World News

News from around the world

In the public sector wherever we are on the globe, we face similar issues
These can be the complexity of rationing services to fit the resources available; protections to eliminate corruption; good governance; customer service improvements; innovation and technological enhancements.
We also like to share ideas about service initiatives to combat the big social, environmental and economic issues of our times.
In this section we are compiling good ideas you might like to read and share.
Of course we welcome contributions from everywhere

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Harvard Grads Choose Public Service Over Big Bucks

Students from elite American university look for ways to help others

Adam Phillips | Cambridge Massachusett

Even in today's weak economy, students from prestigious Ivy League universities like Harvard have an extra advantage on the road to financial success. However, not everyone in Harvard College's Class of 2010 is striving for a lucrative career.

 
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South African Institution of Traditional Leadership

A common objective shared by government and the Institution of Traditional Leadership is the commitment
to serve the people of South Africa and to ensure that we build a better life for all citizens.

Since the advent of democracy in 1994, government has engaged with
traditional leaders across the country to forge strategic partnerships that seek
to ensure that the frontiers of poverty are rolled back. The long-term strategic
engagement with the Institution of Traditional Leadership and other key
stakeholders has made it possible for government to finalise and publish the
White Paper on Traditional Leadership and Governance and to operationalise
the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act of 2003. These
and other similar measures are intended to ensure that the Institution of
Traditional Leadership takes its place as an active participant in the system of
democratic governance.

 
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Advance guard of angry women lead Italians into European protests over austerity cuts

Italy is the latest eurozone nation to be threatened by finacial woe - after Silvio Berlusconi assured his compatriots for months that they had weathered the crisis.

By Nick Squires in Rome
Published: 7:49PM BST 29 May 2010

Advance guard of angry women lead Italians into European protests  over austerity cuts  Proposed measures aim to shave 24 billion euros off government spending in the next two years  Photo: NICK CORNISH

 
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Six Washington Women Are Honored For Public Service

By Ian Ith

Seattle Times Staff Reporter

Six of the state's most successful and outstanding women were honored last night for their accomplishments and public service.

The Association for Women In Communication presented its yearly Women of Achievement Awards at its annual Matrix Table dinner at the Westin Hotel.

"We just feel it's very important to recognize women who have made contributions to our community," said association president Vanessa Gallant.

The recipients were:

 
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Awards 2010- Opportunity Now Award contenders and winners

 

Advancing Women in the Workplace  -   This award is for particular initiative/intervention which aids recruitment, retention and/or development of women.

2010 shortlist
Ministry of Justice
ICAEW

Congratulations to the winner ! HMRC Senior Women's Network.

 
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EXCLUSIVE: How to cut the cost of the public sector after the election

Friday, March 26, 2010

How to cut public spending The next government will face an eye-watering fiscal challenge given the appalling level of the UK's deficit but identifying functions that are not vital and scrapping them is a good start, writes Sir Richard Packer

The government formed after the forthcoming election will face a daunting fiscal challenge given the appalling level of the deficits that, unless something is done, are confidently predicted for the next several years.
 
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Secret Details Released About Canada-European Union Free Trade Talks

PR Newswire -

FERNEY-VOLTAIRE, France, April 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- As the third round of Canada-European Union free trade negotiations begins, leaked draft details of the proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) were jointly released today by the global union federation Public Services International and its European arm, the European Federation of Public Service Unions, together with union affiliates and civil service organisations in the Canadian Trade Justice Network.

 
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