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Asia Pacific

India expands external hires into senior jobs

India’s government is chipping away at the country’s rigid civil service hierarchy, with a new scheme for hiring external experts directly into senior roles normally preserved for the elite cadre […]

Australian Public Service launches new professional development academy

The Australian Public Service (APS) has launched a new, service-wide learning and development (L&D) hub to build capabilities and set standards for professional training. The APS Academy aims to foster […]

Australian AI plan promises new money and standards overhaul

The Australian government will establish a new national AI centre, overhaul its public sector data standards and boost its direct investment in AI to almost half a billion Australian dollars […]

Human rights and AI: interesting insights from Australia’s commission

The conundrum is one that many governments face: how do you make the most of technological advances in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) while protecting people’s rights? This applies […]

Public trust in government isn’t only essential to service delivery – it restores the public sector too

Opinion: Trust strengthens links with communities, and those bonds help to attract broader talent into public service, writes former New Zealand civil service chief Iain Rennie. After COVID-19, we must seize the […]

New Zealand sets out 2021 budget with new inclusive wellbeing framework

New Zealand has published its annual Budget, setting out an updated approach to wellbeing, explaining how it plans to rebuild the country’s economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, and allocating funds […]

Fields of battle: the trial of strength between India’s farmers and its market reformers

For decades, the Indian government’s in-house economics think tank has played a key role in liberalising swathes of the economy. But in turning its attention to food production, it may […]

A closer look at Singapore’s AI governance framework: insights for other governments

As officials across the world work to establish AI ethics codes, Amit Roy Choudhury argues that Singapore’s system provides a model for others at a time when common global standards […]

Singapore chief on the biggest challenges facing civil servants: learning pace and earning faith

Many civil servants responded to the pandemic with enormous speed and innovation – and their populations noticed, said Singapore Civil Service Head Leo Yip at the opening session of the […]

Four trends to watch from the Australian Public Service census

The Australian Public Service Commission published the results of its annual employee census earlier this week.   The survey, conducted in October to November 2020, takes the pulse of professionals […]