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 ...

Consider the origins of gender mainstreaming, the debate within the space and what gender means to you Learn from other public servants who’ve used gender mainstreaming to rethink their approach to ...

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 ...

This article is written by Dr Anik Gevers, associate at the Sexual Violence Research Initiative and technical consultant for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Tina Musuya, executive ...

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 ...

The future of public sector jobs is shaky. In the US, 47% of civil service jobs are at risk of being automated. In the UK, meanwhile, more than three-quarters of government administration and ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article is co-written by Dr Marija Antanavičiūtė and Prof Jessica Pykett, University of Birmingham. The new government in the UK has started its work with numerous bold ambitions in its party ...

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 ...