All posts tagged "governance"

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  Corruption: Multinationals in developing countries – who’s accountable?

  Evidence shows corruption can actually increase in some developing countries after deregulation. Dr Pallavi Roy, Convenor of MA Globalisation and Multinational Corporations at SOAS University of London, sets the scene

  • Posted July 17, 2017
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  Are you tracking how public money is spent, as well as how much?

  Governments around the world are dealing with common issues that pose long-term risks to their financial sustainability – aging populations, raised expectations of government services, increasing cost pressures and revenue

  • Posted June 22, 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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  Bank executive named CEO of Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency

  A former bank executive has been appointed to lead Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), which is spearheading the country’s e-government agenda. Gavin Slater becomes the agency’s first full-time chief executive

  • Posted April 5, 2017
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  Calls for new civil service resources as UK triggers Article 50

  The triggering of Article 50 last week has sparked fresh debate over whether the UK’s civil service has the capabilities to handle the many complexities arising from Britain’s withdrawal from

  • Posted April 3, 2017
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  Kerslake review: Treasury ‘disempowers’ rest of Whitehall

  The role of the UK Treasury has expanded to the point where it is “disempowering” other Whitehall departments, according to a review released this month by former Whitehall chief Bob

  • Posted February 22, 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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  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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  New European Parliament president sets conciliatory tone on Brexit

  The new centre-right president of the European Parliament has told the UK prime minister that Britain will remain a key partner for the EU, whilst promising to protect the interests

  • Posted January 24, 2017
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