All posts tagged "Europe"

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  Estonia exceeds Trump’s defence spending target with 5.4% GDP pledge

  The Estonian government has approved a defence investment programme that is expected to raise its annual defence budget to an average of 5.4% of GDP from 2026 to 2029. The

  • Posted May 1, 2025
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  Government Transformed podcast: sharing the inside story of how to make public service change happen

  Government Transformed is a Global Government Forum podcast that shines a light on how governments are transforming the services they deliver. Subscribe to Government Transformed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google

  • Posted February 1, 2024
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  UK urged to follow European peers and quit controversial energy treaty

  The UK has been urged to end its membership of an energy treaty that enables fossil fuel companies to sue governments over policies that threaten their profits. The Energy Charter

  • Posted February 13, 2023
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  US and EU launch ‘first sweeping AI agreement’ to strengthen public services and emergency response

  The White House and the European Commission have signed an administrative agreement committing each to quickening progress in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of improving agriculture,

  • Posted February 1, 2023
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  European Commission aims to enhance cross-border cooperation in public services

  The European Commission has approved plans to strengthen cross-border interoperability and public sector cooperation between EU member states through shared data and approaches to transformation. The Interoperable Europe Act, funded

  • Posted December 4, 2022
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  Open data, Metallica, and not being afraid to leave your comfort zone: five minutes with… Lithuania‘s head of Digital Initiatives Management

  In the second of a new series of interviews in which public servants around the world share insights into their lives and career, Asta Žilienė, the head of Lithuania’s Ministry

  • Posted March 24, 2022
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  International GovTech maturity “lower than expected”, says World Bank

  Despite increasing investment across the world, GovTech maturity is “lower than expected” in most countries and digital citizen engagement lacking, research from the World Bank has found. While most governments

  • Posted September 22, 2021
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  Italy mandates vaccine passports for all workers

  Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi has made vaccine passports mandatory for its 1.2 million government and local authority employees and all private sector workers. It is the first EU country

  • Posted September 16, 2021
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  Europe’s strategy for responsible AI and data will also boost digital transformation

  Europe’s new legal framework for AI and data will help governments overcome the challenges associated with digitising services. With this in place, alongside advances in technology and a coordinated effort

  • Posted June 7, 2021
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  Collaboration, education and legislation: how governments are tackling online harms

  Governments across the world are racing to balance the needs of online freedom and openness with those of safety and security. At a recent GGF webinar, experts from Europe and

  • Posted April 26, 2021
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