Start small, think big: How smart technology can improve efficiency in prisons Partner Content
17 Mar 2025 Justice & Home Affairs
Start small, think big: How smart technology can improve efficiency in prisons
Garth Chivell, Head of Asset Management at Serco, on how the company is using Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) to increase efficiency and capacity across its prisons – positively impacting prisoner welfare, behaviour and rehabilitation too
Illicit trade: On the rise across the UK Partner Content
11 Mar 2025 Health & Social Care
Illicit trade: On the rise across the UK
Catherine Goger, Illicit Trade Prevention Manager at Philip Morris Limited, discusses the worsening illicit tobacco trade in the UK
Smart Local Energy Systems: A blueprint for the UK’s energy future Partner Content
11 Mar 2025 Energy & Environment
Smart Local Energy Systems: A blueprint for the UK’s energy future
The drive to achieve net zero by 2050 is prompting a shift in the UK’s energy landscape, moving away from fossil fuels towards decarbonised energy generation, widespread electrification and energy efficiency. David Aird, Amey’s Net Zero and Energy Solutions Director, explains the challenge
Smart defence: Empowered with AI Partner Content
27 Feb 2025 Security & Defence
Smart defence: Empowered with AI
The Ministry of Defence is reassessing its readiness in light of evolving global threats. While AI could revolutionise logistics and decision-making, issues of trust, governance, and culture persist. CSW speaks to IBM defence leaders to explore what it will take to move AI from theory to action
Navigating uncertainty: The impact of national economic pressures on local authority transport funding Partner Content
26 Feb 2025 Planning
Navigating uncertainty: The impact of national economic pressures on local authority transport funding
National economic pressures and stretched local authority budgets have left local transport funding in England with significant uncertainty. Amidst government reorganisation and infrastructure reviews, councils urgently need a clear, stable funding system to invest in transport and stimulate regional economies. Writes Ian Baker, Transport Planning Director at WSP
AI and inclusion: Balancing technology with fairness in public sector recruitment Partner Content
26 Feb 2025 HR
AI and inclusion: Balancing technology with fairness in public sector recruitment
AI-powered recruitment can reshape public sector hiring by potentially reducing bias and broadening talent pools. Matt Burney, senior talent strategy advisor at Indeed, explains how careful policies and a human-centric approach can help ensure technology promotes fairness and inclusion
AI Opportunities Action Plan: A catalyst for enhanced public sector Partner Content
10 Feb 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
AI Opportunities Action Plan: A catalyst for enhanced public sector
A transformative opportunity for the public sector to improve services and productivity through driving AI-powered solutions
Equipping prisoners with skills in FM Partner Content
06 Feb 2025 Property & Estates
Equipping prisoners with skills in FM
Max Rumley, Head of Reducing Reoffending at HMP Fosse Way for Serco, on how establishing one of the UK’s largest facilities management (FM) operations, staffed by prisoners at HMP Fosse Way, is supporting rehabilitation and boosting employment prospects
The power of two: How multigenerational teams drive public sector innovation Partner Content
28 Jan 2025 HR
The power of two: How multigenerational teams drive public sector innovation
With up to five generations now coexisting in the workplace, multigenerational teams offer unique opportunities to enhance creativity and innovation. Matt Burney, senior talent strategy advisor at Indeed, shares insights into how diverse skills and perspectives can drive better outcomes when inclusively harnessed
How can Denmark’s digital success inspire the UK public sector? Partner Content
23 Jan 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
How can Denmark’s digital success inspire the UK public sector?
Pressures to accelerate digitalisation in the UK public sector are mounting. PA Consulting experts Ronnie Eriksson, Paul Heaviside and Emilie Minor Christensen discuss what the UK can learn from Denmark’s digital successes
Civil servants empowered to prioritise their wellbeing this February with CSSC’s Active Wellbeing Partner Content
23 Jan 2025 HR
Civil servants empowered to prioritise their wellbeing this February with CSSC’s Active Wellbeing
CSSC’s annual activity challenge Active Wellbeing is once again being supported by HM Government and giving civil servants across the country a chance to take steps to improve their physical and mental wellbeing
Strengthening public sector resilience in the face of growing cyber threats Partner Content
13 Jan 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
Strengthening public sector resilience in the face of growing cyber threats
Can defences alone safeguard UK public services? Toby Barnard, Managing Director, UK Public Sector at QA, on why cultivating a skilled workforce is essential to counter rising cyber threats
Reshaping workforce planning: A skills-first approach Partner Content
06 Jan 2025 HR
Reshaping workforce planning: A skills-first approach
The workplace is moving towards a skills-based approach, allowing civil service organisations to diversify talent and foster innovation for a future-ready workforce. Embracing this change can unlock its potential, as Indeed’s Matt Burney explains
What lessons can the UK take from other countries on welfare? Partner Content
06 Jan 2025 Operational Delivery
What lessons can the UK take from other countries on welfare?
