The public sector is being encouraged to embrace AI. But can the largely voluntary governance framework we’re building to manage the technology be trusted to work?
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When organisations go big on rules, they can create red tape instead of accountability. Providing more authority to decision-makers offers a smarter approach.
Lengthy processes and onerous documentation requirements are obstacles to exercising rights.
The men and women tasked with implementing policy are governed by the same incentives and constraints − whether in Beijing or Washington.
South Africa has the opportunity to build a model of digital transformation that strengthens public institutions rather than diminishes them.
More than a century of evidence suggests that bureaucrats, at their best, stand for expertise, fairness and public service.
If it comes into force, President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship could have consequences for people and processes in the US and abroad.
Whether by shuffling agency personnel, creating new agencies, or limiting their capacity for oversight, a common tactic among power-hungry leaders is establishing control over the country’s bureaucracy.
DOGE’s goals may be desirable or detestable, depending on who you ask. But partisan leanings aside, could DOGE have any benefits?
Conservatives defend efforts to dismantle the federal bureaucracy as tactics against tyranny, but Americans exercise their sovereignty through these civil services.
By relying heavily on privately run organizations to deliver social services, the government employs fewer people, reducing the size of its bureaucracy. But these partnerships can flounder.
Closing The Gap reports have successively highlighted the need for the public service to listen to First Nations people. How do we change the status quo?
People love to hate bureaucracy, but regulatory agencies play key roles in modern society. Conservatives want to cut back their power, but a political scientist proposes a different option.
A study of cities around the world that are developing innovative solutions to their problems has identified three key elements of success.
Trump has indicated that, in a second stint as president, he would punish his enemies and reward his champions.
Management jobs are proliferating much faster than other roles. But behavioural research shows the extra box-ticking can leave employees feeling stressed, patronised and demotivated.
Meta is among companies in recent years that have embraced becoming a ‘flatter’ organization – with fewer managers – to become more nimble and innovative.
Despite a lack of enforceable remedies, international experience suggests the proposed new ‘plain language’ law should improve official communications.
A tax expert explains why the US continues to use such a complex and costly income tax system.
South Africa’s public sector works somewhat better than those of most other middle-income countries. Yet, unlike them, it has not managed to achieve gains in the midst of messiness.
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