All posts tagged "governance"
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‘Radical incrementalism’: new APS commissioner details 10-year reform agendaPriorities for reform of the Australian Public Service (APS) will include a focus on people, behaviours and strengthening laws and institutions to ensure that the APS can sustain delivering and
- Posted July 3, 2023
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Treat AI with ‘same spirit of urgency’ as climate change, says UK PMUK prime minister Rishi Sunak urged world leaders to view artificial intelligence (AI) with the same humanitarian concern they would climate change during a visit to the White House on
- Posted June 12, 2023
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Innovation 2023 five minutes with… Sana Khareghani, former head of the UK Office for AIIn this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders that will be speaking at our free Innovation conference. Taking place
- Posted March 20, 2023
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Press OK for AI: are governments ready to automate?Automation and artificial intelligence could transform public services for the better, but the potential pitfalls are many. An international panel of experts discussed the issues and how to overcome them
- Posted February 12, 2023
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Indian government to activate digital ID at birthThe Indian government is working to expand its ‘Aadhaar’ digital ID scheme by assigning unique identification numbers to citizens at the time their birth is registered. Sixteen states in India
- Posted November 21, 2022
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‘If we’re not representative, why would people trust us?’: GGF’s latest Leading Questions podcast with Canada’s recently retired head of public service accessibility, Yazmine LarocheGlobal Government Forum’s new podcast is out, featuring Yazmine Laroche who retired from the Canadian Public Service after three decades in a wide variety of roles – latterly as deputy
- Posted September 2, 2022
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Government reform on the cards in Australia after revelations that ex-PM gave himself additional powers in secretIt has been revealed that former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself head of five ministries during his time in office, in what his successor called an “unprecedented
- Posted August 17, 2022
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Staying in the loop on your commute or on the beach: the best public policy and government podcasts this summerPodcasts have become a key information source for public and civil servants. Along with books, periodicals and social networking, podcasts are key elements of the media landscape for officials around
- Posted August 14, 2022
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Former UK Cabinet Office minister launches review into civil service governance and accountabilityFrancis Maude has launched a review into the efficiency and effectiveness of the UK civil service, focusing on leadership responsibility and autonomy and models of accountability. Maude oversaw wide-ranging reforms
- Posted July 31, 2022
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When push comes to ‘nudge’: how governments can influence the behaviour of citizensThe concept of ‘nudge’, whereby citizens can be influenced to make good choices, remains an important tool for governments as the COVID pandemic showed. Here, strategic communications and behaviour change
- Posted June 14, 2022
