All posts tagged "governance"

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  US Capitol attack spurs data scientists to predict next insurrection using AI

  Data scientists are working to develop AI modelling techniques that can predict outbreaks of political violence following an attack on the US Capitol Building in 2021. A method of analysis

  • Posted January 19, 2022
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  Brexit, AI governance, and public service leadership: 2021 in review

  The top features and podcasts from GGF over the last 12 months As we mentioned in yesterday’s round up of 2021’s top news stories, it has been yet another year

  • Posted December 29, 2021
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  OECD showcases cross-border collaboration in new report

  While the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the lack of preparedness among governments to tackle global challenges and has exposed weaknesses in international cooperation, there are promising examples of cross-border innovation,

  • Posted October 20, 2021
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  Ministerial code no longer working and needs overhaul, warns UK think tank

  The UK’s ministerial code, which establishes the standards that govern ministers’ behaviour, needs to be “overhauled” and underpinned by statute, according to a leading think tank.  Multiple incidents – including

  • Posted July 8, 2021
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  Singapore chief on the biggest challenges facing civil servants: learning pace and earning faith

  Many civil servants responded to the pandemic with enormous speed and innovation – and their populations noticed, said Singapore Civil Service Head Leo Yip at the opening session of the

  • Posted April 21, 2021
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  How AI can improve decision-making in government by linking datasets

  Artificial intelligence can provide civil service leaders with a much fuller, real-time perspective of the issues, helping to cut costs while improving products and services Carefully designed and implemented, artificial

  • Posted March 30, 2021
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  Strong but flexible: creating effective central project management offices

  Central project management offices help to boost skills, delivery and oversight across departments. At a recent GGF webinar, experts highlighted the need to balance greater coordination and governance with the

  • Posted February 18, 2021
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  Five interesting insights from the OECD’s governance report

  The recent publication includes some surprising lessons for civil service leaders – arguing, for example, that some anti-corruption practices can be counterproductive Last month, the OECD published a report promoting

  • Posted January 8, 2021
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  UK considers in-house consultancy amidst No10 in-fighting

  A new element of the UK’s civil service reform agenda emerged this week, as one of the project’s principal architects announced his departure from government. Dominic Cummings, the former Vote

  • Posted November 13, 2020
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  UK must learn lessons from poor pandemic response, says former Cabinet secretary

  Almost every country has suffered during the pandemic – but the UK has been particularly badly hit, with huge damage to people’s health, incomes and wellbeing. Matt Ross hears Lord

  • Posted September 28, 2020
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