All posts tagged "Global trends"

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  Global Government Summit report; part 3

  Around the world, populations are increasingly cynical and suspicious about their elected leaders. At this year’s Global Government Summit, top officials from 11 countries debated how to re-engage people with

  • Posted May 31, 2017
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  UK Lords urge integration of health and social care to cope with ageing population

  A proposed new department to integrate bringing together health and adult social care is the centrepiece of a report by the UK’s House of Lords on the future sustainability of

  • Posted April 6, 2017
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  Norway tops happiness index while mistrust blights the US

  Norway has leapt from fourth to first place in this year’s world happiness index, on account of its high levels of social support and the absence of corruption in government

  • Posted March 21, 2017
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  Canada offers civil service opportunities to indigenous students

  The Canadian government has launched a drive to attract more young civil servants from indigenous groups. This week, Scott Brison, president of Canada’s Treasury Board, announced a scheme to provide

  • Posted February 13, 2017
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  If no news is good news, what is fake news?

  This is not fake news, but the UK has opened up a select committee parliamentary inquiry into fake news – its growth and its impact on different age groups and

  • Posted February 9, 2017
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  Governments make fast progress on blockchain adoption

  Nine in ten government organisations across the world are planning to invest in blockchain technology by 2018, according to a survey of public sector leaders. In a report based on

  • Posted February 8, 2017
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  Populism enables ‘endemic corruption’, report warns

  Transparency International has warned of “endemic corruption” in public sectors all over the world, after its analysis revealed that two-thirds of the 176 countries examined score less than half marks

  • Posted January 26, 2017
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  From counting figures to reconfiguring: the changing role of the government finance chief

  New research reveals how UK finance leaders are helping to plan and deliver major change projects, as Britain’s public bodies call on their skills to deliver the transformations demanded by

  • Posted December 15, 2016
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  Helping governments bridge the gap between intentions and performance

  The ideal of good government is one shared by billions of people around the world but more needs to be done for it to become a reality, says Adrian Brown

  • Posted November 21, 2016
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  Making the most of the Internet of Things

  In the workplace, across all industries and at Government level, the Internet of things (IoT) is becoming a growing topic of conversation. It’s a concept that not only has the

  • Posted November 1, 2016
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