All posts tagged "decision-making"

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  Expect the unexpected: the lessons from COVID about public health and preparedness

  At the Global Government Summit in Singapore, civil service leaders from 16 countries met to explore five of the biggest challenges facing their countries. In the third session, they discussed

  • Posted August 1, 2023
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  Sea change: data-driven decisions in a post-pandemic world

  At the Global Government Summit in Singapore, civil service leaders from 16 countries met to explore five of the biggest challenges facing their countries – debating in the second session

  • Posted July 25, 2023
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  ‘Radical incrementalism’: new APS commissioner details 10-year reform agenda

  Priorities for reform of the Australian Public Service (APS) will include a focus on people, behaviours and strengthening laws and institutions to ensure that the APS can sustain delivering and

  • Posted July 3, 2023
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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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  UK government seeks international best practice on civil service accountability

  The UK government has begun a review into the best governance and accountability models for the civil service, with the aim to identify examples from around the world that could

  • Posted March 10, 2022
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  Australian government agencies ‘struggling to make data-driven decisions’

  Around three quarters of Australian government agencies claim to be hampered in their ability to make decisions because of data collection issues, with only 4% able to get a full

  • Posted March 4, 2022
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  Resilience, stocks and supplies: public procurement during the pandemic

  When COVID hit, governments had to address a series of colossal procurement challenges – sourcing the services and goods required to keep people safe as global supply lines failed. At

  • Posted July 26, 2021
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  Algorithm and blues: avoiding the traps in new tech

  Algorithms can be immensely valuable in public services; but as the UK’s ill-judged A-levels algorithm demonstrated, badly designed systems can damage citizens and governments alike. At a recent GGF webinar,

  • Posted June 30, 2021
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  Being smart with artificial intelligence: deploying AI in the public sector

  AI has huge potential value in policymaking and service delivery – but the emerging tech has a unique set of risks. At a GGF webinar, civil service leaders from the

  • Posted May 17, 2021
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  How AI can improve decision-making in government by linking datasets

  Artificial intelligence can provide civil service leaders with a much fuller, real-time perspective of the issues, helping to cut costs while improving products and services Carefully designed and implemented, artificial

  • Posted March 30, 2021
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