Attendees at the 2025 Data Summit

Maximising the potential of government data: insights from GGF’s Data Summit

Data is fundamental to the work of modern government. To support civil servants in maximising the value of the data they collect, and in harnessing its potential to drive developments […]

Strengthening government digital capability

Hidden challenges and strategies for success: How governments are developing their digital bench strength

 Mivy James, chief technology officer for UK Defence

‘I worry about our ability to go fast enough’: interview with Mivy James, chief technology officer for UK Defence

News

UK civil service performance review

UK government sets out details of ‘fundamental review’ of civil service performance

The review of the UK civil service will focus on strengthening delivery, accountability, innovation and productivity and will inform related reforms The terms of a wide-ranging review of how to […]
UK heatwave

UK launches taskforce to strengthen climate security

The ‘first of its kind’ taskforce will bring together experts to advise government on how to better anticipate and respond to the growing risks climate change poses to national security […]
Inclusive artificial intelligence

UN Women urges governments and developers to embed gender equality into AI

The organisation has drawn on research from several studies to highlight the scale of gender bias in artificial intelligence systems and has set out what must change to build a […]
Andy Burnham pledges devolution drive should he become the UK's next prime minister, during a speech in Manchester

Britain’s likely next prime minister sets out plan for ‘more streamlined state’, including new Number 10 North ‘nerve centre’

Andy Burnham pledges ‘the circuit breaker the UK needs’ to build more collaborative and localised government Andy Burnham, the man who is likely to become the next UK prime minister, […]

AI

Phil Swan speaking at Global AI CIties on 17 June

‘I see AI much more as a service and leadership challenge than a technology one’: interview with Phil Swan, director for government digital enablement, UK Government Digital Service

Phil Swan recently joined the Government Digital Service (GDS) as director responsible for GDS Local, service standards, inclusive digital design, and digital workforce and capability. He moved to the role […]
Estonia is to introduce digital ID for AI agents

Estonia set to be first country to create digital identities for AI agents

The government plans to develop ‘AI ID codes’ to enable AI agents to act on behalf of people and organisations ‘in a manner that is both verifiable and auditable’ The […]
Omar Sultan Al Olama appointed chair of the UAE Artificial Intelligence and Data Authority

UAE creates dedicated artificial intelligence and data authority to ‘build government of the future’

The new authority will merge three government bodies’ portfolios and lead digital transformation under a single mandate The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to establish an artificial […]
Christine Bellamy, interim director general, Digital Products Group, Government Digital Service and Shaukat Ali Khan, executive chief digital and information officer (CDIO) and executive director, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and Integrated Care System, speaking at Global AI Cities/

Local government leaders embrace AI challenges and opportunities at Global AI Cities conference

City and national government leaders have set out insights and innovations around how artificial intelligence is transforming urban services at a groundbreaking Global Government Forum event. Global AI Cities 2026, […]

Features

Future of the finance ministry

Meeting the moment: how finance ministries are evolving as expectations surge

Under pressure on multiple fronts, finance ministries can use data and AI to write the public finance playbook Finance ministries occupy an essential role at the centre of government. In […]
Attendees at the 2025 Data Summit

Maximising the potential of government data: insights from GGF’s Data Summit

Data is fundamental to the work of modern government. To support civil servants in maximising the value of the data they collect, and in harnessing its potential to drive developments […]
Strengthening government digital capability

Hidden challenges and strategies for success: How governments are developing their digital bench strength

The second in a series of extracts from Global Government Forum’s new study on future-proofing digital capability examines how governments are bolstering their technical bench strength, from apprenticeships and innovation […]

Sustainability

UK heatwave

UK launches taskforce to strengthen climate security

The ‘first of its kind’ taskforce will bring together experts to advise government on how to better anticipate and respond to the growing risks climate change poses to national security […]
AI weather forecasting

UK government to use AI to improve global preparation for climate shocks

New partnership to share data and models and provide technical training to strengthen capacity The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Met Office are to collaborate on artificial […]
Fossil fuel phase-out, renewables, Colombia

Breaking free from fossil fuels is urgent but hard – Colombia shows why

Colombia’s outgoing president Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla and the country’s first leftist leader, came to power in 2022. He promised something few leaders of fossil fuel-producing countries have seriously […]
environmental projects

Countries approve US$3.9bn funding package for environmental projects worldwide

More than 180 countries have agreed the priorities for a US$3.9bn funding package that will be spent on conserving biodiversity and other climate projects around the world. The package was […]

Partner Content

AI chatbot

Conversational AI is coming to government – a chatbot is only the start

Building a Universal Digital Mailbox for Trusted Public Services
AI governance in the public sector

Why AI governance is crucial to your public sector mandate – and five practical steps to embedding it

Power in numbers: driving innovation and growth through the ‘triple helix model’

Government organisations over-relying on unproven AI, global study finds

The UK government is sitting on a user research goldmine. So, why isn’t it being used?

