All posts tagged "governance"

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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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  Justin Trudeau announces further changes in Canada’s senior civil service

  Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced more changes in the senior ranks of the public service. Leslie MacLean, currently associate deputy minister of Fisheries and Oceans, becomes senior associate deputy

  • Posted June 15, 2016
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  OECD calls on Canada to design new policies to boost productivity

  The Canadian economy is adjusting to the fall in commodity prices, but additional policies are needed to boost productivity, reduce financial stability risks and make future growth stronger, greener and

  • Posted June 14, 2016
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  Plans for radical changes to Estonia’s local governments passed by Parliament

  Legislation proposing radical changes to the Estonia’s local government structures, has been passed by the country’s Parliament (Riigikogu). According to the administrative reform bill which became an act on Tuesday,

  • Posted June 9, 2016
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  Justin Trudeau announces more changes to senior ranks of Canada’s public service

  Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced more changes in the senior ranks of the public service. Ian McCowan, currently deputy secretary to the Cabinet (Legislation and House Planning and

  • Posted June 8, 2016
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  UK civil servants develop matching service for mentors and mentees

  Civil servants in the UK have developed a website to help match mentors with those seeking help in their career. Officials who sign up to Mentormatch.org.uk can enter the areas

  • Posted June 7, 2016
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  ‘Leadership is about courage,’ says senior official who speaks out about battle with depression

  A senior civil servant whose team won an innovation award for its work in supporting workplace wellbeing has spoken of her struggle with depression and is urging other leaders to show

  • Posted June 2, 2016
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  Michelle Fitzgerald, chief digital officer, City of Melbourne: interview

  Michelle Fitzgerald is Melbourne’s first ever chief digital officer, heading up the city’s newly-formed Smart City Office. Six months into the role, she tells Winnie Agbonlahor what she’s doing to

  • Posted June 1, 2016
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  The power of three: the city’s key to ensuring a prosperous future

  Cities around the world are growing fast. Between 2016 and 2050, the global urban population is set to increase by about 2.5 billion people. By the time this century reaches

  • Posted June 1, 2016
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  ‘Seek out unusual partnerships’ – says senior Canadian government official who oversees $1.5bn of public spending

  Public servants managing large projects should “go beyond the normal partnerships” and seek out “less obvious” opportunities for collaboration, a senior official from Canada’s government has said. Ezio DiMillo, who

  • Posted June 1, 2016
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