All posts tagged "Digital"
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Estonia steps up virtual civil servant project
The Estonian government has called on tech experts from around the world to help develop its artificial intelligence-based virtual assistant, Bürokratt. In what Estonia is calling a world first for
- Posted July 26, 2022
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Canadian government CIO to address AccelerateGov digital transformation conference in Ottawa
Catherine Luelo, the Canadian government’s chief information officer, is to be among the speakers at Global Government Forum’s AccelerateGov conference that will shine a light on how public servants can
- Posted July 21, 2022
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Truths about lies: World Bank governance chief Ed Olowo-Okere on the global threat of corruption
Ed Olowo-Okere has spent the last three years working to improve public services and financial management in low- and middle-income countries. His greatest challenge is corruption, he tells Matt Ross
- Posted July 10, 2022
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‘Bureaucracy – oh a living hell’: five minutes with Estonia’s CTO Kristo Vaher
The chief technology officer tells GGF about having finally ‘cracked it’ after years as an automation engineer, why he believes the civil service should neither design nor build citizen services,
- Posted July 3, 2022
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Canada to create top official to police artificial intelligence under new data law
The Canadian government could name a top official to police the development of artificial intelligence systems in the country under proposed legislation introduced to parliament. The Digital Charter Implementation Act
- Posted June 30, 2022
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‘Don’t fade into the background’: five minutes with GovTech Singapore’s chief executive, Kok Ping Soon
Ping Soon shares his advice for ambitious public servants – including why it’s important not to assume the boss has all the answers, the lessons from Singapore’s national identity system,
- Posted June 19, 2022
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Minister who oversaw UK civil service job cuts ‘set to lead governance review’
A former UK Cabinet Office minister who oversaw the development of a plan that led to 90,000 civil service job cuts is being lined up to lead a review into
- Posted June 7, 2022
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Pick up the pace: CIO Catherine Luelo on accelerating Canada’s digital journey
Nine months after joining the public service, CIO Catherine Luelo tells Matt Ross how she’s refreshing Canada’s digital strategy – and asks staff across the workforce for their help in
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Digital’s vital role in public services ‘more recognised post-COVID’, says senior UK official
The UK government has a renewed appreciation of the need for digital transformation following the coronavirus pandemic, one of the civil service’s most senior technology figures has told Global Government
- Posted April 29, 2022
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‘Help others as you climb the ladder, as your path will surely cross again’: five minutes with… the Development Bank of Latin America’s Carlos Santiso
Carlos Santiso is the director of digital innovation in government at the Development Bank of Latin America, and is based in Colombia. He shares his thoughts on reforming developing countries’
- Posted April 25, 2022