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Burnham must remember: more regulation is not the best way to improve public services | Phillip Inman

In the NHS as in the private sector, the measure of success should be customer satisfaction and not just box-tickingAndy Burnham said he wanted to “rewire” the economy. Then he see...

Govt pushes integrated planning for urban services

HAZEL MARIMBIZAIn Bulawayo GOVERNMENT is demanding integrated urban planning to ensure water, sanitation, and infrastructure match rapid settlement growth and prevent service deliv...

UK‘s PM Burnham sets out plans to reshape public services

UK's PM Andy Burnham is promising a major improvement to public services including social care, housing and energy.

Why Public Policy Is the Quiet Engine of Good Governance

If you’ve ever wondered why some governments can deliver on their promises while others seem to lurch from crisis to crisis, the answer…Continue reading on Medium »

Govt agrees to public service reform over untracked MДЃori funding

Parastatal overhaul to end Treasury bailouts

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR GOVERNMENT is drafting a national policy to overhaul state enterprises and parastatals (SEPs) and end their reliance on Treasury... To ac...

The Polluter Pays - How Environmental Taxes Can Fund Public Services

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- EVERY day, households and businesses use roads, water, energy and other natural resources that support economic activity.

Guidance: Guidance for Service personnel and their families on child welfare policies

Information and guidance on policies that are relevant to Service personnel and their families.

Ewalefoh: PPP’s Commercial Returns Will Not Be Allowed to Undermine Affordable Healthcare, Infrastructure

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has assured Nigerians that the pursuit of commercial returns in public-private partnership (PPP) projects will not be all...

Utilities are public services – and should not be run as businesses | Letters

Readers respond to an article by Will Hutton and Andy Haldane suggesting that they could be run for the public benefitWill Hutton and Andy Haldane advocate “turning [utilities] in...

‘New path’: UK’s Burnham promises huge expansion of public services

UK prime minister tells his first Labour Party conference 'fundamental rethink' needed to set Britain on right course.

Councils warned over poor service delivery

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER LOCAL authorities have been warned against sleeping on the job as the government cracks down on worsening municipal service delivery.Addressing local gov...

Haryana govt to provide job security to sanitation workers working on municipal rolls

With this in-principle decision, the services of sanitation workers will be secured up to the age of 60 years; they will receive several benefits broadly at par with regular employ...

Demand for social services keeps rising as referrals hit new high according to report

A new report has praised the positive impact of social services on people’s lives.

The privatisation of resilience

For poorer citizens, resilience often means trying to navigate weak and apathetic public systems

Reimagining service delivery in the agentic era with Google Public Sector

State and local governments are driven by a shared mission to provide responsive, equitable, and accessible services. However, achieving this goal is often hindered by legacy techn...

Burnham sets out vision for ‘public control’ of housing and infrastructure

PM opens door to utilities renationalisation without making firm commitment

How will Burnham’s national care service work – and how will it be funded?

PM has revealed more details about a proposed shake-up of adult social care – including a broad timetableAndy Burnham’s Labour conference speech gave a little more detail on how he...

Reports: Government mulling insolvency law reform to aid nationalisation of struggling utilities

Andy Burnham reportedly considering changes to insolvency rules to strengthen environmental protections and ease path towards bringing energy and water firms under greater public c...

State Unveils Policy to Boost Access to Information, End Govt Secrecy

According to the guidelines, these implementations are intended to strengthen public participation in governance and make it easier for citizens to obtain information needed to acc...

Between Policy and People: Inside LASHMA’s Push to Make ILERA EKO Work for Lagos

The emphasis on the media was deliberate. For a policy as broad and consequential as mandatory health insurance, public acceptance cannot be achieved by government announcements al...

Feasibility of an IPO-led FRAND Opinion Service

A call for evidence to test the feasibility and design of an IPO-led FRAND Opinion Service.

Africa: Social PPPs in Africa - From Frameworks to Implementation

[InfoWire] For decades, much of Africa's infrastructure agenda has focused on expanding road and transport links, increasing electricity generation and modernizing ports. Another c...

Civil service union welcomes pension scheme insourcing plan

PCS union chief met Cabinet Office minister to discuss troubled pension scheme run by Capita