All posts tagged "Policy & Governance"

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  Guðmundur Árnason, permanent secretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Iceland: Exclusive Interview

  Iceland has recently announced a concrete plan to lift its capital controls. Guðmundur Árnason, the permanent secretary of its finance ministry, explains why it took almost seven years to come

  • Posted July 10, 2015
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  Cyprus to embark on ‘unprecedented’ civil service reforms

  The government of Cyprus is set to undertake unprecedented reforms of its administration system, it has been reported. Legislation for the reforms, including radical changes to the way the Public

  • Posted July 8, 2015
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  Global Government Finance Summit Report 2015

  The Global Government Finance Summit brings together permanent secretary-level public officials from government treasury and finance ministries around the world to share governments’ domestic financial and regulatory challenges and appropriate

  • Posted July 6, 2015
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  EU Commission appoints new secretary-general

  Alexander Italianer has been appointed new secretary-general of the European Commission, amidst a reshuffle of the organisation’s senior management team. Italianer, who is currently director-general of the Competition Directorate General

  • Posted July 1, 2015
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  Japanese government releases first female empowerment guidelines

  Japan’s first guidelines on female empowerment were released today in an effort to enable women to play a more active role in society, the Japan Times reports. Ministries are expected

  • Posted June 26, 2015
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  Nigerian protest over ‘illegal’ hiring of 530 aides and cronies into senior civil service

  The union representing senior government officials in Nigeria has called on the government to urgently reform its recruitment system after it has been claimed that former president Goodluck Jonathan hired

  • Posted June 26, 2015
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  Nigeria announces new in-country training scheme for all civil servants

  The Head of Civil Service of the Federation in Nigeria, Mr. Danladi Kifasi, has said that a Structured Mandatory Assessment-Based Training Programme (SMAT-P) has been put in place, Nigeria’s Leadership

  • Posted June 25, 2015
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  Diana Goldsworthy, public service management specialist: Exclusive Interview

  After 30 years in the British civil service, Diana Goldsworthy now works with governments around the world to improve their administrations. She tells Global Government Forum about the most common

  • Posted June 22, 2015
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  Nigerian public sector move to new accounting system could ‘help fight corruption’

  Government and public sector organisations in Nigeria will adopt International Public Accounting Standards (IPSAS), which are regarded as the most transparent form of accounting, in a move that could help

  • Posted May 5, 2015
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  Heiki Loot, Government of Estonia: Exclusive Interview

  Heiki Loot is one of Estonia’s longest-serving state secretaries, having served 12 years in the post. He tells Global Government Forum about the changes he has overseen during his time

  • Posted April 21, 2015
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