Mia Hunt

Editor @globegov I Proud Brightonian

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#ICYMI Listen to our latest podcast on public sector leadership with Australia's governance chief Stephanie Foster. She talks stepping out of your comfort zone, embracing risk & the growing importance of soft skills. https://t.co/eVhMtXYRaH

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@BanquetRecords I’ll email citing order no. etc. Thanks.

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Hi @BanquetRecords - got a spare ticket for The Who. If I sell it to a friend of a friend at face value will they be able to get in or will people on the door be checking ID matches name on ticket?

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@BanquetRecords Okay, so no point selling on as they won’t be able to get in? If that’s the case, can I get a refund if I call the shop?

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In case anyone wants a laugh (and who doesn’t - it’s January & everything’s grim)... a story about a prank involving my mum, my cousin and mouldy sprouts masquerading as Ferrero Rocher. @FerreroUK

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@BanquetRecords Refreshed at 11am on the dot & it’d sold out. Will have to rethink my Dad’s 70th birthday present 😭

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With #Brexit on the horizon, UK civil servants have had to build the #digital systems to prepare for an undefined future. @alisonpritchard, @GDSTeam's interim director general, explains how she and her colleagues are rising to the challenge. https://t.co/8DgWowZe3n via @globegov

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Exclusive interview: Canada's Michael Wernick tells @mattrosswrites how the civil service is responding to a more fractious world; maps out the big challenges ahead; & reflects on a stint in the top job that arrived unexpectedly, and ended abruptly https://t.co/SYP80BvozH

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At Global Government Finance Summit 2019, dept. leaders debated the political risks threatening economic growth & their roots in rising #inequality, #trade tensions & #migration. Read the first of our 5-part event report. https://t.co/bOUehFHbVc #economy #government #civilservice

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The countdown to our inaugural Digital Summit begins. We’ve pulled together a stellar line-up of global #digital leaders incl. @AlisonPritchard, @OttVatter, @EdwardHartwig, @aaronsnow and @VM_MariaNikkila. Look out for our post-event coverage. #GGDS2019 https://t.co/TdVFsvEIVH

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The UK PM has announced that Parliament will be suspended for 5 weeks, in an apparent bid to prevent MPs blocking a ‘no deal’ #Brexit. House of Commons Speaker John Bercow called it a “constitutional outrage".
https://t.co/5ypyhV9tQx via @globegov #parliamentsuspension

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UK PM Boris Johnson says he will come up with a workable alternative to the Irish border backstop by 21 Sept, following meeting with Angela Merkel. Johnson called the backstop “anti-democratic” & “simply unviable” in a letter to the EUCO on Monday. https://t.co/xvCQdvngrg #Brexit

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All UK civil service communications staff have been instructed to report “unhelpful narratives” on #Brexit in the press & online to the Cabinet Office, according to leaked doc which appears to push the boundaries of #civilservice neutrality. https://t.co/xvCQdvngrg via @globegov

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The NZ #Treasury’s Kirsten Jensen has written about #policyproposals & #costbenefitanalysis https://t.co/AZfXD0ASnG We’re interested to hear your views – how do you measure the value of a policy proposal? @nztreasury @govtnz #policy #government #civilservice #publicsector

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If #Brexit happens, UK will have “thrown away biggest, most fantastic #tradedeal on earth" in favour of restricted one, says former Cabinet Secretary @Gus_ODonnell at Global Government Summit 2019. Pt 2 of our event report on this & next global #recession https://t.co/oz0UoO3qNS

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The UK #government has pledged $300m for a national #artificialintelligence lab that will work on big challenges in #healthcare inc. developing treatments for cancer, dementia and heart disease. #NHS #science #tech #AI https://t.co/ttXZKGMOqX via @globegov

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#Technology: Businesses love it, workers fear it, and governments fret and wonder what to do about it, noted Newsweek mag in 1965. “Not much has changed,” says head of Singapore civil service, Leo Yip at Global Government Summit 2019. https://t.co/YFJjdm221v via @globegov

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Canada’s #digital chief @AlexBenay is quitting #government to join #AI start-up MindBridge. He described his time as #CIO as "one heck of a ride" and called on colleagues to "continue forging ahead" and "keep asking why" in innovation drive. https://t.co/hjIRMjIi6r via @globegov

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Creating #AI and #robots capable of Nobel Prize worthy scientific discoveries is just one of 25 research proposals being considered in #Japan govt’s #moonshot programme. https://t.co/QQoDdSrDUB #science #technology #innovation

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Our inaugural Digital Summit, 19-20 Sept, is shaping up nicely & brings together a host of high calibre #digital leaders from the UK, US, Canada, Estonia, Sweden, Singapore & others. Look out for coverage of the event in the autumn. https://t.co/aaLw4G1rk9 #civilservice