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  Zimbabwean officials warned to register biometrics or lose pay

  Civil servants in Zimbabwe have until the end of the month to register their biometric...

  • Posted February 16, 2020
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  UK plans African cities centre

  The UK is to set up a specialist centre that will help to improve...

  • Posted January 22, 2020
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  Kenya creates Africa’s first national digital ID scheme

  Kenya has just closed registration on the country’s new digital database, creating the first...

  • Posted June 25, 2019
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  South Africa scouts state-backed digital currency

  The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is calling for solutions providers to help it...

  • Posted June 12, 2019
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  Electronic cash registers boost Ethiopia’s tax revenues, finds bank report

  The Ethiopian government’s promotion of electronic tax registers has increased tax takes significantly, a...

  • Posted June 3, 2019
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  Ghana launches Africa’s first national e-procurement system

  Public sector e-procurement is gathering momentum in West Africa, with Ghana in April becoming...

  • Posted May 14, 2019
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  Egypt legislates for digital payments by public bodies and employers

  Egypt is this month implementing a law requiring that most payments to government, and...

  • Posted May 13, 2019
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  Kenyan government to use AI in affordable housing scheme

  The government of Kenya is planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help assess...

  • Posted May 1, 2019
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  New digital centre planned for East Africa

  The members of the East Africa Community are planning to establish an Information Access Centre...

  • Posted April 30, 2019
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  New Zealand enshrines civil service principles in law

  New Zealand has passed a new “citizen focused” public service legislation bill which aims...

  • Posted July 27, 2020
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  UK’s Cabinet Office wins back government data brief after two-year hiatus

  Responsibility for the UK government’s use of data has been moved back to the...

  • Posted July 24, 2020
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  Trump nominates controversial new candidate to lead OPM

  The White House has put forward a controversial new candidate to run the Office...

  • Posted July 21, 2020
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  COVID shines spotlight on how UK civil service must change, says Cabinet Office non-exec

  The response to the COVID-19 crisis has shown some of the very best of...

  • Posted July 20, 2020
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  COVID-19 and Brexit driving need for major civil service reform, says UK Cabinet Office perm sec

  The combination of the pandemic, Brexit, ‘levelling up’, ‘net zero’ and other pressing agendas...

  • Posted July 15, 2020
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