<p>Governments around the world are all faced with meeting skills gaps and talent challenges. Many services require digitally-savvy public servants to help deliver more citizen-focused services, while there is also a need for leadership and management skills to allow government to become more risk-smart and innovative.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This Government Transformed podcast, supported by knowledge partner Skillsoft, looked at how governments can assess the skills they need; how they are working to quicken recruitment in key digital skills; and how artificial intelligence developments will change the skills that civil servants need.</p><br><p>Join host Richard Johnstone and representatives from the governments of Belgium, Canada, South Africa and knowledge partner <a href="https://www.skillsoft.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Skillsoft</a> as we also discuss how governments can benchmark skills and performance, and how they are working to do more with less.</p><br><p>This podcast is based on a Global Government Forum webinar, <a href="https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/events/how-your-government-can-get-the-right-skills-mix-for-modern-digital-government/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to get the right skills mix for modern, digital government, held on 8 July</a> and supported by knowledge partner <a href="https://www.skillsoft.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Skillsoft</a>.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/civil-service-training-development/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to find out more about Global Government Forum’s training and development programmes</a>.</p><p>Read Global Government Forum’s <a href="https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/exclusive-global-government-forum-research-reveals-five-pillars-of-a-modern-civil-service/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Making Government Work report, which reveals five pillars of a modern civil service</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>