All posts tagged "awards"
Clare Moriarty and David Sterling recognised in Queen’s Birthday HonoursTwo recently-retired UK civil service chiefs, Clare Moriarty and David Sterling, have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Moriarty – who’s quoted in GGF’s latest Brexit analysis – left
- Posted October 12, 2020
Civil servants win big at Women in Defence UK AwardsCivil servants at the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) scooped three awards at the fourth annual Women in Defence UK Awards, held on Tuesday at London’s Guildhall, while three of
- Posted November 21, 2019
Public sector inventiveness on display at US innovation awardsMachine learning for navy maintenance, technology to identify suspicious drone operators, and a system to prevent drivers from driving the wrong way down motorways are among the winners of the
- Posted November 15, 2018
Former Hong Kong civil service chief wins global justice prizeHong Kong’s former chief secretary Anson Chan Fang On-sang has been awarded an international prize for advancing the rule of law, justice and human rights. She was named on Tuesday
- Posted October 27, 2017
Australian charity regulator’s digital service wins 99% takeupAn Australian digital service launched by the country’s charities regulator has won an award for its accessibility, after achieving 99% adoption rates amongst its target audience of charity board members
- Posted November 8, 2016
Australian agency wins award for ‘big data’ prospecting toolAn Australian public agency has won a national Public Sector Innovation Award for its use of ‘Big Data’ techniques in a digital mapping tool that highlights areas likely to contain large deposits of
- Posted November 2, 2016
Revealed: winners of Australia’s public sector innovation awardsA shared content management system for government agencies has been among winners of Australia’s new public sector innovation awards. The service titled ‘govCMS’ which has so far been bought by
- Posted August 1, 2016
‘Leadership is about courage,’ says senior official who speaks out about battle with depressionA senior civil servant whose team won an innovation award for its work in supporting workplace wellbeing has spoken of her struggle with depression and is urging other leaders to show
- Posted June 2, 2016
‘Seek out unusual partnerships’ – says senior Canadian government official who oversees $1.5bn of public spendingPublic servants managing large projects should “go beyond the normal partnerships” and seek out “less obvious” opportunities for collaboration, a senior official from Canada’s government has said. Ezio DiMillo, who
- Posted June 1, 2016
‘Define people by contribution – not rank,’ says winner of public service leadership awardDefining people by the “contribution they make rather than the level they occupy in an organisation” is key to being an effective leader, a Canadian senior civil servant who won
- Posted May 30, 2016
