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Most US federal staff don’t feel safe from COVID at work, survey finds

More than 70% of US federal employees working on-site say their agencies are not doing enough to keep them safe from COVID-19, a survey conducted by the American Federation of […]

‘Don’t always look for next promotion,’ says Canadian senior civil servant who won career contribution award

‘Seek out unusual partnerships’ – says senior Canadian government official who oversees $1.5bn of public spending

AI

UK commissions AI firm to support COVID-19 housing analysis

Digital units: from the hard push to the helping hand

Finance

Why we get it wrong: former UK Treasury chief on the dangerous power of economic orthodoxies

Reviewing a century of economic crises, former HMT permanent secretary Nick Macpherson sees a common thread: having bought into an economic model, policymakers cling to it long after the world […]

The power of prevention: de-risking the future

On environmental, social and economic issues, nations face a set of ticking time bombs – and unless they take preventive action, their people and public finances will suffer. At the […]

The productivity problem: causes, consequences and cures

Poor productivity hampers wage growth, stoking public dissatisfaction. As delegates heard at the 2019 Global Government Finance Summit, this is a decades-old problem with complex roots – and one demanding […]

Treasuries & transformation: finance departments’ key roles in digital

In many governments, finance departments view technology as a useful efficiency tool. But at the 2019 Global Government Finance Summit, delegates heard that successful digital transformation demands that finance leaders […]

Global Trends

From the rule of law to the ‘age of impunity’

Global Government Summit report; part 5

Global Government Summit report; part 4

Global Government Summit report; part 3

Global Government Summit report; part 2

Robert Beschel, global lead, Center of Government Practice, World Bank: Exclusive Interview

Brazil announces $64bn infrastructure project

India freezes foreign funding to Greenpeace

AI

UK commissions AI firm to support COVID-19 housing analysis

Digital units: from the hard push to the helping hand

Tackling the robot bigots: how to implement Artificial Intelligence intelligently

Michael Wernick on turbulent times for Canada – and its Clerk

Innovation

Doing good with data: an interview with the Development Bank of Latin America’s Carlos Santiso

EBRD chief: governments must ‘push much harder’ on sustainability

Distant employees and close teams: managing the shift to remote working

Chain reaction: how governments are unlocking the power of blockchain

The wisdom of crowds: an interview with Taiwan’s unorthodox digital minister

Opinion: the ‘power of where’ – realising the potential of geospatial data

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37lGqGIFBG8

Anil Arora, the chief statistician of Canada answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.

https://youtu.be/sCf9jpuBCIU

Alex Benay, chief information officer of the Government of Canada answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.

https://youtu.be/fVUcUJ9fYck

Tim Occleshaw, Deputy Government Chief Digital Officer, New Zealand answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.

https://youtu.be/164iyzNBllE

Kevin Cunnington, Director General of the Government Digital Service, UK answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvjmbin2bbg

Heiki Loot, Secretary of State, Estonian Government answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZFtd2lXnNQ

Sunil Shahaney, former Director of the Debt Programme, Cabinet Office answers Global Government Forum’s five questions for better government.