil...
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Netherlands encouraged to coordinate reforms for economic growthThe economic outlook for the Netherlands looks promising, but work needs to be done...
- Posted April 28, 2014
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The health of the health serviceIs the UK’s NHS at breaking point? A new report suggests it might be,...
- Posted April 25, 2014
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Canada tops new index of civil service effectivenessCanada has the world’s most effective civil service, followed by New Zealand and Australia,...
- Posted July 11, 2017
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New Australian cyber unit to target overseas criminalsAustralia has launched a new information warfare unit, charged with combating cyber criminals abroad...
- Posted July 11, 2017
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Civil servants left running Northern Ireland after power-sharing talks collapseThe government of Northern Ireland is set to remain in the hands of civil...
- Posted July 10, 2017
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New HK chief calls on civil servants to uniteHong Kong’s 170,000 civil servants received special attention on the inauguration of the city’s...
- Posted July 6, 2017
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UK government splits grow over austerityGrowing pressure on the UK government to end seven years of tough austerity policies...
- Posted July 5, 2017
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This is not fake news, but the UK has opened up a select committee parliamentary inquiry into fake news – its growth and its impact on different age groups and on elections. Damian Collins, the committee’s chair, said the rise of propaganda and fabrications is “a threat to democracy and undermines confidence in the media […]