How can local government build on the lessons learned from COVID-19?
Peter Marsden, principal consultant at business change consultancy, Entec Si, discusses how the local government sector can build on the lessons learned from COVID-19.
Social value in the public sector
Adam Crampsie, Managing Director, Bloom Procurement Services directs our attention to social value in the public sector.
The shooting of Sgt. Ratana: How could this happen in custody?
Simon Spence, QC at Red Lion Chambers, analyses the custody situation that led to the loss of Sgt. Matiu Ratana on 25 September.
Re-shaping local gov: Mobilising the workforce and joining up care
David McKinney, Managing Director of Local Government at Servelec, discusses how councils can build on the digital progress they’ve made during COVID-19, and use mobile solutions to move towards true joined-up working.
Digital accessibility: Transforming government
Alison Pritchard, Interim Director General, Government Digital Service comments that digital accessibility is transforming government to meet user needs.
Taste-based discrimination: How does it work?
Open Access Government speaks with Sigrid Suetens, a Professor in the Department of Economics at Tilburg University, about her research monitoring taste-based discrimination in Europe.
Creating additional social value for the work we do
Guy Battle, CEO of Social Value Portal urges us to take a moment to consider the value of the paper face mask to illustrate the wider point about creating additional social value for the work we do.
Progressive State Leadership: A Vision for the New FCDO
Here, Richard Beardsworth continues his series on the nature of progressive state leadership, asking how the present merger of British diplomacy and development could promote progressive global leadership in a post-Brexit UK.
The new development partnership: Smart aid for Africa
Jong-Dae Park, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in South Africa, discusses smart aid and sustainable development for Africa post COVID-19.
What you need to know about the UK-Japan trade deal
On 11 September, the UK and Japan announced a successful free trade deal: What does this mean for Brexit?
U-turn for health and social care: From clapping to clamping down on border control
Alex Christen, Immigration lawyer at Capital Law, investigates the future employment regulations of overseas workers in health and social care.
Transforming UK borders: What’s standing in our way?
Richard Gutsell, Client Director, Atkins, explores how we can transform UK borders in a post-Brexit world.
Going viral: COVID-19, environmental injustice & institutionalised racism
Bianca Yaghoobi, Tanya Khemet Taiwo, and Pamela Lein shed light on research about the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental injustice and institutionalised racism.
COVID-19: A test for democracies
Thomas Lahnthaler, CEO of The Crisis Compass, explains how COVID-19 is truly a test for democracies in this insightful piece of political analysis.
Rethinking the public realm in the wake of COVID-19
Richard Hyams, Founder and Director of astudio, explores why we must rethink the public realm in light of COVID-19.
How can the Government avoid yet more tech disasters?
Ritam Gandhi, Founder and Director, Studio Graphene, explains why the Government needs a startup mentality to avoid financing more tech disasters.
Putting communities at the heart of policy-making
Emily Morrison, Head of the Institute for Community Studies, explains that the heart of policy-making should be the communities involved.
Through COVID and beyond: Using tech in local government
Matt Prosser and David Rees talk about how using tech in local government could be a lasting post-COVID improvement.
Preserving the integrity, accuracy and safety of the US voting process
Michael Sparks, Director of Government Sales at Zebra Technologies, explains how the safety of the US voting process can be improved with specific technology.
How can the Government respond to the fourth industrial revolution?
Mark Brett, public services expert at PA Consulting, explains how the Government could use the fourth industrial revolution to make sure no-one is left behind.