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Unlocking the potential of public-service digitization

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Legislation governing public services can affect the potential for digitization. Digital-compatibility checks leveraging “rules as code” could help.

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Spotlighting true public servants during Public Service Recognition Week: Part 2

Partnership for Public Service

During Public Service Recognition Week 2024, the Partnership for Public Service shined a spotlight on dedicated individuals who work behind the scenes to serve their communities and country. Below, I profile two of these individuals. Read our previous blog post to learn about the others.

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UK Government to introduce cyber security and resilience bill

Open Access Government - Technology News

By improving the security of public services and key sectors, the government hopes to instil better confidence in the nation’s digital economy, which is important for driving growth and attracting investment. These data centres hold a lot of information and are critical to finance and e-commerce industries.

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How AWS Wickr can enable secure communications for the Australian Government and its allies

AWS Public Sector Blog

At the same time, the Australian Public Service (APS) Workforce Strategy 2025 recognizes that by 2025, half of the APS workforce will represent Gen Y and Gen Z, the digital natives. Wickr secures one-to-one and group messaging, voice and video calling, file sharing, screen sharing, and location sharing with 256-bit encryption.

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Creating a strategic approach to government continuity

AWS Public Sector Blog

Securing critical digital assets is vital to continue delivering key public services in a crisis, as citizens depend on many of these services more than ever in austere conditions. Moving digital assets to the cloud is one of the first steps governments can take to secure their public services against large-scale disruptions.

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Reflection on public service leadership in the new year

Partnership for Public Service

Hosted by the Public Service Leadership Institute and the Senior Executives Association, the event convened more than a thousand participants in person and virtually to hear from keynote speakers, to network, and to learn from leaders inside and outside government. As a result, public trust in government is fragile and declining.

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Shutdowns and continuing resolutions aren’t the answer of effective government

Partnership for Public Service

The way forward Several legislative reforms would help put a stop to these troubling developments. Legislators should also provide more multiyear appropriations so agencies have funds they can rely on to make long-term investments. A bipartisan bill , sponsored by Sens.