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