These 10 governments are leading the world in behavioural science
The use of “nudges” in policymaking has been a major trend since the UK launched the world’s first government-embedded behavioural...
West spends billions on research, but Asian innovators beat them to market
The US and other Western governments are sinking more money into research but are producing less than half as many...
Five ways governments can keep their staff — without a pay rise
The UK Department for Education (DfE) doesn’t have an easy mandate: it’s responsible for children’s services, education and child protection...
Public sector innovation buzzwords: translating jargon into plain English
Innovation labs and units have become so fashionable in the public sector that the question “Have we reached peak lab?”...
Sweden and Canada fly the flag for feminist foreign policy
Since launching in 2014, Sweden’s radically ‘feminist’ foreign policy has gained international notoriety. While critics have lambasted the Nordic nation...
‘Government was created for another era’: why it must change
As Executive Director of the UK’s Government Digital Service, Mike Bracken faced no easy task. He was charged with bringing...