World Regions

Mixed experiences of hybrid working and the future of the diversity agenda

Working from home can offer big benefits for some professionals – making life easier for those with caring responsibilities, for example. But others can suffer, particularly with regards to mental […]

Always a fresh crisis: building a resilient civil service

Even in the depths of a major crisis, national governments must keep watching the horizon for the next looming threat. At the 2021 Global Government Summit, top officials from 13 […]

Lessons learned: policy must focus on pandemic prevention, not just preparedness

As the world looks to a future after COVID-19, experts are urging governments to concentrate on preventing viruses from spilling over into humans. But this takes cross-departmental co-ordination, bringing together […]

Being smart with artificial intelligence: deploying AI in the public sector

AI has huge potential value in policymaking and service delivery – but the emerging tech has a unique set of risks. At a GGF webinar, civil service leaders from the […]

A new breed of public servants: skills and staffing after the pandemic

Civil servants have broken new ground during the COVID-19 pandemic – using hackathons, scientific advisory groups and private sector volunteers to shape policy and deliver services, for example. But at […]

COVID elimination strategies saved economies as well as lives, say scientists

Countries that focused on eliminating COVID-19 performed better on health, economic and civil liberties measures compared with those that opted to mitigate the virus, a group of leading scientists has […]

The race to protect: how COVID-19 supercharged civil service delivery

When the pandemic arrived, civil services acted rapidly to protect citizens. At the Global Government Summit, national leaders discussed some of the lessons they’d learned – and looked ahead to […]

Collaboration, education and legislation: how governments are tackling online harms

Governments across the world are racing to balance the needs of online freedom and openness with those of safety and security. At a recent GGF webinar, experts from Europe and […]

EU set to ramp up activity in Indo-Pacific

The EU is to step up its engagement with China, South-East Asia and an arc of neighbouring countries under its new strategy for the Indo-Pacific region, signalling a more assertive […]

OECD launches new policy framework to support sustainable economic recovery

Countries emerging from pandemic-driven economic crises can steer their economies toward a more sustainable future by focusing policy reform on resilience, facilitating reallocation of resources, and better support for people […]