All posts tagged "Public services"
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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
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Towards better public services in 2023 and beyond: lessons from the Human-Centred Public Services IndexAround the world, public services are under threat, as public budgets tighten in the face of financial and geopolitical uncertainty. Yet now, more than ever, governments need to proactively help
- Posted January 3, 2023
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From leading public servants through turbulent times to getting the most out of government data: insight from Global Government Forum’s top webinars of 2022Global Government Forum’s programme of webinars for public and civil servants brings together officials involved in developing policy and delivering public services to share best practice on how to deliver
- Posted December 29, 2022
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The day-to-day of digital transformation: how governments are honing their data strategiesAs governments amass ever larger sums of data to keep pace with the growth of digital public services, big questions loom about how they’re using the information they have, and
- Posted November 24, 2022
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Rishi Sunak halts plan for 91,000 UK civil service job cuts – but staff reductions could still be comingNew UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has scrapped plans initiated by Boris Johnson to reduce civil service headcount by 91,000 posts, but cuts could still happen as departments are tasked
- Posted November 3, 2022
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An ideas accelerator: how the UK’s Data Challenge built two new public servicesGathering ideas from the workforce, the 2021 Civil Service Data Challenge put the best on the path to delivery, bringing benefits for UK citizens overseas, peatlands conservation and the net
- Posted November 2, 2022
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‘It’s a real reset’: how will flexible working affect public sector productivity?The move to flexible working is providing a host of opportunities for public sector organisations, and presenting challenges too. This webinar from Samsung and Insight brought together experts from across
- Posted October 27, 2022
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UN warns against ‘one-size-fits-all’ policy for government digital servicesGovernments around the world are making progress on the provision of online services for citizens, according to a United Nations (UN) report on digital government, but a one-size-fits-all transformation policy
- Posted October 4, 2022
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‘They call it public service for a reason; you are serving something that is bigger than yourself’: five minutes with Stephen Burt, chief data officer of CanadaIn 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 AccelerateGov conference on
- Posted September 13, 2022
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Staying in the loop on your commute or on the beach: the best public policy and government podcasts this summerPodcasts have become a key information source for public and civil servants. Along with books, periodicals and social networking, podcasts are key elements of the media landscape for officials around
- Posted August 14, 2022
