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Finding new ways to fund climate action and defence | Australian government to charge departments for outsourcing: news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly news roundup of public service intelligence Nations around the world are dealing with tight public finances, and this week’s GGF roundup highlights how governments are looking to meet the costs of providing services amid increasing pressures – from funding additional defence spending and climate action, to cutting the cost of outsourcing. …
Dawn of a new energy infrastructure
To reach net zero, countries will have to radically reshape their energy production and distribution infrastructures – reforming policies and regulations in every field from transport to housing. Catherine Early explores how power grids can be rebuilt for a world of renewable generation, and considers the implications for departments across government To reach net zero,…
Doubts over IT system readiness prompts fresh concerns over Brexit border chaos
UK civil servants are working to avert major border chaos when the post-Brexit transition period ends on 31 December, according to a leaked memo that warns of “critical gaps” in the government’s preparations and concerns that vital IT systems are still in development. The document, an official’s notes of a meeting with logistics industry…
2020 vision: how data can paint a picture of the pandemic
Around the world, governments are struggling to respond to this novel, fast-moving and catastrophic pandemic. At a recent GGF webinar, an international panel explored how data can reveal COVID’s behaviour and its impact on societies and economies – enabling public servants to combat the disease and protect their citizens. Natalie Leal reports Until we develop…
Strength in numbers: combined authorities and the levelling up agenda
Bringing together local authorities under city-regional mayors, combined authorities can achieve far more than individual councils. At a GGF webinar, public servants and economists considered their role in the government’s agenda to ‘level up’ Britain’s poorer regions. Matt Ross reports “If we don’t get cooperative working in our major cities, ‘levelling up’ will not succeed,”…
Fitting COVID-19 into the infrastructure puzzle
After years of stop-start work on a national infrastructure plan, the Treasury made capital investment a key element of the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda. Then COVID-19 struck, raising big questions over Britain’s future infrastructure needs. Ben Willis hears national, regional and local infrastructure specialists map out a way forwards – and urge Whitehall not to…
Reset your economy: the power of green stimulus packages
Around the world, governments are using stimulus packages to jump-start business growth. Catherine Early explores the potential of ‘green recovery’ investments, designed to reshape as well as rebuild national economies The economic damage inflicted by Covid-19 has been rapid and massive: in June, the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated a decline in global working hours…
EU and UK prepare for paperwork and delays on new Brexit border
The EU has published sector by sector guidance for businesses in both the UK and on the European mainland, detailing the changes that will be necessary when the Brexit ‘transition period’ comes to an end at the end of 2020. The document, which was published last week, came as the latest round of talks on…
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Empowering Public Servants to Make Confident, Informed Decisions with Data and AI
Governments around the world are working hard to extract – and act upon – the insights held in their vast data stores, and to embrace AI and the promise it holds for innovation and transformation. At the same time, economic pressures and constrained budgets are compelling public servants to do more with fewer resources, while governments are called to respond quickly and effectively to complex challenges.
Against this backdrop, data and AI can help those working in government both to streamline their workflows and make fast, informed decisions. This in turn drives efficiency and can unlock productivity gains – and ultimately lead to improved performance and better services for citizens.
Global Government Forum surveyed over 600 civil servants worldwide to understand how data and AI are being used in government decision-making and where there are further challenges and opportunities.
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(Published September 2025)
Making Government Work: Five Pillars of a Modern, Effective Civil Service
Around the world, governments are dealing with substantial challenges – from economic stagnation to the transition to net zero, military conflicts and cyber threats. Governments are also grappling with shifting geopolitics and the rise of populism – and all of these factors are set against the emergence of new technologies, including generative AI, which have the potential to fundamentally transform every aspect of society, but which also pose huge ethical, security and regulatory questions for the public sector.
The Making Government Work: Five pillars of a modern, effective civil service report was undertaken to help identify the key characteristics needed in a modern public service, with priorities ranging across leadership, digital service delivery, workforce development, cross-departmental integration, and citizen trust.
This report has been covered by publications around the world including the Financial Times, BBC Radio 4’s PM programme, Ottawa Citizen, Fed Manager, the Mandarin and the i newspaper.
(Published August 2024)
The Future of the Finance Ministry
From setting tax rates and financial regulations that create the ground rules for national economies, to allocating – and tracking – spending for public services, finance ministries occupy an essential role at the centre of government. Geopolitical crises have reinforced the importance of finance ministries, as they tackle both immediate shocks and long-term trends such as ageing populations, the digital transition, and the impact of moves to net zero.
Against this backdrop, this global research explores what the future finance ministry looks like and how to prepare for it.
Based on interviews with 10 senior leaders from finance ministries – led by John McCarthy, chief economist in Ireland’s Department of Finance, working with Ian Hall, editor, Global Government Finance, and Richard Johnstone, executive editor, Global Government Forum – the study identifies four key themes: the evolving role of the finance ministry in response to uncertainty; the shift to more flexible finance systems that support outcomes; digital transformation and the growth of AI; and the battle for talent and trust.
(Published May 2026)
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