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Sep 13, 2022

Soft Power and Social Entrepreneurship

According to Joseph Nye, A country’s soft power is its ability to make friends and influence people – not through military might but...

Sep 4, 2022

AI Tech Zones and The Ecosystem

Source: Pixabay I am fascinated by the Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) ecosystems and consult and teach the same. For example,...

Sep 1, 2022

Should Employment Matter? A Policymakers Perspective on this Wicked Problem

For policymakers, this is a wicked problem. Complex, inter-determinant, and highly resistant to finding solutions (or at least happy...

Jul 17, 2022

Advancing Technology for a Sustainable Planet

Excited to take part as a panelist during this workshop 25-26 July, by IEEE SA in partnership with the Stanford Institute for...

Apr 15, 2022

Agile Government and Agile Governance - Definition and Difference

Recently I gave a talk on this topic and I thought I would capture the key points I discussed over a series of blogs - This is the first...

Mar 31, 2022

Reflections: Day 2 World Government Summit

The second day had the same punch as the first day. I attended panels on Arab Public Administration, tech – (metaverse, space...

Mar 30, 2022

Reflections from World Government Summit 2022 (Day 1)

The first day of the World Government Summit was exciting as usual! It was at the tag end of the COVID pandemic and hopefully the end of...

Mar 16, 2022

Mission Drift: The Downside of Being Agile

I am a huge proponent of agile government or agile organizations. The only way this is possible is through deliberate strategic...

Jan 20, 2022

Policy Coordination: A missing skill for the public sector

The public sector manages governance across a range of stakeholders. Not just internally, but the other stakeholders in the country...