All posts tagged "covid 19"

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  Australia sets out plans for vaccination certificates

  The Australian government has released details about its plans for vaccination certificates and said it is “highly likely” that such documentation will be needed for international travel into the country.

  • Posted February 8, 2021
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  Feeding the people, not the sharks: supporting citizens through the pandemic

  Around the world, finance departments have found different ways of protecting workers and businesses during the COVID crisis. At GGF’s Finance Summit, senior leaders discussed which worked best – reaching

  • Posted January 27, 2021
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  The vacci-nation: how Israel got on the front foot with COVID-19 immunisation

  Israel’s rapid roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination makes it both a trailblazer and a guinea pig for the rest of the world, and presents lessons for civil servants charged with

  • Posted January 25, 2021
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  About turn: what Biden’s presidency means for federal staff

  As Donald Trump faces his last day in the White House, US civil servants are preparing for a new administration and a very different style of government. We ask three

  • Posted January 19, 2021
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  Spare room superheroes: how finance departments met the pandemic threat

  When COVID-19 struck, finance departments around the world sent their staff home – and asked them to put their economies into induced comas. At the Global Government Finance Summit, senior

  • Posted January 15, 2021
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  Facial recognition AI can identify mask-wearers, US research finds

  Facial recognition technology can identify people wearing face masks, tests conducted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the US suggest. The DHS hopes to reduce the need for

  • Posted January 7, 2021
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  Five big thoughts on 2020: the year’s best interviews

  It’s been a hell of a year – and one presenting huge challenges for civil servants around the world. Our interviews explore how senior leaders have faced those challenges: in

  • Posted December 28, 2020
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  From reaction to reform: preparing health services for the next COVID challenge

  The pandemic has driven rapid reforms to healthcare as officials maintained service delivery while protecting patients and staff. But exhausted workforces now face new demands: at a GGF webinar, health

  • Posted December 15, 2020
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  Data scientists out of the basement and in front of decision-makers

  For the analytics and insights from the data science department to really make a difference, we must bring them closer to leadership Where do your data scientists sit? Perhaps they

  • Posted December 3, 2020
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  Leaders’ picks: national civil service chiefs share ideas for tackling COVID-19

  From supporting officials’ mental health to setting up a taskforce to tackle domestic violence, civil services around the world have responded to the novel coronavirus with new services and reforms.

  • Posted December 2, 2020
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