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  Global internet freedom falls for ninth consecutive year, watchdog finds

  Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor...

  • Posted November 14, 2019
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  Opinion: Labour’s appointment plans say little about civil servants, but much about politicians

  Last week, unnamed Labour sources floated the idea of letting politicians directly appoint departmental...

  • Posted November 13, 2019
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  One in ten US staff sought new job after shutdown, official survey finds

  Nearly half of US federal employees saw their work undermined or pay packets hit...

  • Posted November 12, 2019
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  Businesses to trial Australian government’s AI principles

  Five companies in Australia, including some of the country’s biggest, are to trial eight...

  • Posted November 11, 2019
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  Blockchain: hype or hope?

  A year ago, people got very excited about blockchain. Then the shine wore off...

  • Posted November 10, 2019
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  UK civil service chief blocks opposition policy costings as election looms

  The UK’s Cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, Mark Sedwill, has intervened...

  • Posted November 7, 2019
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  China readies plans for sovereign digital currency

  China looks set to become the first major nation to launch a digital sovereign...

  • Posted November 7, 2019
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  UK-Australian space tech scheme to boost Pacific climate resilience

  The UK Space Agency and Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, have invited international partners...

  • Posted November 6, 2019
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  Singapore appoints new civil service chiefs

  Five civil servants have been appointed to permanent secretary and second permanent secretary positions...

  • Posted November 6, 2019
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  Irish government departments face funding cuts over missed climate change targets

  Irish government departments and agencies that fail to deliver on climate action commitments will...

  • Posted November 4, 2019
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  Japan to encourage civil servants to take more paternity leave

  The Japanese government is to begin encouraging male civil servants to take more than...

  • Posted November 4, 2019
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  UK defence ministry to launch buying framework for digital contract staff

  The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to establish a framework for hiring external...

  • Posted October 31, 2019
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  Australia’s approach to FOI breaches spirit of federal law, says former information chief

  The Australian government’s approach to Freedom of Information (FOI) is undermining transparency and breaching...

  • Posted October 29, 2019
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  UK government promises digital progress metrics after critical report

  The UK has pledged to develop a “robust” set of metrics to measure the...

  • Posted October 28, 2019
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