Leading Questions

How to get the right skills mix for modern government

Governments around the world are all faced with meeting skills gaps and talent challenges. Many services require digitally-savvy public servants to help deliver more citizen-focused services, while there is also a need for leadership and managemen…

Confident decision-making for better outcomes in government

Civil servants in government make many decisions every day. From policy officials working to develop responsive services that meet users’ needs, to frontline officials who have to make choices on what tax cases to prioritise, the work o…

What is Everythingism, and how does it affect the way that governments work?

In this conversation, the executive editor of Global Government Forum Richard Johnstone chats to Joe Hill, the policy director of the think-tank Re:state about his recent essay, Everythingism.There’s a link to Joe’s essay at the bottom…

Understanding the fraud risk in the public sector – and how to tackle it

The threat that public sector organisations face from fraud is growing. In an era when technological advancements are rapidly transforming the landscape, public sector organisations face unprecedented challenges in combating fraud.Accor…

How to deploy artificial intelligence in government: a step-by-step guide

The race is on, both within and among governments, to develop and implement artificial intelligence (AI) tools for greater productivity better public services.But the race cannot be run, let alone won, without systems changes and cultur…

Building trust in AI to help government deploy it

Governments around the world are focused on how to make the most of artificial intelligence in the way they work – and the government of Canada, which in March launched the first AI strategy for the federal public service, is no different.…

UK data leaders on delivering the government missions

In the UK, the government is focused on harnessing the potential of digital and data to unlock better, more responsive and effective services.In a recent conversation hosted by Global Government Forum, government data experts discu…

The Top 10 Risks Governments Everywhere Face – and How to Address Them

In this special podcast with our knowledge partner EY, former UK civil servant Siobhan Benita speaks to Catherine Friday, EY’s Global and Asia Pacific Government and Infrastructure Industry Leader, about the urgency of governments getting to grips…

What the UK government’s procurement reforms mean

The UK government has set out a new National Procurement Policy Statement that will focus on ensuring that public procurement can support the government’s five national missions of boosting economic growth, building green energy, tackling crime, b…

Innovation in government: opening up policymaking to people-powered insight

Governments need to better join-up policy development with operational delivery to ensure they can meet the growing challenges they face – but such collaboration can be difficult to implement in practice.In this podcast, experts from th…