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If no news is good news, what is fake news?
This is not fake news, but the UK has opened up a select committee parliamentary inquiry into fake news – its growth and its impact on different age groups and on elections. Damian Collins, the...
View ArticleHow electronic payments can bridge the tax gap
A recent online seminar, hosted by Global Government Forum with the support of Mastercard, explored how civil servants can squeeze the shadow economy by encouraging electronic payments. And the...
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Are you tracking how public money is spent, as well as how much?
Governments around the world are dealing with common issues that pose long-term risks to their financial sustainability – aging populations, raised expectations of government services, increasing cost...
View ArticleWhat the reaction to Trump’s announcement on the Paris Agreement tells us...
America leads and the world follows? Not so much under Trump – at least when it comes to climate change. Dr Feja Lesniewska, MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy at SOAS University of London, looks at...
View ArticleCorruption: Multinationals in developing countries – who’s accountable?
Evidence shows corruption can actually increase in some developing countries after deregulation. Dr Pallavi Roy, Convenor of MA Globalisation and Multinational Corporations at SOAS University of...
View ArticleHow does a city turn bankruptcy into renewal?
There was a remarkable moment during the filming of this video when a member of the camera crew felt compelled to thank the man being interviewed – the city of Detroit’s Chief Financial Officer – for...
View ArticleHow KBR is Reducing Facilities Management Costs with The Integrator
KBR has developed a new FM & Estates service delivery model, The Integrator, which provides business intelligence and an independent and impartial view on: Supplier Performance, Estates and Assets,...
View ArticleThe UK chancellor thinks that disability hampers productivity – but employers...
When chancellor Philip Hammond suggested that Britain’s falling productivity is linked to rising rates of disability in the workforce, says Nasser Siabi, he misunderstands how disability works – and...
View ArticleMatching resources to priorities
“You can have your cake and eat it too,” says Mark MacDonald. The lead public financial management partner at consultancy EY is convinced that a well-conducted strategic expenditure review (SER) can...
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The Cybersecurity Assistance Local Governments Need
Cybersecurity in a Fractured World The former chairman of the US National Governors Association, Terry McAuliffe, made cybersecurity at the state and local levels the focal point of his tenure. With...
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