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Judith Hackitt: 'I don't encounter much groupthink on my board'
The chair of the Health and Safety Executive on managing a diverse team and bringing industry skills to the public sectorWhat does the Health and Safety Executive do?Our responsibility is ensuring...
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Sam Pitroda: 'People only solve the problems of the rich'
The Indian government's innovation guru on policymaking in a developing economy and why public services should go back to basicsYou're chairman of the National Innovation Council in India. What does...
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Yve Buckland: 'I have to feel that my organisation has made a difference'
Chair of the Consumer Council for Water on board diversity, bell-ringing and the challenge of being constantly under reviewWhat does the Consumer Council for Water do?We represent the interests of...
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Steve Freer: 'Every organisation has had to step into the unknown'
Outgoing Cipfa chief executive on austerity in the 80s and now, his future plans, and his advice for successor Rob WhitemanBefore Cipfa, most of your career was spent in local government. How has this...
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'The UK is leading the global race in science and research'
Sam Myers at BIS on how to secure investment from overseas and encourage more girls to study scienceHow did you come to be BIS head of strategic science and innovation communications? My passion for...
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Nick Olley: 'We must invest in HS2 for our children and grandchildren'
The incoming top lawyer for the Department for Transport built a national reputation as a rail expert in the private sectorWhat does the general counsel at the Department for Transport do?The general...
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Prof John Hills: It's fun being a tsar
A former adviser to both the present and previous governments says independent policy reviewers can tell it like it isBetween May 1997 and July 2012, more than 260 "tsars" were tasked with overseeing a...
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Pat Ritchie: 'I needed to test the willingness to change'
First female chief executive of Newcastle city council talks about the radical shake up of her senior management teamNewcastle is one of England's eight core cities. What are its unique challenges as a...
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Open government: a chance to revolutionise the relationship between citizens...
The World Bank's chief innovation officer says we shouldn't be daunted by the challenges presented by open governmentAt the Open Government Partnership summit, we spoke to Chris Vein, chief innovation...
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Public sector should not have monopoly on services, says probation head
Others can provide services effectively says Colin Allars, incoming director of the new National Probation ServiceColin Allars, chosen to take up the role of director of the new National Probation...
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'We need to develop new partnerships': David McIntosh, joint chief executive
Chief executive of Christchurch borough council and East Dorset district council on cuts, councillors and change managementHow long have you been a joint chief executive?I've been chief executive of...
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Open data can save lives by exposing poor performance | Tamsin Rutter
Open Data Institute head says governments and businesses should publish by default to increase trust and innovationAt the Open Government Partnership summit 2013 we spoke to Sir Nigel Shadbolt,...
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Foreign Office is now more accessible to women, says former ambassador
UK's youngest ever ambassador, Julie Chappell, is working on a forum to help talented young girls become global female leadersWe spoke to Julie Chappell, head of the emerging powers department at the...
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Public pensions chief: we have to address long-term affordability
Staff will have to pay more for longer, but will get good returns, says new boss of biggest local government pensions providerThe London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA), the capital's biggest local...
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From 'tourist in the corridors of power' to ambassador to the Philippines
Foreign Office's Asif Ahmed, nominated in the British Muslim awards, on diversity at work and his response to typhoon HaiyanWe speak to Asif Ahmad, ambassador to the Philippines since July 2013, who...
View ArticlePaul Maltby: 'I've had to unfollow civil servants who tweet only about meetings'
The head of open data at the Cabinet Office on braving social media, following up the Shakespeare review and the G8 summitYou joined the Cabinet Office as director of open data and transparency in...
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The first woman to hold the senior advisory role on how to operate in a male-dominated environmentHow do you describe the way you operate and how much of that is influenced by you being the first woman...
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LGBT advocate Simon Cholerton on why he is open about his sexuality at work and how he is changing the cultureWhat does your role as LGBT champion involve?I act as a figurehead for the lesbian, gay,...
View ArticlePeter Harris: 'Don't expect to be loved, work to be respected'
The chair of Australia's Productivity Commission on policy, preventing bushfires and why reforms should rewind 30 yearsWhat is the Productivity Commission?The Productivity Commission is Australia's...
View ArticleA spad's view: the good, the bad and the ugly of Whitehall policymaking
Former special adviser Patrick Diamond talks about his book, Governing Britain: Power, Politics and the Prime MinisterPatrick Diamond spent ten years as a special advisor in the last Labour government,...
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