All posts tagged "Policy"

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  Oxford University launches global corona policy tracker

  The University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government has created a tool that tracks and compares government policy responses to the coronavirus crisis worldwide.    The aim of the Oxford

  • Posted April 5, 2020
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  EU seeks to take on AI world leaders while protecting public

  The European Union has unveiled proposals to promote the ethical, trustworthy and secure development of artificial intelligence (AI) in a bid to challenge Silicon Valley’s and China’s dominance in the

  • Posted February 19, 2020
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  It’s a whole new mobility landscape out there—and regulators need to figure out their role

  With the mobility landscape facing some of the most disruptive changes since the invention of the automobile, governments need to be proactive rather than reactive in their oversight of emerging

  • Posted January 17, 2020
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  Official review aims to boost science capability in UK government

  Plans should be developed to ensure the UK civil service has the scientific skills it needs and the mechanisms to deploy them effectively, according to an official review of science

  • Posted January 15, 2020
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  Impartiality under threat: a warning from former UK Cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell

  Impartiality is a cornerstone of Westminster-style civil services – but in the UK it’s under threat, Lord O’Donnell warned last month. Mia Hunt hears him explain the seven key benefits

  • Posted November 15, 2019
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  Opinion: Labour’s appointment plans say little about civil servants, but much about politicians

  Last week, unnamed Labour sources floated the idea of letting politicians directly appoint departmental leaders. Matt Ross argues that the plan fails to understand either government or management – and

  • Posted November 13, 2019
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  UK civil service chief blocks opposition policy costings as election looms

  The UK’s Cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, Mark Sedwill, has intervened to block the release of a government document estimating the costs of the opposition Labour Party’s

  • Posted November 7, 2019
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  Michael Wernick on turbulent times for Canada – and its Clerk

  Michael Wernick, Canada’s outgoing Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, tells Matt Ross how the civil service is responding to an ever faster, more fractious world;

  • Posted September 16, 2019
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  The roots of risk: how economic imbalances are poisoning politics

  Gathering in Paris for the 2019 Global Government Finance Summit, finance department leaders from 10 countries debated the political risks threatening economic growth – and their roots in rising inequality,

  • Posted September 12, 2019
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  People power: why digital tech demands very human attributes

  To improve trust in government, civil servants must deploy digital tech to meet citizens’ needs. And as officials heard at Global Government Summit 2019, that requires an understanding of human

  • Posted August 30, 2019
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