Nudge. Digital. Wellbeing. Social Action. Open Data. Social Finance. User-centred design. Between five and ten years ago these ideas were at the fringes of conversations about how government could develop in the future. Now, while not exactly household terms, they …
Are you aware of all of the ways that you can get involved in Open Policy Making? In the final of his three-part series on Open Policy Making, Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of Civil Service, provides some …
What are the skills that modern policy-makers need to “stay on top of their game”? In the second of a three-part video series, Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of Civil Service, shares that an open approach is key to …
Northern Futures is a project close to the Deputy Prime Minister’s heart. He announced it in August: an open call for people with great ideas about how we can make northern cities into vibrant, innovative hubs to stoke growth across the whole …
In the first of a three-part video series Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of Civil Service, shares his reflections on Open Policy Making and why it matters.
August marks the mid-way point for the data science in government programme. We posted our first blog about our work in May and we would like to use this opportunity to update you on the progress we have made up …
Thom Townsend from the Cabinet Office’s Partnerships Team writes about his experience of engaging with open policy making from outside, and now inside of government. The Partnerships Team is dedicated to working with business to open up policy challenges to them and develop ways of working collaboratively.
Earlier this year, Civil Service Quarterly ran an article I wrote about the wellbeing policy programme, where I was working at the time.
Last week I attended the final session of a public dialogue on community rights and wellbeing, supported by Sciencewise and organised by the New Economics Foundation, the Cabinet Office and Hopkins Van Mil.
Open Policy Making is about improving the way we work and the policy advice we provide to Ministers.