All posts tagged "Policy & Governance"

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  460,000 graduates shun chance to join Chinese civil service

  Almost half a million graduates failed to show up for the Chinese civil service exam with fewer people interested in applying for government posts. A total of 1.39m graduates had

  • Posted November 30, 2015
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  New Zealand intelligence agency is recruiting for a new boss

  One of New Zealand’s national security agencies is looking for a new chief with “experience managing cultural change.” The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB ) – the government body providing

  • Posted November 27, 2015
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  Civil servants in Australia ‘make stuff up’ creating bureaucracy that isn’t real’, says top official

  Civil servants in Australia “make stuff up”, creating “bureaucracy that isn’t even real,” one of the country’s most senior government officials has said. Jane Halton – the civil servant in

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  Jane Halton, Secretary, Department of Finance, Australia: Exclusive interview

  Jane Halton is in charge of leading a huge reform programme to cut costs as well as increase accountability. She tells Winnie Agbonlahor how it’s going Seven years after the

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  Two secretaries resign from Australian government

  Two of Australia’s most senior civil servants have announced their resignations this week. Malcolm Turnbull who became Australia’s prime minister after successfully challenging the leadership of Tony Abbott, yesterday announced

  • Posted November 25, 2015
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  30 years since first woman was appointed to lead Australian government department

  This month marks the 30th anniversary of the appointment of the first female secretary heading up an Australian government department. Helen Williams AO was appointed secretary of the Department of

  • Posted November 24, 2015
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  Nigeria’s top officials are warned over corruption, again

  The Nigerian government has repeated its call on permanent secretaries to act with integrity and reject corrupt activities. Speaking during a one-day retreat for the country’s top government officials, Babachir

  • Posted November 24, 2015
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  The UK government’s lobbying register is ineffective – but there are plenty of good examples overseas

  Two years ago, the UK government introduced a register of lobbyists. But it doesn’t do the job required, says Steve Goodrich, of Transparency International UK. Why not learn some lessons

  • Posted November 13, 2015
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  Nigeria’s president sounds warning to perm secs over corruption and incompetence

  Nigeria’s new president warned the government’s new permanent secretaries and the whole civil service that his administration would not tolerate corruption or incompetence, according to local media reports. At a

  • Posted November 13, 2015
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  New minister predicts ‘golden age’ for Canada’s public service and condemns public attacks

  The new minister responsible for Canada’s public service has vowed to “bring back evidence-based decision making to replace decision-based evidence making” and “create a golden age for Canada’s public service”

  • Posted November 12, 2015
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