Public service reform
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Making policy: insights from the 1950s
Research by Trinity Business School’s Frank Barry has challenged public servants to recover their historic attitude of independence and challenge.…
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Building, connecting, collaborating
There are signs of growth in many economies around the world. Colm Devine, Partner and Head of Government Services at…
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Delivering better outcomes
Paul Reid, Chief Operations Officer within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, heads up the implementation of the Public…
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Improving services through IT
Frank O’Dea, Partner and Head of EY’s Performance Improvement Services, looks at how governments can use information technology as a…
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Small countries: delivery in times of austerity
Michael McKernan examines the four approaches to reform taken by six of Ireland’s closest counterparts within the OECD’s membership. A…
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Enhancing accountability
Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, sets out how a framework for the Civil…
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A radical agenda for improving public services
Sean Worth’s report on UK public sector reform sets out clear principles for opening up services to competition (and potential…
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Reforming local government
Peter Cheney reviews the plans to reshape councils and districts. Irish local government is preparing for its most significant overhaul…
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