All posts tagged "Policy & Governance"

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  War of words erupts between former and current Australian public service commissioner

  Australian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd has hit out against suggestions by previous commissioner Andrew Podger that the public service is “cowering” and “weak.” Podger, who was commissioner from 2002

  • Posted December 18, 2015
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  UK and Singapore announce $5.1m joint research programme on cyber security

  The governments of Singapore and the UK are collaborating to fight cyber crime as part of a research programme worth $5.1m. The UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

  • Posted December 17, 2015
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  John Manzoni, chief executive, UK Civil Service: Exclusive Interview

  A businessman brought into a top job in government, John Manzoni tells Matt Ross about the huge task of transformation facing the UK civil service For centuries, the UK civil

  • Posted December 16, 2015
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  UK departments and professions to win pay freedoms

  The UK government’s Cabinet Office is developing plans to bring together its top specialists in dedicated units, whilst the Treasury is granting pay flexibilities to departments undertaking major reforms, civil

  • Posted December 16, 2015
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  New ‘PropCo’ heralds spiralling Whitehall rents

  The UK government is putting all of its departments’ properties into a new property agency, with the aims of improving estate management and encouraging departments to release expensive central London

  • Posted December 16, 2015
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  It doesn’t have to be this way: Dr. Nasser Siabi’s Vision

  Great Britain, says Nasser Siabi, is a global leader in tackling discrimination against disabled people. “The UK is years ahead of the rest of the world,” he says. “The inclusivity

  • Posted December 15, 2015
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  The civil service wants to reduce sickness absence and the bullying of disabled people. Here’s one solution

  In September, cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood raised concerns about “the harassment and bullying data we get from our people survey from people with disabilities”, whilst last month’s Spending Review announced

  • Posted December 15, 2015
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  Experts predict consequences of 23% pay hike for India’s civil servants

  A pay rise for India’s civil servants, expected to come into force next year, could spark a consumer boom, financial institutions predict, while economists warn of a looming budget hole.

  • Posted December 14, 2015
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  UK civil service chief exec on learning from overseas

  What have top civil servants learnt from overseas, and what do they have to share? To help our readers get the best out of Global Government Forum, we’ve started asking interviewees

  • Posted December 14, 2015
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  Australian and New Zealand competition watchdogs announce new cross-appointment

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) have announced a new cross-appointment. ACCC commissioner Sarah Court of has been appointed as an associate

  • Posted December 11, 2015
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