Welfare services face challenges amid tight public finances, legacy systems, and cost-cutting. PA Consulting experts Martin Bovenkamp, Katie Crookbain, and Ali Rana explore strengthening welfare services
How can international collaboration improve UK online safety? Partner Content
17 Dec 2024 Operational Delivery
How can international collaboration improve UK online safety?
To maintain its status as a leader in online safety, the UK must keep pace with new approaches to combat online harms. PA Consulting experts Patrick Cronin and Natalia Greene look to other countries for new insights and inspiration
Rethinking procurement: The path towards mission-based public service delivery Partner Content
16 Dec 2024 Operational Delivery
Rethinking procurement: The path towards mission-based public service delivery
To effectively support its missions through procurement, the government must strengthen its partnership with suppliers, says Anthony Kirby, Chief Executive of Serco UK & Europe
Beyond the bots: How AI can help civil servants do more meaningful work Partner Content
10 Dec 2024 HR
Beyond the bots: How AI can help civil servants do more meaningful work
From boosting productivity to freeing up time for strategic tasks, AI promises big changes to the public sector. But to make it work, leaders must focus on job enrichment, not job replacement. Matt Burney shares the essentials
Can art be the key to unlocking brighter prisoner futures? Partner Content
10 Dec 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Can art be the key to unlocking brighter prisoner futures?
Julie Butcher, Head of Education, Skills & Work at HMP Dovegate, a Serco-run prison, on how the government supplier is implementing art education across its prisons. How does the approach support the effective rehabilitation of prisoners?
IBM CEO: AI will help government do more with less without compromising quality Partner Content
09 Dec 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
IBM CEO: AI will help government do more with less without compromising quality
CSW speaks with Nicola Hodson, IBM CEO, UK & Ireland, about how government can use AI to revolutionise public services, improve efficiency, address skills gaps, and build public trust
Prime Minister’s Award shortlist revealed as Civil Service Awards celebrate excellence Partner Content
02 Dec 2024 Leadership
Prime Minister’s Award shortlist revealed as Civil Service Awards celebrate excellence
A team that opened a school in record time for children in a deprived area and a programme supporting Afghan relocations are among the 36 nominees for the 2024 Civil Service Awards
What can the UK learn from Sweden about whole society resilience? Partner Content
27 Nov 2024 Operational Delivery
What can the UK learn from Sweden about whole society resilience?
The UK government and civil servants are increasingly focusing on whole society resilience, amid mounting threats. PA Consulting experts Caroline Field, Martin Allard, and Micaela Bodelius share important lessons from Sweden’s whole-society approach to security, defence, and resilience
AI and the future of learning and development in the public sector Partner Content
21 Nov 2024 HR
AI and the future of learning and development in the public sector
How is AI revolutionising public sector learning? Toby Barnard, Managing Director, UK Public Sector at QA, discusses how advanced technology is closing skill gaps and preparing teams for the future
Private Finance Initiatives: A guide to successful transition Partner Content
20 Nov 2024 Commercial
Private Finance Initiatives: A guide to successful transition
Did you know the government recommends a seven-year lead time for PFI contract expiry planning? Proxima reviews the practicalities of managing these long-term agreements and avoiding costly mistakes
Building an inclusive workplace: How Philip Morris is embedding DEI for lasting impact Partner Content
18 Nov 2024 HR
Building an inclusive workplace: How Philip Morris is embedding DEI for lasting impact
Abimbola Nibson-Niboro, Ethics & Compliance Head for the UK & Ireland, describes how the organisation integrates Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as an essential component of its workplace culture where diverse perspectives drive innovation and growth