Fernanda Bak
One could say José Clodoveu de Arruda Coelho Neto suffered from an acute case of delusional optimism. It was the late ‘90's when he first manifested the desire to utterly reshape education in his native
Adam Green
Governments across the world are grappling with the many ways in which artificial intelligence will change our societies. A digital divide already separates us. If these technologies are not harnessed wisely, they could be a
Adam Green
Governments are realizing the power of data to tackle complex problems, but raw data is not enough to inform policy decisions. Analyzing and interpreting data requires deep expertise in modelling, statistics and data science. The
Andrew Cave
Public service needs to reinvent itself, so that it’s equal, inclusive and diverse, allowing staff to seamlessly move between the public and the private sector. That’s the view of Maryum Saifee, a leader of the
Andrew Cave
For decades, young graduates committed to changing the world have wrestled with a strategic decision. Should they work for governments, which command power but sometimes limited resources? Or, charities, which often have little of either?
Driving Change
In late 1989, as part of a reform package that also made the country's central bank independent from political interference, the government of New Zealand set a target of keeping the country's rate of inflation
Driving Change
After international aid flows to poorer countries increased steadily in the quarter-century following the Second World War, in 1970 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a target for development assistance from advanced economies to rise
Driving Change
QE, as it became known, came of age in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, though it had been part of the central banking toolkit for years. The term “quantitative easing” was coined
Driving Change
The historic accident of being located on top of vast oil reserves should have been a blessing during the 20th Century—yet for many countries it was a curse. Control of these valuable resources often gave
Driving Change
In 1965, Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's legendary leader, decided to undo a merger with Malaysia two years earlier and emotionally declare his city an independent sovereign state. Thus began arguably the most impressive nation building
