All posts tagged "Policy & Governance"

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  The outcomes of focusing on outcomes

  Fresh back from a secondment to New Zealand’s government, Nehal Davison of the UK’s Institute for Government profiles the achievements and weaknesses of the country’s efforts to focus on outcomes

  • Posted March 7, 2016
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  Australia’s top civil servant calls for ideas to increase gender diversity

  Australia’s most senior civil servant servant has called on government officials to do one thing this month to advance gender diversity. Speaking at the International Women’s Day Breakfast hosted by the

  • Posted March 7, 2016
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  Andrew Hampton, chief talent officer, New Zealand government: exclusive interview

  Andrew Hampton had some great bosses as he made his way up through the civil service – but he knows that’s not true of everyone. As New Zealand’s first ever

  • Posted March 6, 2016
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  Major shake-up among Canada’s most senior officials announced

  A major shake-up among Canada’s senior public servants has been announced. Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau yesterday released news of six moves and two resignations among the top tiers of

  • Posted March 3, 2016
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  World Bank appoints first female country director in Philippines

  An Australian environmental engineer has been announced as the World Bank’s first female country director in the Philippines. Mara Warwick, who has has expertise in flood management, urban development, urban

  • Posted March 2, 2016
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  Finland, Slovenia and Belgium must increase anti-graft efforts, says OECD

  The OECD has called on Finland, Slovenia and Belgium to increase anti-corruption efforts. The three countries are among 41 nations which signed the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention which establishes legally binding standards

  • Posted March 1, 2016
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  New pay system saving Canada’s government $50m a year rolled out today

  A new consolidated pay system expected to save Canada’s government more than $70m (US$50m) a year is being rolled out to dozens of federal departments today. Public Works and Government Services Canada

  • Posted February 25, 2016
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  Britain’s defence chief Jon Thompson to head up tax department in new management structure

  Jon Thompson, permanent secretary of the UK’s Ministry of Defence, has today been announced as the tax department’s new chief executive. However, under a new management structure revealed today, Thompson,

  • Posted February 24, 2016
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  UK Treasury and Cabinet Office urged to help senior officials stand up to ministers

  Britain’s public spending watchdog has called on the Treasury and Cabinet Office to help permanent secretaries stand up to ministers over the poor use of the taxpayer’s pound after it found that incentives

  • Posted February 23, 2016
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  UK welfare and pension department trials new video technology for British Sign Language users

  The UK government department responsible for welfare and pension policy is piloting a new video technology to enable deaf and hard of hearing citizens to contact it more easily. The Video Relay

  • Posted February 19, 2016
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