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Ideas wanted for London's open government summit
People and organisations with an interest in open government are being encouraged to submit ideas for a major international summit due to be held in London later this year
Halpern to head What Works
The Cabinet Office has appointed Dr David Halpern to spearhead the development of evidence-based policy as the new What Works national adviser
Minister and adviser clash over role of housing associations
A government adviser and a Cabinet Office minister have clashed over whether housing associations should play a more active role in shaping and improving communities
Government procurement ''is not working''
The government's current procurement policy is helping large private firms dominate public service markets
PM ''breached Ministerial Code'' on Crosby
After the embarrassment of the Unite Falkirk affair, Labour's attack on David Cameron's adviser has intensified
Digital reform? We have to get it right this time
New initiatives which introduce a digital by default approach must be a sensible way forward, says David Isaac, a partner at law firm Pinsent Masons. But government does not have a strong track record of delivering successful IT projects and must learn lessons
How do we know if we're really doing good practice?
Primum non nocere, the ethic of 'do no harm', is drilled into medics at an early stage. Could we say the same about the rest of social policy and programmes? Jonathan Breckon looks at the issues
We need many more public servants with commercial skills
There's a lot at stake in producing commissioners who can deliver better outcomes and better value, writes Cabinet Office minister Nick Hurd
Public services are a rapidly changing environment and never more so than now do those in the public sector need to be involved in informed debate, have knowledge of the latest issues and access to articles and comment. 