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Thinking aloud

How can digital government contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?

By Alessia Aquaro | August 22, 2019

We’re often asked what contribution digital technology can make to sustainable development. I think the answer lies in the relationships between digital governments and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a list of goals approved in 2015 by the UN General Assembly and all Member States as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They focus on economic development, social inclusion and environmental protection and constitute “a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity”. The Agenda...

Thinking aloud

What happened at Harvard this year

By Emma Gawen | August 6, 2019

A few weeks ago, we co-hosted the second Digital Services Convening with our friends from the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, USA. Here's a very brief overview of what we talked about.

About us

No prizes for week notes

By Ben Terrett | August 2, 2019

I’m not the only one who loves our week notes. Several members of the team have said out loud: “I love Friday afternoons. I look forward to seeing everyone’s week notes.” Me too.

Trips

A quick update

By Public Digital team | July 22, 2019

It’s been an exceptionally busy couple of months at Public Digital, and our blog has been quiet. This post is mainly just photos from recent trips we’ve been making, so it’s not as much of a blog post as we’d normally like, but an update of sorts is better than no update at all.

Publications

Fresh Signals for summer 2019

By Giles Turnbull | July 1, 2019

Here it is: a new summer 2019 edition of our free periodical, Signals. As promised, it's magenta. Over the last week or so, we’ve been posting out copies to friends, contacts, clients and affiliates all over the world. You might have seen a few photos of it appearing on social media.