All posts tagged "Policy"

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  Where science meets politics: policymaking in the pandemic

  As the COVID-19 pandemic ripped across the world, it lent new urgency to an old question: how can governments improve how they solicit and act on scientific advice? A panel

  • Posted March 31, 2021
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  Five interesting insights from the OECD’s governance report

  The recent publication includes some surprising lessons for civil service leaders – arguing, for example, that some anti-corruption practices can be counterproductive Last month, the OECD published a report promoting

  • Posted January 8, 2021
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  UK energy policymakers should learn from overseas and gather external advice, report finds

  The UK government should learn lessons from Canada, Germany, France and the Netherlands to improve its energy policymaking, according to new research by the Institute for Government (IfG) think tank.

  • Posted December 9, 2020
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  End short-term thinking and focus on delivery, civil service reform panel told

  The UK civil service must look beyond policymaking to focus on implementation and delivery, former senior political advisers told an influential panel examining civil service reform last week. Jonathan Powell,

  • Posted December 7, 2020
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  Restoring goodwill: former UK HR chief Kevin White on repairing national government’s damaged reputation

  The UK’s response to COVID-19 fostered a suspicion of leadership, says former UK HR chief Kevin White – but it’s also an opportunity to revive trust in public services. The

  • Posted November 13, 2020
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  Use your intelligence: former UK spy chief on good decisions and poor information

  These days, the public discourse is awash with fake news; but intelligence operatives have always worked in an environment of uncertainty and incomplete data. At a lecture last week, former

  • Posted November 6, 2020
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  Brazil sets out plans to boost innovation

  The Brazilian government has published a National Innovation Policy (NIP) setting out plans to encourage and develop innovative products, processes and services across the country. According to ZDNet, the new

  • Posted November 3, 2020
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  US justice department strikes out election race ban on voter fraud probes

  Federal prosecutors at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have been given the green light to publicly discuss investigations into voting fraud in the run-up to the US presidential election,

  • Posted October 13, 2020
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  UK must learn lessons from poor pandemic response, says former Cabinet secretary

  Almost every country has suffered during the pandemic – but the UK has been particularly badly hit, with huge damage to people’s health, incomes and wellbeing. Matt Ross hears Lord

  • Posted September 28, 2020
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  With crisis comes opportunity: economic sustainability and the argument for going green

  Governments around the world have had no choice but to roll out vast stimulus packages in a bid to keep economies afloat during the coronavirus crisis. At a recent GGF

  • Posted September 27, 2020
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