All posts tagged "Featured"

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  Digital citizens: an interview with Estonia’s e-Residency chief, Ott Vatter

  When Estonia launched its e-Residency scheme five years ago, it was a leap in the dark. But as its managing director Ott Vatter tells Matt Ross, nowadays the programme is

  • Posted June 16, 2019
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  Data with destiny: an interview with Canada’s stats chief

  Anil Arora, the chief statistician of Canada, never planned on a long public sector career. But as he tells Matt Ross, a series of fascinating challenges have kept him in

  • Posted May 2, 2019
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  Getting off the Fens: the global journey of Social Impact Bonds

  Born as a pilot scheme in the Fens of East England, Social Impact Bonds have since been deployed in dozens of countries around the world – bringing together private finance,

  • Posted April 11, 2019
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  The innovation paradox: an interview with Canada’s digital chief Alex Benay

  Innovation is a bottom-up process, says Alex Benay, Canada’s chief information officer. He tells Matt Ross how the country’s traditionally top-down civil service is transforming its approach to digital delivery;

  • Posted February 21, 2019
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  Minor regrets, major changes: the EU’s former UK rep on a tumultuous four years

  Until 2017, Jackie Minor was the European Commission’s Head of Representation in the UK. As Brexit negotiations enter a dangerous and painful endgame, she reviews her time at the Commission

  • Posted February 14, 2019
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  A word from Eurohumph: former EC chief Robert Madelin on tech, skills & Brexit

  Robert Madelin, a former European Commission innovation and technology chief, tells Ian Hall of the digital challenges facing civil services on regulation and deployment. And then there’s Brexit: the UK’s

  • Posted January 16, 2019
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  Taming the tiger: NZ’s digital chief on harmonious e-government

  Tim Occleshaw, who runs New Zealand’s digital operation, has learned from the backlash against other countries’ central digital units – and established a ‘networked leadership’ model that leaves agencies in

  • Posted January 10, 2019
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  Enabling e-government: Estonia’s National Digital Advisor Marten Kaevats

  Widely recognised as one of the world’s digital leaders, Estonia has built a public IT infrastructure offering unparalleled convenience, security and data-exchange. The country’s lead digital adviser Marten Kaevats tells

  • Posted January 6, 2019
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  Expanding the comfort zone: GDS chief Kevin Cunnington on promoting innovation

  The UK’s Government Digital Service, long a tech pioneer, has turned its attention to promoting innovation. Director general Kevin Cunnington tells Matt Ross how he intends to help civil servants

  • Posted December 20, 2018
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  Encouraging innovation to improve service delivery: Pierre Schoonraad connects the dots

  Pierre Schoonraad is a man on a mission: bringing people together to understand every side of a problem, he works to champion innovation across the public sector. He tells Matt

  • Posted December 9, 2018
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