All posts tagged "Global trends"

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  Civil servants develop algorithm capable of predicting flu outbreaks

  Civil servants in Australia have developed a new tool which can predict flu outbreaks up to eight weeks in advance. The algorithm, which was developed by officials at the Defence Science

  • Posted July 18, 2016
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  Bulgaria passes legislation requiring all future government software to be open source

  Bulgaria has approved new legislation requiring all new government software to be open source and the country’s e-Government specialist has called on governments around the world to follow suit. The Bulgarian

  • Posted July 8, 2016
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  OECD to hold free web talk on how to limit global warming

  The OECD is holding a free live web talk about the implications maritime transport is likely to have on a commitment by almost 200 governments to limit global warming to

  • Posted July 4, 2016
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  EU exports to South Korea increase by 55% after bilateral trade deal

  EU exports to South Korea have increased by 55%, and European companies have saved €2.8 billion (US$3.2 billion) in scrapped or discounted customs duties, since the European Union struck a

  • Posted July 4, 2016
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  Norwegian parliament adopts new, tighter asylum rules

  Norwegian border officials will be able to refuse entry to asylum seekers if there are “extraordinarily high numbers of arrivals,” according to new legislation passed last week. Storting – the

  • Posted June 29, 2016
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  Switzerland creates special 24-hour Brexit helpline

  The government of Switzerland has tasked a team of civil servants with answering questions by Swiss citizens about the UK’s departure from the European Union. Britain on Thursday voted 52%

  • Posted June 27, 2016
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  Clash over civil service advice in EU referendum

  Civil servants were again dragged into the UK’s bitter EU referendum yesterday, when a former adviser to the prime minister said that officials had warned the prime minister it would

  • Posted June 21, 2016
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  EU Commission seeks new member for Regulatory Scrutiny Board

  The European Commission is looking for a professional with at least 15 years of relevant experience to join its Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) for a fixed three-year term. The RSB,

  • Posted June 21, 2016
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  Dr Jo Cribb resigns as chief executive of New Zealand’s Ministry for Women

  The civil servant in charge of New Zealand’s Ministry for Women is resigning after almost four years in the role, it has been announced today. Dr Jo Cribb has been chief

  • Posted June 20, 2016
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  Women in New Zealand to get new powers to make equal pay claims, under new proposals

  Women in New Zealand will be able to challenge their employers to pay them more based on new criteria put forward by a joint committee. The government is currently considering

  • Posted June 17, 2016
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