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There’s also consensus, meanwhile, about problematic carbon dioxide, with six in 10 Americans supporting a carbon-neutral goal for the U.S. in 25 years. Here, too—beyond the more obvious ...

It's a crucial time for local government. Budgets are stretched more than ever and frontline services are being affected. This makes it tempting to deem a lot of things as non-business critical, ...

Many of you, I suppose, like me, have fallen down the rabbit hole of behavioral science and found yourself fascinated by how it explains the quirks of human nature. There's an old Chinese proverb that ...

Aligned with the Civil Service's ‘One Big Thing: Innovation’ theme, Treasury Information Systems (TrIS) Innovation Day 2024 underscored HM Treasury's commitment to inclusive innovation and ...

In 2024, despite the busy election and political campaign season, which limited my reading time, I managed to explore a diverse range of books that deepened my understanding of leadership, development ...

In the past six years, my reading has primarily revolved around development, public service, artificial intelligence (AI), and the intricate sphere of service delivery. My governmental roles and ...

In the context of AI development, public administration plays a vital role in communicating about AI to citizens, and other civil servants. It is essential to clarify what artificial intelligence is ...

For ordinary public servants, gender mainstreaming is often confused as being a women’s issue. Many pat themselves on the back following a women’s day or women’s month event. Whilst events are most ...

A new poll published this month shows a surge in Republican trust in the accuracy of the national vote count for the U.S. presidential election. Roughly 6 in 10 Republicans reported “a great deal” or ...

How can public sector organisations create truly inclusive and accessible Learning and Development (L&D) programmes? This question took centre stage at the second Learning Connect 2.0 event, hosted by ...

Recently I wrote a twitter thread on my thoughts on government and open source. It got me thinking about how I always meant to sit down and write about the Municipal Innovation Pilot Project, my ...