Covid & Vaccination Strategy

Australia forms cross-public sector digital panel to boost COVID-19 response

The Australian government has formed a group of ministers drawn from federal and state administrations to strengthen tech-based services and businesses, supporting work to address COVID-19. The senior officials – […]

May and Johnson failed to protect civil servants from Brexit-related attacks, says think tank

UK PMs Theresa May and Boris Johnson failed to defend civil servants whose impartiality was called into question during the Brexit upheaval of the last four years, an investigation has […]

Canada expands online health services and launches COVID-19 supply council

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced a CAN$240m (US$170m) investment in online health services to boost mental health and primary care platforms during the coronavirus pandemic. The PM has […]

Trump ousts health department inspector general over corona report

President Trump has announced his intention to replace an inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), after the official’s report highlighted supply shortages and corona testing […]

Former Indian civil servants protest targeting of Muslims over COVID-19

Over 100 former civil servants in India have signed an open letter to the country’s chief state ministers denouncing the harassment of Muslims, which they believe has worsened since the […]

From reaction to reform: COVID-19 and the outlook for Dominic Cummings’ change agenda

The UK civil service, like others around the world, has had to adapt fast as the coronavirus pandemic has taken hold. Mia Hunt hears the views of a former civil […]

Seeking solutions for COVID-19: Hackathon surfaces 100 possibilities

Under the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany and other governments around the world have used social distancing to slow the spread of the virus. We see progress due to […]

US officials’ warnings against WHO funding cut leaked

An internal memo written by US officials and addressed to secretary of state Mike Pompeo warned that cutting funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) would erode America’s global standing, […]

UK Post Office loosens cash access rules to help those self-isolating

The UK’s Post Office has this week announced new initiatives to help self-isolating individuals get quicker and easier access to cash during the coronavirus pandemic. The Post Office (PO), a […]

Oxford University launches global corona policy tracker

The University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government has created a tool that tracks and compares government policy responses to the coronavirus crisis worldwide.    The aim of the Oxford […]