All posts tagged "governance"

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  Australia’s solicitor general resigns over George Brandis row

  Australia’s solicitor general Justin Gleeson has resigned, citing an “irretrievably broken” relationship with the country’s attorney general, George Brandis. The Commonwealth’s two most senior law officers had become engaged in

  • Posted October 24, 2016
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  UK government urged to strengthen control of arm’s-length bodies

  MPs have called on the UK’s Cabinet Office to tighten up the management and accountability of the hundreds of semi-independent bodies that play a key role in running large swathes

  • Posted October 21, 2016
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  British MP calls for fundamental overhaul of civil service

  Successive attempts to reform the UK civil service have been only “piecemeal” and failed to tackle fundamental questions about its identity, purpose and structure, a senior Tory MP said yesterday.

  • Posted October 20, 2016
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  New digital agency to lead Australian e-government push

  A ‘Digital Transformation Agency’ is to be formed to deliver what has been billed as a far-reaching shake-up in the digital capabilities of Australian government departments. The DTA will supersede

  • Posted October 18, 2016
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  Gibraltar seeking bespoke Brexit deal, says chief minister

  Gibraltar hopes to retain certain EU rights and freedoms after the UK has left the union, its chief minister has said – but not at the price of losing any of

  • Posted October 13, 2016
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  US staff engagement creeps up, despite complaints over performance management

  Employee engagement in the US federal government has improved slightly in the past year, but staff still complain of a lack of effective performance management, according to the annual staff survey.

  • Posted October 12, 2016
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  Michael Wernick, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Canada: Exclusive Interview

  Two years ago, Michael Wernick was contemplating retirement; now he’s Canada’s top official. Matt Ross quizzes him about Canada’s new appointments system, delivery unit and shared services scheme – and

  • Posted October 6, 2016
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  Robert Beschel, global lead, Center of Government Practice, World Bank: Exclusive Interview

  Robert Beschel has spent two decades at the World Bank, leading various public sector improvement programmes. He tells Winnie Agbonlahor why attention is now focusing on the very heart of

  • Posted October 5, 2016
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  UK tax policy too short-term and politicised, say think tanks

  Experts have called for a more straightforward tax system in the UK, warning against the “unfettered power” built up by HM Treasury over the past 20 years. In an open

  • Posted October 4, 2016
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  Margus Sarapuu, head of ‘Zero Bureaucracy’ task force, government of Estonia: Exclusive Interview

  As the Estonian government’s director of strategy, Margus Sarapuu made it his mission to improve coordination and collaboration.  He tells Winnie Agbonlahor how the government can achieve true unity –

  • Posted September 29, 2016
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