All posts tagged "Covid-19 Vaccine"

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  From crowdsourcing to gamification: devising next-generation innovation strategies in government

  Innovation both in politics and public service delivery is helping crowdsource new approaches for government. Michael Mascioni discusses the potential of the networked state to implement new solutions Scepticism about

  • Posted November 22, 2023
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  UK chief operating officer tackles the constraints on innovation in government

  At the Innovation conference in London on 21 March, UK civil service chief operating officer Alex Chisholm mapped out the barriers to innovation in government, and suggested ways to tackle

  • Posted March 21, 2023
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  Exclusive: public servants in favour of COVID-19 vaccine mandates by small margin, GGF survey finds

  A slim majority of public and civil servants are in favour of coronavirus vaccine mandates for government employees, a poll of nearly 4,000 officials by Global Government Forum has revealed.

  • Posted March 29, 2022
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  From response to recovery: public service leaders reveal their standout COVID-19 innovations

  From tracking apps to continent-wide collaboration, public and civil services around the world have responded to the coronavirus pandemic with a series of impressive new tools and approaches Faced with

  • Posted January 26, 2022
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  Civil service ‘reverting back to bureaucratic norms’ after COVID innovation, says ex-UK vaccine chief

  The head of the UK government taskforce that led the procurement of coronavirus vaccines has warned that the government is reverting to a “suspicion of industry” that could hinder the

  • Posted November 25, 2021
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  Aye of the needle: overcoming vaccine hesitancy

  To end the pandemic, governments must persuade the vast majority of adults to get vaccinated – but apathy, health fears and conspiracy theories are holding down vaccination rates. Liz Heron

  • Posted August 26, 2021
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  Hong Kong officials must receive vaccine or fund fortnightly tests

  The Hong Kong government has extended its vaccinations policy to back office workers, and now requires every government employee to get vaccinated or undertake fortnightly PCR tests. From 1 September,

  • Posted August 20, 2021
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  Harvard group urges governments to focus on preventing pandemics, not responding to them

  An expert group convened by the USA’s Harvard University has urged governments to focus on preventing the creation of new viruses, noting that preventive work is vastly cheaper than responding

  • Posted August 18, 2021
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  EU funds vaccine drive for eastern neighbours

  The European Union has pledged €35m (US$41m) to boost COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in six countries lying to the East of the bloc, as the global vaccine shortage bites. The aid

  • Posted August 17, 2021
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  Canada mandates COVID-19 vaccination for all federal workers

  All federal government workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September, according to an announcement made by the government of Canada on Friday. A further vaccine mandate

  • Posted August 16, 2021
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