All posts tagged "Gus O’Donnell"
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From power shifts to productivity: Public service trends in 2024
After another busy year for public servants, we round up some of Global Government Forum’s top news stories and features from the last 12 months, highlighting the trends, challenges and
- Posted December 27, 2024
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Exclusive Global Government Forum research reveals five pillars of a modern civil service
Global Government Forum research has revealed the key characteristics needed in a modern public service, with priorities ranging across leadership, digital service delivery, workforce development, cross-departmental integration, and citizen trust.
- Posted August 28, 2024
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Set departmental targets to reduce UK civil service staff turnover, says thinktank
“Ministers have inherited a civil service in urgent need of reform,” says the Institute for Government (IfG) – and last week the thinktank set out ‘20 ways to improve the
- Posted August 7, 2024
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Building diverse public service workforces that reflect the communities they serve
Organisations with diverse leaderships are better able to meet citizens’ needs and expectations – but how can civil service bodies broaden the range of people who make it to the
- Posted June 2, 2024
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Governments are redefining their approach to productivity
At the Global Government Summit, civil service leaders identified the keys to driving up government productivity: staff wellbeing, smart incentives, digital technologies – and easing out those who resolutely refuse
- Posted May 26, 2024
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Governments navigate the double-edged sword of AI
Artificial intelligence could boost civil service productivity by 45%, estimates suggest – but it also presents major new challenges for government, including rapid economic change and an urgent need for
- Posted May 19, 2024
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New salvos fired in the wars of Whitehall
British ministers have been clashing with civil servants over Brexit and bullying – with some pushing for greater powers to appoint officials. At an Institute for Government debate, however, panellists
- Posted May 24, 2023
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Governments urged to recognise universal right to proof of ID; UK civil servants praised for work arranging Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral: policy & delivery news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Campaign urges governments to recognise universal right to proof of ID The Identity Day
- Posted September 15, 2022
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Best in class: a more inclusive approach to diversity
To date, the diversity agenda has largely focused on race, gender, sexuality and disability – but it’s just as important that civil service workforces include staff from different social classes,
- Posted August 23, 2021
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Ministers must be challenged on misleading statements, says former cabinet secretary
Former cabinet secretary Lord O’Donnell today expressed frustration with ministers who make false statements or skew statistics, a trend he says is eroding public trust in government. Speaking at an
- Posted March 17, 2021