All posts tagged "Philippines"

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  Post-COVID comeback: rebooting tourism for a new age  

  When COVID-19 hit and countries moved to close borders to protect their populations, the tourism industry shut down almost overnight, with big implications for the economy. Now countries have reopened,

  • Posted October 26, 2022
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  Taking pride: public service leaders share their greatest achievements of 2021

  From playing a part in making parliamentary workplaces safer, to growing a fledgling government tech agency, and coordinating crises management – officials share their memorable work moments Civil servants around

  • Posted February 15, 2022
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  COVID-19 the catalyst: public service leaders explain how the pandemic has changed government

  From building internal tech capabilities to embracing hybrid working, leaders examine how civil services have changed as a result of the coronavirus crisis When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, public

  • Posted February 9, 2022
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  From response to recovery: public service leaders reveal their standout COVID-19 innovations

  From tracking apps to continent-wide collaboration, public and civil services around the world have responded to the coronavirus pandemic with a series of impressive new tools and approaches Faced with

  • Posted January 26, 2022
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  Modernising government HR, co-created policies, and personalised services: public servants share their 2022 reform priorities

  The start of a new year is an opportunity for civil servants to work towards core department and cross-government goals with renewed vigour. With that in mind, Global Government Forum

  • Posted January 18, 2022
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  Mass vaccination: COVID-19 protection for the many, not the few

  Global rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations has raised questions over supply, inequality and logistics. Catherine Early heard panellists at a Global Government Forum webinar discuss how they have overcome the many

  • Posted November 18, 2021
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  Building for the future: delivering infrastructure for the post-COVID world

  Infrastructure is key to economic recovery – but the pandemic has raised big questions around both public sector finances, and the kinds of infrastructure that will be required. At the

  • Posted February 17, 2021
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  Managing a distributed workforce now and beyond COVID-19

  Earlier this year, civil services worldwide found themselves having to transition thousands of employees to working remotely, often with just a few days’ notice. And as panellists explained during a

  • Posted August 11, 2020
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  Philippines central bank launches digital payments platform

  The Philippines central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has launched an online payment facility for government transactions and is championing the adoption of a national QR code standard, in

  • Posted November 28, 2019
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  Philippines to let officials retire at 56

  Legislation to lower the optional retirement age of government workers from 60 to 56 in the Philippines has been voted through, with overwhelming support from the House of Representatives for

  • Posted January 8, 2019
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