All posts tagged "ireland"
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‘Drowning in data’: how governments can stay afloat in the information tsunami
At the Government Finance Summit, senior leaders discussed how civil services can make sense of the vast quantities of data available to them “We’re drowning in data,” said Sarah Glavey,
- Posted January 22, 2025
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The ‘four Ds’: Ireland’s chief economist spells out the major challenges governments face
At the Global Government Finance Summit, Ireland’s chief economist John McCarthy listed the ‘four Ds’: the structural challenges weakening growth and public finances both in Ireland and in other advanced
- Posted December 13, 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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Irish government moves to cut outdated gender stereotypes from constitution
The Republic of Ireland is to hold two referendums next year on whether the country’s constitution should drop references to women’s role in the home. The constitution, drafted in 1937
- Posted December 17, 2023
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Challenging the accepted wisdom: why economics isn’t ‘up to the job’ of tackling climate change
Finance leaders are key to the economic and governmental changes required to reach net zero – but the Global Government Finance Summit heard fears that they have not yet understood
- Posted October 1, 2023
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The Celtic tiger awakens: lessons from Ireland’s ‘weird economy’
The fallout of the financial crisis silenced the roars of Ireland’s ‘Celtic tiger’ economy. Now it’s back, its growth – and its growing pains – offer useful lessons for other
- Posted September 24, 2023
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Sea change: data-driven decisions in a post-pandemic world
At the Global Government Summit in Singapore, civil service leaders from 16 countries met to explore five of the biggest challenges facing their countries – debating in the second session
- Posted July 25, 2023
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The one-two punch: protecting living standards in an era of conflict and inflation
At the Global Government Summit in Singapore, civil service leaders from 16 countries met to explore five of the biggest challenges facing their countries – debating first how to protect
- Posted July 18, 2023
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Irish minister champions fintech’s public policy potential
Ireland’s minister of state with responsibility for financial services has championed the role that financial technology “can play for governments in the future as we look to achieve our public
- Posted May 22, 2023
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Ireland’s financial services minister to speak at Global Government Fintech Lab 2023
Ireland’s minister of state with responsibility for financial services is to speak at the Global Government Fintech Lab 2023, being hosted in Dublin on Thursday 18 May. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
- Posted April 10, 2023