All posts tagged "Reform"

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  Singapore’s Peter Ong calls on future leaders to foster collaboration

  The head of Singapore’s civil service Peter Ong has called on the government’s future leaders to work across departmental boundaries in order to better address the increasingly complex challenges the

  • Posted November 5, 2015
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  Former UK cabinet secretary joins ‘cross-society campaign’ on mental health

  Former UK cabinet secretary Lord O’Donnell has joined a call for increased investment in mental health services, ahead of a key government announcement on strategic spending priorities. O’Donnell who retired

  • Posted November 4, 2015
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  Defence Housing Australia appoints new acting MD amidst privatisation fears

  The Australian organisation which supplies housing to members of the military and their families has appointed an acting managing director after the shock departure of its previous chief. Peter Howman’s

  • Posted November 3, 2015
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  Canada’s Trudeau ‘must provide clarity on role of public service’ – says think-tank

  A Canadian think-tank has called on the country’s new prime minister to provide greater clarity on the role of civil servants and consider producing a document similar to the UK’s and

  • Posted October 30, 2015
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  New Zealand’s top civil servant pledges to meet more people, send fewer emails

  New Zealand’s civil service chief, Iain Rennie, has pledged to speak more directly with senior leaders in government, after a review urged his organisation to “speak from the heart” and

  • Posted October 29, 2015
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  Top New Zealand official moves to head off further sexual harassment scandals

  New Zealand’s state services commissioner, Iain Rennie, has told Global Government Forum that he’s taking steps to ensure officials receive consistent training in what constitutes sexual harassment and bullying, after

  • Posted October 29, 2015
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  Iain Rennie, state services commissioner, New Zealand: Exclusive Interview

  Iain Rennie is responsible for hiring and developing New Zealand’s top civil servants as well as driving reform. He speaks to Winnie Agbonlahor about some of his most recent initiatives

  • Posted October 29, 2015
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  Australia appoints new chief scientist

  Dr Alan Finkel, the founder of a Silicon Valley robotic instruments company, has been appointed Australia’s next chief scientist. Finkel, who in 1983 established Axon Instruments, a California-based, supplier of

  • Posted October 28, 2015
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  Australia’s financial services regulator to gain more powers

  The Australian government is to hand new powers to the country’s financial services regulator, after a review of the country’s financial system found that consumers are often treated unfairly. The financial

  • Posted October 27, 2015
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  Three ideas from Russia

  Ilya Sokolov, director of the Budget Policy Department at Russia’s Ministry of Finance, tells Winnie Agbonlahor how he has tried to improve fiscal management Ilya Sokolov is in charge of setting

  • Posted October 21, 2015
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