All posts tagged "World Bank"
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Harnessing the power of public procurement through digital transformation
While procurement typically happens behind the scenes, experts on a recent Global Government Forum webinar highlighted its front and central role in helping governments meet their goals, from reducing carbon
- Posted October 31, 2024
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Reimagining humanitarian aid to meet evolving challenges
Humanitarian crises are escalating in scale and complexity due to issues such as prolonged conflicts, the intensifying climate crisis and economic instability, leading to forced displacement, food insecurity, natural disasters
- Posted August 5, 2024
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The missing link in national climate plans – cities, green pledges in UK election manifestos, and more
Welcome to this month’s Global Government Forum Sustainability Monitor, bringing you the latest government news on this topic from around the world. We want these newsletters to provide insight on
- Posted June 11, 2024
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What are governments’ top priorities in 2024?
Public services around the world are dealing with what many government leaders are calling the age of polycrisis. With conflicts still raging in Ukraine and Gaza, the economic and social
- Posted February 7, 2024
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COP28 climate summit just approved a ‘loss and damage’ fund. What does this mean?
Day one of the COP28 climate summit saw the first big breakthrough: agreement on a ‘loss and damage’ fund to compensate poor states for the effects of climate change. Met
- Posted December 4, 2023
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From AI to net zero: what governments are focusing on around the world
Government are dealing with major trends influencing the work of public services around the world. This article examines issues from artificial intelligence and building citizen trust and engagement, to the
- Posted July 13, 2023
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‘Never compromise your integrity’: five minutes with Global Government Summit participant Arturo Herrera Gutierrez
Arturo Gutierrez, global director for governance global practice, equitable growth, finance, and Institutions Practice Group (EFI) vice presidency at the World Bank, tells Global Government Forum about steering the Mexican
- Posted January 22, 2023
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Truths about lies: World Bank governance chief Ed Olowo-Okere on the global threat of corruption
Ed Olowo-Okere has spent the last three years working to improve public services and financial management in low- and middle-income countries. His greatest challenge is corruption, he tells Matt Ross
- Posted July 10, 2022
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Brazil’s public sector reform bill advances through congress
A bill that aims to shrink the state by cutting public sector pay and benefits has passed the committee stage in Brazil’s lower chamber of congress. The constitutional amendment –
- Posted September 27, 2021
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International GovTech maturity “lower than expected”, says World Bank
Despite increasing investment across the world, GovTech maturity is “lower than expected” in most countries and digital citizen engagement lacking, research from the World Bank has found. While most governments
- Posted September 22, 2021