Abstract This paper highlights the critical role of integrity in public service and the dangers faced by ethical public servants. It explores how defamation, manipulation, and even violence are used ...

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The human brain responds 60,000 times faster to images than it does to text. Knowing how to analyse, visualise and present data can help public servants communicate complex information simply and with ...

Scroll down to see the video recording. (The recording will be posted a few days after the workshop.) The Life in Government Community is a collaborative space designed for Apolitical members to ...

In collaboration with the Brookings Institution, these how-to briefs authored by experienced city government leaders aim to disseminate their innovations to counterparts to accelerate the local ...

The problem: Information Technology (IT) is responsible for a significant environmental footprint (GHG emissions, water use, consumption of rare minerals, etc.) Currently, most governments are unaware ...

Many people today still associate Colombia with drugs, gangs and danger. But things are changing in the Latin American country: in 25 years, the murder rate has plummeted by 82%. The decline of ...

New research by Goldman Sachs suggested that breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence have the potential to revolutionise the global economy. According to the research, these new tools can ...

For many of you, good planning just seems like common sense. I can’t argue with this. However, common sense, as we all know, doesn’t seem to be all that common at times. We should plan carefully from ...

This article is written by Yvonne Rinkart, a Business Transformation Project Officer and a Convenor of Southwark Council's Project Management Network. It was edited by Amy Butterworth, a Project ...

This article is written by Jennifer Guay. Innovation labs may be everywhere, but few can claim to have had a lasting effect on a whole public service. Denmark’s MindLab was different. From its LabRats ...

This article is written by Susan Johnston, Project Lead, Transferable Skills, Canada School of Public Service. Active listening skills help us communicate more effectively, and help others do the same ...