All posts tagged "UK"
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Treat AI with ‘same spirit of urgency’ as climate change, says UK PMUK prime minister Rishi Sunak urged world leaders to view artificial intelligence (AI) with the same humanitarian concern they would climate change during a visit to the White House on
- Posted June 12, 2023
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UK officials offered one-off payment after strikes; Zimbabwe bans civil servants from political candidacy: management & workforce news in briefUK civil servants offered one-off payment to prevent strike action UK civil servants could receive a one-off payment of £1,500 (US$1,868) this year as part of an effort by government
- Posted June 8, 2023
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UK government responds to digital ID ‘misconceptions’ after public consultationThe UK government has published a myth-busing article over its plans to develop digital identify verification for online services after what it said were “several misconceptions” about the programme. The
- Posted June 4, 2023
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Ministers need to better understand the tension between urgency and realism in government if they want to deliverFailures in government policy delivery are often blamed on civil servants. But, in the second of two articles for Global Government Forum, Andrew Kakabadse, professor of governance and leadership at
- Posted May 29, 2023
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New salvos fired in the wars of WhitehallBritish ministers have been clashing with civil servants over Brexit and bullying – with some pushing for greater powers to appoint officials. At an Institute for Government debate, however, panellists
- Posted May 24, 2023
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UK civil servants seek legal routes to oust bullies; US proposes hiring feds responsible for emerging tech: management & workforce news in briefUK senior civil servants mount organised challenge to politician bullies British senior civil servants have voted to collectively oppose the use of intimidating and inflammatory language by politicians and could
- Posted May 18, 2023
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‘There’s a sense parts of the public sector are not working as well as they did’: how can governments become more responsive to citizen needs?The 2023 Responsive Government Survey reveals that public servants’ confidence in their ability to respond to the changing needs of citizens is lower now than in 2021. What can be
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Is dealing with aggressive ministers now the reality for UK civil servants?Aggressive ‘Raab-like’ behaviour is endemic in the ministerial environment and, if it continues, we cannot expect the civil service to continue displaying unquestionable devotion to duty, says Andrew Kakabadse, professor
- Posted May 16, 2023
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UK government officially shuts down beleaguered Verify ID serviceThe UK government’s controversial GOV.UK Verify platform has been closed down for good following an announcement that no public services were using it to support user logins. The platform, developed
- Posted May 8, 2023
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Top public servants line up to speak at Global Government Fintech Lab 2023Senior public servants from countries including the UK, Spain and Israel are among the latest speakers to confirm their attendance at the Global Government Fintech Lab 2023. The one-day event,
- Posted April 27, 2023
