All posts tagged "Pandemic response"

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  From digital ID to the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: how to deal with crises in government

  The most senior civil servant in Estonia has shared his reflections on how governments can deal with crises in an exclusive interview with Global Government Forum. In Global Government Forum’s

  • Posted September 7, 2023
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  Built for all: A global framework for building inclusive economies

  The pandemic presents the opportunity to build a better future that supports inclusive growth, sustained prosperity, equal participation, and responsible stewardship. It’s been over eighteen months since people around the

  • Posted September 9, 2021
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  Harvard group urges governments to focus on preventing pandemics, not responding to them

  An expert group convened by the USA’s Harvard University has urged governments to focus on preventing the creation of new viruses, noting that preventive work is vastly cheaper than responding

  • Posted August 18, 2021
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  Resilience, stocks and supplies: public procurement during the pandemic

  When COVID hit, governments had to address a series of colossal procurement challenges – sourcing the services and goods required to keep people safe as global supply lines failed. At

  • Posted July 26, 2021
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  Getting everyone into the COVID-19 vaccination queue

  Countries have made huge efforts to access and distribute vaccines – but to achieve ‘herd immunity’, they need to get them into the arms of the majority of their adult

  • Posted July 14, 2021
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  Know your knowledge: organising governments’ data assets

  At the Government Digital Summit, digital leaders from 15 countries debated their goals and frustrations in the gargantuan task of improving data management. Matt Ross hears how officials from the

  • Posted July 9, 2021
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  National digital identity systems: why private sector participation matters

  Interest in digital IDs increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as many governments looked to deliver services remotely and at scale. The experience has highlighted the benefits of enabling private sector

  • Posted July 7, 2021
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  From leaders to learners: digital chiefs’ pandemic lessons

  Since the pandemic arrived, governments have leaned heavily on technological solutions to protect citizens and businesses. At a GGF webinar, digital leaders from the UK, South Korea and Canada discussed

  • Posted July 5, 2021
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  Pandemic set to boost productivity, says Bank of England chief economist

  Leaving the Bank of England after seven years in the chief economist’s job, Andy Haldane painted an upbeat picture of the economic outlook as the pandemic eases: the UK has

  • Posted July 2, 2021
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  Algorithm and blues: avoiding the traps in new tech

  Algorithms can be immensely valuable in public services; but as the UK’s ill-judged A-levels algorithm demonstrated, badly designed systems can damage citizens and governments alike. At a recent GGF webinar,

  • Posted June 30, 2021
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