All posts tagged "COVID-19"
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Directed by data: how governments are creating user-centred services
During the pandemic, civil servants had to act fast to protect people – and to protect them, they first had to understand them. At GovernmentDX in Washington DC, digital leaders
- Posted December 19, 2024
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Need for speed: using real-time data to improve government delivery
As governments work to meet citizens’ ever higher expectations of public services, they increasingly need good data fast. At a Mastercard webinar, experts discussed the growing appetite for real-time and
- Posted January 24, 2024
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Watch: how to boost a nation’s resilience
A recent Global Government Forum webinar looked at how governments around the world should work to improve their resilience. Experts came together to discuss how public sector organisations can boost
- Posted November 21, 2023
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Lack of ‘female perspective’ in No.10 led to women’s deaths during Covid, says former top UK civil servant
A lack of gender diversity among decisionmakers in the UK prime minister’s office meant that women were not adequately considered in pandemic-related policymaking, likely leading to preventable deaths, a former
- Posted November 2, 2023
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Government transformation insight shared at first-ever Caribbean Digital Summit
The inaugural Caribbean Digital Summit brought together senior public servants from more than 10 countries to share insight on the challenges of achieving digital transformation in public services and government
- Posted October 18, 2023
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UK cabinet secretary salutes COVID data heroes and discusses potential of AI at Public Service Data Live
“There were many public service heroes in COVID, but I always make sure that statisticians and our data experts get a shout out,” Simon Case, the UK’s cabinet secretary has
- Posted September 14, 2023
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Most US federal government headquarters buildings less than a quarter full, official report finds
Most of the major US federal agencies’ buildings are a quarter full or less, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO measured employees’ attendance at
- Posted July 19, 2023
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Smart and sustainable: public sector tourism authorities and the post-pandemic traveller
COVID-19 temporarily decimated the tourism industry. Now that global travel is getting back on track, there is an opportunity to change the industry for a better future – and tourism
- Posted July 13, 2023
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Out of adversity comes opportunity: COVID-19 and the future of healthcare
Healthcare authorities were right at the forefront of the COVID crisis. It was a torrid time, but with it came lessons that have the potential to change care provision for
- Posted July 10, 2023
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AI ‘could shrink UK civil service by two-thirds’ says former UK government HR chief
Rupert McNeil, the former head of human resources for the UK government, has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could replace two-thirds of civil service roles over the next 15 years.
- Posted June 26, 2023