All posts tagged "Singapore"

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  If it counts, count it: government finance leaders on boosting productivity

  The public sector is often accused of inefficiency – but at the Global Government Finance Summit, top leaders revealed some highly inventive ways of driving up civil service productivity “The

  • Posted December 17, 2024
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  The case for a Hippocratic Oath for artificial intelligence

  Two millennia ago, Hippocrates devised an oath to bind practitioners of the emerging practice of medicine. Now a modern equivalent is required to address the equally transformational arrival of AI,

  • Posted December 16, 2024
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  Singapore tops global civil service ranking

  Singapore has come out on top of a new ranking of the performance of 120 public administrations around the world, with Denmark, Canada, Norway and Finland completing the top five.

  • Posted December 11, 2024
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  Denmark ranked as the world’s top government for digitalisation

  Denmark has once again topped the United Nations E-Government Survey which assesses countries on the scope and quality of their online services, as well as their telecommunication infrastructure and human

  • Posted September 25, 2024
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  Exclusive Global Government Forum research reveals five pillars of a modern civil service

  Global Government Forum research has revealed the key characteristics needed in a modern public service, with priorities ranging across leadership, digital service delivery, workforce development, cross-departmental integration, and citizen trust.

  • Posted August 28, 2024
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  Set departmental targets to reduce UK civil service staff turnover, says thinktank

  “Ministers have inherited a civil service in urgent need of reform,” says the Institute for Government (IfG) – and last week the thinktank set out ‘20 ways to improve the

  • Posted August 7, 2024
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  Adapting financial systems to meet challenges: Five minutes with Singapore’s director of fiscal policy

  In this interview, Kwa Chin Lum, director of fiscal policy in Singapore’s Ministry of Finance, discusses his career achievements and approach. This is part of a ‘Five minutes’ series featuring

  • Posted June 4, 2024
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  Governments are redefining their approach to productivity

  At the Global Government Summit, civil service leaders identified the keys to driving up government productivity: staff wellbeing, smart incentives, digital technologies – and easing out those who resolutely refuse

  • Posted May 26, 2024
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  Government urged to ‘embrace AI’ or miss historic opportunity, UK’s cybersecurity agency boosts support ahead of election: news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly news roundup of public service intelligence In this edition: Government urged to ‘embrace AI or miss the most exciting time to govern’ The UK government could

  • Posted May 23, 2024
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  Why a tech industry veteran joined the civil service: Five minutes with GovTech Singapore’s Chang Sau Sheong

  Chang Sau Sheong, deputy chief executive at the Government Technology Agency of Singapore, discusses his tech career, being a newcomer to the civil service, and sharing ideas between countries. This

  • Posted April 8, 2024
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