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World Regions

About turn: what Biden’s presidency means for federal staff

As Donald Trump faces his last day in the White House, US civil servants are preparing for a new administration and a very different style of government. We ask three […]

Reach every home: building universal digital services

Governments need strong digital infrastructure to provide citizens with online services and boost economic growth. At a GGF webinar, the panel considered how to develop national communications networks – and […]

Spare room superheroes: how finance departments met the pandemic threat

When COVID-19 struck, finance departments around the world sent their staff home – and asked them to put their economies into induced comas. At the Global Government Finance Summit, senior […]

UK needs an AI strategy, says advisory committee

The UK government needs an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy so it can be “influential in attracting talent, shaping global markets and global governance”, according to the AI Council, the government’s […]

Taxing times: SMEs cautious about open banking

The UK government is exploring how technology can streamline tax administration. But HMRC must not add more burden to a community that is already being battered by COVID-19 and Brexit. […]

UK Cabinet Office announces new strategic digital unit

The UK’s Cabinet Office is overhauling the leadership of digital, data and technology, appointing a new head of the Government Digital Service plus leaders of a Central Digital and Data […]

UK civil servants spurned leadership training, says Francis Maude

UK civil service leaders resisted the government’s attempts to provide them with intensive leadership training, former Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said, arguing that the civil service shows “an […]

Trump must be held to account, say US diplomats

American diplomats have drafted two cables criticising Donald Trump for inciting last week’s attack on the Capitol building, and calling for the president to be held to account over the […]

Five interesting insights from the OECD’s governance report

The recent publication includes some surprising lessons for civil service leaders – arguing, for example, that some anti-corruption practices can be counterproductive Last month, the OECD published a report promoting […]

Facial recognition AI can identify mask-wearers, US research finds

Facial recognition technology can identify people wearing face masks, tests conducted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the US suggest. The DHS hopes to reduce the need for […]