All posts tagged "Public services"
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UK cabinet secretary salutes COVID data heroes and discusses potential of AI at Public Service Data Live“There were many public service heroes in COVID, but I always make sure that statisticians and our data experts get a shout out,” Simon Case, the UK’s cabinet secretary has
- Posted September 14, 2023
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Public servants around the world raise alarm over increasing workloadA majority of public and civil servants around the world have said that their workload has increased since 2020 – and an even higher proportion think that their workloads are
- Posted September 12, 2023
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AI could deny vulnerable citizens public services, fears EU chiefArtificial intelligence is likely to harm underprivileged citizens most, the European Union’s competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager has said, as speculation grows over AI’s threat to humanity. Speaking to the BBC,
- Posted June 19, 2023
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Watch this space: do governments stand to gain from the metaverse?The metaverse may have arrived, but its applications are limited and its use by public sector organisations is still very much up for debate. While some governments boast big plans,
- Posted June 18, 2023
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‘Serve your country – you will never regret it’: listen to GGF’s latest Leading Questions podcast with the White House’s Noreen HecmanczukIn the first of our Leading Questions podcasts to feature an American federal government leader, Noreen Hecmanczuk reflects on a long and diverse career in public service – a career
- Posted May 4, 2023
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UK civil service review to call for more ‘robust culture’ after Raab resignationA government-commissioned review of the UK civil service is set to call for greater ministerial involvement in the appointment of top officials, with Singapore and France among the nations that
- Posted April 24, 2023
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Finding your identity: how three governments are developing digital IDDigital ID is an essential building block for rapid progress on transforming public services – but only a handful of governments have launched effective, popular systems. At the Global Government
- Posted March 23, 2023
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Innovation 2023 five minutes with… Sana Khareghani, former head of the UK Office for AIIn this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil and public service leaders that will be speaking at our free Innovation conference. Taking place
- Posted March 20, 2023
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Row as top UK public servant moves to join opposition as political adviserA top UK civil servant has sent shockwaves through the government after it was revealed that she had left her post ahead of likely joining the opposition Labour party as
- Posted March 6, 2023
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Press OK for AI: are governments ready to automate?Automation and artificial intelligence could transform public services for the better, but the potential pitfalls are many. An international panel of experts discussed the issues and how to overcome them
- Posted February 12, 2023
