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Former UK diplomatic chief warns of declining influence overseas

The UK’s global influence is in decline, the former head of the country’s foreign office has argued – with Brexit and an over-controlling Number 10 at the heart of the […]

Digital finance crucial to achieving sustainable development goals, says UN

Unleashing the potential of digital finance could have a transformational impact on sustainable development, according to a report from a taskforce convened by the United Nations’ secretary-general. ‘People’s Money: Harnessing […]

UK data strategy signals new cross-government standards

The UK government has published its National Data Strategy, setting out a series of actions to drive progress on civil service data management. Published by the Department for Digital, Culture, […]

UK government legal chief quits over Brexit row

The head of the UK government’s legal department has resigned over prime minister Boris Johnson’s attempt to override parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement relating to Northern Ireland. Sir Jonathan […]

Brazil introduces public sector reform bill

The Brazil government has presented a constitutional reform bill to congress that would make it easier to fire civil servants and cut their benefits, and would give the president powers […]

India embarks on landmark civil service capacity-building reform

The Indian government has unveiled a major reform programme that will radically reshape the way civil servants are trained and developed and create what the country’s home minister described as […]

Doubts over IT system readiness prompts fresh concerns over Brexit border chaos

UK civil servants are working to avert major border chaos when the post-Brexit transition period ends on 31 December, according to a leaked memo that warns of “critical gaps” in […]

Employee associations urge US justice department to tackle pay disparities

US justice department employee associations are urging the department’s leaders to stop asking job applicants for their salary histories, in a bid to stamp out pay disparities among workers. Six […]

Former Google chief: US spending key to winning AI race against China

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said the US government must pour more funding into artificial intelligence (AI) research if it is to avert Chinese dominance in the field. Speaking […]

UK government open banking tender puts focus on payments

The UK’s journey towards implementing open banking to deliver citizen services has taken a significant step forward with the opening of what is believed to be the country’s first government […]