All posts tagged "Reform"
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A lesson in transformation: how a UK digital driving licence went from ‘not possible’ to coming this year
“When people order their groceries, book a holiday or check their bank accounts, they expect and receive a seamless and easy experience. The same should be true of government services…
- Posted January 28, 2025
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‘A job centre in people’s pockets’: how the UK government’s app will work – and the ambitions for the future
Few things better capture the transformations that digital technology has brought into the world in the last two decades than the ubiquity of the app. From connecting with friends and
- Posted January 27, 2025
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UK could increase civil service pay through cutting pension contributions
The UK government is examining increasing pay for civil servants and others working in public services through lowering pension contributions. According to reports, the government is exploring the potential to
- Posted January 7, 2025
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UK pledges to make government ‘more like a start up’ to rewire the state ‘one test at a time’
A senior UK minister has set out plans to reform the whole of government through thinking more like a technology start up, with an initial focus on deploying a “test
- Posted December 10, 2024
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UK names new civil service head to ‘rewire the British state’
UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Sir Chris Wormald as the UK’s cabinet secretary and head of the civil service with a mission to “change the way government
- Posted December 3, 2024
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Innovation 2025 event to showcase government transformation in action
Global Government Forum has today launched the agenda for the 2025 Innovation conference, with the event focusing on providing civil servants in the UK and beyond with the insights and
- Posted November 28, 2024
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‘Small changes that cumulatively make a big difference’: UK government launches One Big Thing initiative focused on innovation
The UK civil service has launched its latest One Big Thing campaign, which this year will be focused on innovation in government. One Big Thing is an annual initiative for
- Posted October 21, 2024
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Sue Gray leaves role as UK prime minister’s chief of staff to avoid ‘becoming a distraction’
Sue Gray, the former senior civil servant who moved to a political post as the top advisor to Labour leader Keir Starmer, has stood down from the position after concluding
- Posted October 7, 2024
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New UK civil service chief to help implement mission-driven government as Simon Case announces departure
The UK government has set out the key responsibilities of the next cabinet secretary after Simon Case announced that he will step down from the role at the end of
- Posted October 1, 2024
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Empowering civil servants to deliver missions in government: GGF’s Leading Questions podcast with Dr Dan Honig
Missions are having a moment in government. The new UK administration has pledged to focus its efforts on five key missions, with work underway to restructure government operations to prioritise
- Posted September 24, 2024