All posts tagged "financial"

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  Brazilian department urges president-elect to curb civil service salaries

  Salaries of government workers should be brought into line with those of the private sector, according to an official report handed to the president-elect of Brazil. The right-wing former army

  • Posted November 20, 2018
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  Unlocking the latent power of the NHS

  The NHS is a collection of excellent professionals, capabilities and information that is inhibited by poor communications. For over 15 years, civil servants and NHS leaders have been trying to

  • Posted November 20, 2018
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  University of Birmingham invites you to find out more about the Masters in Public Administration at the PG Open Day – Saturday 24th November

  The Masters in Public Administration (MPA) is an international Masters programme, aimed at those who aspire to a career in public management or policy-making in government, public agencies or non-governmental

  • Posted October 30, 2018
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  The Power of Blockchain

  “Blockchain sounds a bit like magic,” says Mark MacDonald. “It isn’t magic, but if you are interested in addressing foundational business, information management and accountability and transparency challenges, we think

  • Posted July 24, 2018
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  Auditor brands Canada’s Phoenix pay system an ‘incomprehensible failure’

  Canada’s auditor general has branded the Phoenix pay system an “incomprehensible failure” that is a symptom of a “much deeper cultural issue” within the federal government. Michael Ferguson called on

  • Posted June 6, 2018
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  Matching resources to priorities

  “You can have your cake and eat it too,” says Mark MacDonald. The lead public financial management partner at consultancy EY is convinced that a well-conducted strategic expenditure review (SER)

  • Posted March 8, 2018
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  New Zealand PM vows to close public sector gender pay gap by 2021

  New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has set a target of achieving equal pay for women in the country’s public service jobs within four years. Ardern, who is the world’s

  • Posted November 15, 2017
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  Does a lower tax rate produce a higher tax take?

  The debate over optimum tax rates goes back centuries, mixing principles and pragmatism: where should rates be set to maximise revenues? As Donald Trump plans a sweeping set of tax

  • Posted November 1, 2017
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  How does a city turn bankruptcy into renewal?

  There was a remarkable moment during the filming of this video when a member of the camera crew felt compelled to thank the man being interviewed – the city of

  • Posted July 25, 2017
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  Corruption: Multinationals in developing countries – who’s accountable?

  Evidence shows corruption can actually increase in some developing countries after deregulation. Dr Pallavi Roy, Convenor of MA Globalisation and Multinational Corporations at SOAS University of London, sets the scene

  • Posted July 17, 2017
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