Webinars On Demand

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How governments can boost productivity with AI: moving from hype to real-world results

https://youtu.be/RI2FkOs1iCw

Quiet AI: how to cut through the noise to make artificial intelligence work in government

https://youtu.be/nEejnnMf9Ok

US election: how federal government is getting ready for the new president

https://youtu.be/_kKqq2VrBYI

How Whitehall Works: How Labour is changing the way government works to focus on mission delivery

https://youtu.be/np_VGoxIJvw

The next steps for government innovation

https://youtu.be/hdrOv9QmRyM

How to create impactful and inclusive government payment systems

Interviews

Phil Swan speaking at Global AI CIties on 17 June

‘I see AI much more as a service and leadership challenge than a technology one’: interview with Phil Swan, director for government digital enablement, UK Government Digital Service

Phil Swan recently joined the Government Digital Service (GDS) as director responsible for GDS Local, service standards, inclusive digital design, and digital workforce and capability. He moved to the role […]
Martin Waudby

‘Producing great results despite constraints’: Five minutes with Martin Waudby, Chief Data Officer, London Borough of Camden

In this series of ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from city leaders who will speak at Global AI Cities 2026, taking place in Greater Manchester, UK, on 16 […]

Prioritising people and movement: Five minutes with Peter Boulton, network director highways at Transport for Greater Manchester

In this series of ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the city and local government leaders who will speak at our Global AI Cities conference, taking place in […]
Mivy James, chief technology officer for UK Defence

‘I worry about our ability to go fast enough’: interview with Mivy James, chief technology officer for UK Defence

A technologist at heart, Mivy James is working in the Ministry of Defence and at a time when UK defence is undergoing a major overhaul. She tells Jack Aldane about […]

Digital & Technology

Attendees at the 2025 Data Summit

Maximising the potential of government data: insights from GGF’s Data Summit

Data is fundamental to the work of modern government. To support civil servants in maximising the value of the data they collect, and in harnessing its potential to drive developments […]
Strengthening government digital capability

Hidden challenges and strategies for success: How governments are developing their digital bench strength

The second in a series of extracts from Global Government Forum’s new study on future-proofing digital capability examines how governments are bolstering their technical bench strength, from apprenticeships and innovation […]
Scaling use of data and AI in government

Transformation loading: leaders share insights on unlocking the power of data and AI in government

If governments are to modernise and meet public demands, they must embrace data and AI to make efficiencies, produce more informed public policy and deliver improved services for citizens. So, […]

Why governments must ‘grab the nettle’ on digital capability

The first in a series of extracts from Global Government Forum’s new study on future-proofing digital capability examines why governments need a clearer picture of the people, skills and suppliers […]

Finance

Future of the finance ministry

Meeting the moment: how finance ministries are evolving as expectations surge

Under pressure on multiple fronts, finance ministries can use data and AI to write the public finance playbook Finance ministries occupy an essential role at the centre of government. In […]

Watchdog sets out biggest challenges facing UK government finance teams

The National Audit Office’s assessment of the Government Finance Function’s Strategy 2030 finds that foundations for success have been established but that there are longstanding challenges to overcome Poor-quality cost […]
Government efforts to ‘restore’ public finances are ‘not commensurate with the scale of the challenge’, an OECD report has warned.

Government efforts to ‘restore’ public finances are falling short, OECD warns

Future of the finance ministry: The battle for talent and trust

 How governments are tackling fraud

‘Fraudsters thrive in fragmentation’: how government agencies are tackling fraud in the digital age

Future of the finance ministry: From insights to outcomes

 The US Capitol in Washington DC. Photo: Benjamin Ashton (Unsplash)

US federal agencies’ estimated improper payments rose to $186bn in 2025

Emerging tech’s potential for public financial management examined in IMF paper