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GovernUp is an independent research project to consider the far-reaching reforms needed in Whitehall and beyond to enable effective and efficient government
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http://governup.org 18-04-2013 13:33:09
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A lot going on for Whitehall-watchers this week but possibly more important in the longer term is Francis Maude's report on Civil Service governance and accountability. Our Martin Wheatley sets out some reactions governup.org/latest
Q from Nick Herbert: I chaired Commission for Smart Government to try and create support for government reform being important. Agree with LS's points about why. My concern tho is we get too deep into the weeds on this - most people aren't that interested. How can we create a movement on this?
Topic of the day: how to make No10 effective. Take a look at last year's evidence session featuring Jonathan Powell, Lady Morgan, Kate Fall and Gavin Barwell governsmarter.org/the-role-of-no…
Yes! Some of these ideas in our Commission for Smart Government report (in which Daniel Korski had a big hand). An alternative to the QEII Centre would be a new ministerial centre at Richmond House within the parliamentary estate — the PM and ministers together, as in NZ governsmarter.org/latest/commiss…
With talk of an Office of Prime Minister, a return of Policy Boards - trialled in 2013 - and a third No 10 PermSec to be appointed it’s worth Boris Johnson looking at more ambitious Whitehall reforms as recommended by Commission for Smart Government. Time for real reform! governsmarter.org
A Prime Minister’s department / Office of the PM, with a Permanent Secretary to run it, is in any case a desirable reform — one of the recommendations of the Commission for Smart Government report last year governsmarter.org/latest/commiss…**
Sir Sir Anthony Seldon interesting in The Times and The Sunday Times on “timely and inspired” Commission for Smart Government Commission for Smart Government report — some proposals “excellent”, others “convince less' or 'need to go further' ....
Powerful, measured and informed explanation by Suma Chakrabarti of today’s key Commission for Smart Government recommendations, including why a Department for the PM & Cabinet is needed, and why Permanent Secretaries should become CEOs. Worth a watch. governsmarter.org/latest/why-sir… #governsmarter
Another preview, in Sunday The Telegraph, of some of the proposals in our final report which we’re publishing tomorrow telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
A very interesting preview by James Forsyth in his The Times and The Sunday Times column for tomorrow of just some of the proposals for a Whitehall shake-up in a major Commission for Smart Government Commission for Smart Government report to be published on Monday. There is much more to come ....
thetimes.co.uk/article/time-t…
Discussing the final report of the Commission for Smart Government commission - so much experience here from central, local, ministerial, official, parliamentary, industrial but also technological, military and police backgrounds. Watch this space: a good agenda for Whitehall reform is coming
Interesting write-up of Global Gov Forum international public service event at which Commissioners Nick Herbert and Suma Chakrabarti spoke globalgovernmentforum.com/a-new-breed-of…
Closing the ‘revolving door’ would weaken government further ... camilla cavendish refers to our research in Financial Times piece
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Spending reviews don’t work and departmental boards could play a stronger role … report on the latest Commission for Smart Government papers on financial management and government boards.
The merger of the Department for International Development with the Foreign Office was one of the biggest Whitehall shake-ups in years.
In its new report, The Project for Modern Democracy examines the implications of the merger and how it can be made a success 👇
