All posts tagged "COVID-19"

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  Escaping the echo chamber: how governments are combating disinformation

  Consecutive crises such as the coronavirus pandemic and war in Ukraine have prompted a spike in the spread of misinformation and propaganda online. This is a worrying trend for governments,

  • Posted December 21, 2022
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  More information but less influence? A dilemma for government finance departments

  Fast-increasing access to data gives treasuries the tools to provide better targeted services, more effective policies and more comprehensive reporting. But at the Global Government Finance Summit, senior leaders worried

  • Posted December 15, 2022
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  New Zealand launches public inquiry into COVID response; Australia rolls out long-awaited myGov app: policy & delivery news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. New Zealand announces public inquiry into COVID-19 response New Zealand is preparing to launch

  • Posted December 8, 2022
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  Job satisfaction of US federal officials falls, annual employee survey finds

  US federal employees are significantly less satisfied in their jobs this year than in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic – and are particularly dissatisfied with pay, a major survey

  • Posted December 6, 2022
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  ‘The British civil service is relatively insular’: GGF’s latest Leading Questions podcast with political scientist Colin Talbot

  A new Global Government Forum podcast is out featuring professor Colin Talbot – author of the compellingly titled Whitehall watching: reflections on innovation, inertia and ineptitude in British government –

  • Posted December 1, 2022
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  Canadian public service headcount set to rise

  Canada’s public service headcount is expected to grow to 409,000 over the next five years – an increase of 18,000 personnel on 2021 figures, the country’s parliamentary budget officer has

  • Posted November 29, 2022
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  The day-to-day of digital transformation: how governments are honing their data strategies

  As governments amass ever larger sums of data to keep pace with the growth of digital public services, big questions loom about how they’re using the information they have, and

  • Posted November 24, 2022
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  Biden nominates new head of US tax agency; Australian mandarins confront cost of COVID response to vulnerable citizens: management & workforce news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Biden nominates management veteran to lead IRS US president Joe Biden announced last week

  • Posted November 17, 2022
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  Israel to prepare climate change readiness plans; Australia made ‘significant mistakes’ in COVID response, review finds: policy & delivery news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Israeli government departments to prepare climate change readiness plans All government departments in Israel

  • Posted October 27, 2022
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  ‘It’s a real reset’: how will flexible working affect public sector productivity?

  The move to flexible working is providing a host of opportunities for public sector organisations, and presenting challenges too. This webinar from Samsung and Insight brought together experts from across

  • Posted October 27, 2022
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