Open Access Government February 2018 underlines a wide range of government policy issues from all around the world, including health, science and research, ICT, transport, environment, energy, the built environment and agriculture.
A selection is given below:
Reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases in Finland
Minister of Social Affairs and Health in Finland, Pirkko Mattila explains how she aims
to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in Finland
Three million EU nurses leading digitalisation
Dr. Paul De Raeve, Secretary General of the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) explains why the deployment of eHealth services in nursing and social care are key drivers for modern societies today
Increasing the quality of higher education and research
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, former Minister of Education and Research reveals his ambitions to increase the quality of higher education and research in Norway
Astronomy and the universe of discovery
Richard F. Green, Director, Division of Astronomical Sciences, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) explores the wonders of astronomy and the universe of discovery
Learning from the past: technologies from GM to big data
Katherine Mathieson, Chief Executive of the British Science Association explores
what we can learn from the GM story when introducing new technologies
Disruptive innovation: How distributed ledger technologies are about to change society
European Commissioner for Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip shares his thoughts on how digitisation is changing both people and society, including disruptive technologies such as blockchain
Relaunching the digital single market: Banning geo-blocking
Lambert van Nistelrooij, a Dutch Member of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) of the European Parliament explains his opinions on banning geo-blocking
Leading the digital transformation of UK government
Kevin Cunnington, Director General of the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) provides a fascinating overview of how the organisation’s work is leading the digital transformation of government
Keeping pace with today’s rapidly changing labour market
Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility offers her thoughts on today’s rapidly changing labour market
Europe beyond the seas: The Outermost Regions
Commissioner for Regional Policy, Corina Crețu details The Outermost Regions strategy of the EU
A continued focus on improving Swedish energy policy
Sweden’s Minister for Policy Coordination and Energy, Ibrahim Baylan speaks to us about the importance of a sustainable Swedish energy policy
