All posts tagged "Productivity"
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From power shifts to productivity: Public service trends in 2024
After another busy year for public servants, we round up some of Global Government Forum’s top news stories and features from the last 12 months, highlighting the trends, challenges and
- Posted December 27, 2024
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How governments are unlocking productivity with AI – and measuring the results
Research earlier this year from Global Government Forum, in partnership with SAS, found that nine in ten civil servants say their organisation faces a productivity challenge, with 56% characterising it
- Posted December 17, 2024
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Government of Canada names working group on public service productivity
The government of Canada has announced the creation of a working group to boost public service productivity, with a mandate to provide advice on how government can be more innovative, flexible
- Posted December 17, 2024
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UK Budget raises taxes by £40bn – but government departments must still make efficiency savings
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged there will be no return to austerity as she set out the first Labour budget since the party came to power – but government
- Posted October 31, 2024
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Public servants tip AI as the top tech to boost productivity
New exclusive Global Government Forum (GGF) research reveals that while public servants worldwide face a pressing productivity challenge, many government organisations are lagging on the adoption of technology, particularly AI,
- Posted September 12, 2024
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Solving the public services productivity puzzle
Exclusive insights from civil servants on the power of innovation Over the years, civil services around the world have tried a range of initiatives to improve productivity – often with
- Posted September 12, 2024
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Letter from Ottawa: Time approaching for a deep pruning of the federal state in Canada?
GGF’s Management and Workforce Monitor newsletter is taking a break in August, but here we share insight from Michael Wernick, the former clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to
- Posted July 29, 2024
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Governments are redefining their approach to productivity
At the Global Government Summit, civil service leaders identified the keys to driving up government productivity: staff wellbeing, smart incentives, digital technologies – and easing out those who resolutely refuse
- Posted May 26, 2024
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Beyond budget cuts: Experts discuss strategies for boosting government productivity while protecting services
Governments globally are working to manage funding to maintain financial stability at a challenging economic time. On a recent Global Government Forum webinar, experts from the United Kingdom and the
- Posted April 10, 2024
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Facing the future: exclusive interview with UK Treasury chief Cat Little on how to navigate uncertain times
The second permanent secretary to the UK Treasury and head of the Government Finance Function tells Global Government Forum about navigating headwinds, productivity plans, and the imperative for government decision-makers
- Posted February 14, 2024