daftandbarmy
Army.ca Dinosaur
- Reaction score
- 32,218
- Points
- 1,160
More proof the world is doomed, starting with the British 
Canada’s public service is the most effective in the world, according to the results of a new British study that compares the performance of government workforces in 31 countries.
Canada topped the rankings based on its overall score for performance measures such as tax administration, policy making, inclusiveness, openness, integrity, crisis management, fiscal and financial management.
New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Norway, Korea and the U.S. rounded out the top 10 list, which represents the first-ever attempt to compare bureaucracies worldwide.
Among the lowest scoring bureaucracies were those in Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Czechia, Italy, Portugal and Turkey.
Canada was praised for having a highly-educated government workforce with “a good representation of women, ethnic and religious groups.”
“It’s a good news story, and it’s interesting, when you put that in parallel with the public’s perception of civil servants because, generally, they think we’re a bunch of lazy people,” said Emmanuelle Tremblay, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE), which represents 13,000 federal economists, policy analysts, research assistants, translators, statisticians and interpreters.
Chris Aylward, national executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, said the study speaks to the dedication of the country’s public servants — and the need to stop contracting out government services. “We’re not surprised, but we’re very pleased to hear that Canada’s civil service ranks at the top in this survey,” said Aylward. “They’re proud of the work they do.”
The study, known as the International Civil Service Effectiveness (InCiSE) Index, was prepared by researchers from Oxford University and the Institute for Government, a U.K. think tank.
The researchers assessed government bureaucracies from 31 countries on eight core functions and four key attributes. Data for the initial study was incomplete, the researchers warned, and will be refined in future years.
Canada was ranked third in the world for human resources management on the strength of its meritocratic hiring system, and also scored well on policy making and regulation. Its lowest ranking (20th) came in the area of tax administration — a reflection of the country’s relatively slow adoption of digital services.
Canada was among the top five nations for three of the four “attributes” measured: capability, integrity and inclusiveness. On the fourth attribute, openness, Canada’s civil service ranked 9th worldwide.
“Canada’s openness score, although well above the average, suggests there may be some lessons to learn from the leading countries concerning the right to information theme, as well as the availability and accessibility of government data,” the report concluded.
ottawacitizen.com
Canada's civil service is world's most effective: UK report
Canada’s public service is the most effective in the world, according to the results of a new British study that compares the performance of government workforces in 31 countries.
Canada topped the rankings based on its overall score for performance measures such as tax administration, policy making, inclusiveness, openness, integrity, crisis management, fiscal and financial management.
New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Norway, Korea and the U.S. rounded out the top 10 list, which represents the first-ever attempt to compare bureaucracies worldwide.
Among the lowest scoring bureaucracies were those in Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Czechia, Italy, Portugal and Turkey.
Canada was praised for having a highly-educated government workforce with “a good representation of women, ethnic and religious groups.”
“It’s a good news story, and it’s interesting, when you put that in parallel with the public’s perception of civil servants because, generally, they think we’re a bunch of lazy people,” said Emmanuelle Tremblay, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE), which represents 13,000 federal economists, policy analysts, research assistants, translators, statisticians and interpreters.
Chris Aylward, national executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, said the study speaks to the dedication of the country’s public servants — and the need to stop contracting out government services. “We’re not surprised, but we’re very pleased to hear that Canada’s civil service ranks at the top in this survey,” said Aylward. “They’re proud of the work they do.”
The study, known as the International Civil Service Effectiveness (InCiSE) Index, was prepared by researchers from Oxford University and the Institute for Government, a U.K. think tank.
The researchers assessed government bureaucracies from 31 countries on eight core functions and four key attributes. Data for the initial study was incomplete, the researchers warned, and will be refined in future years.
Canada was ranked third in the world for human resources management on the strength of its meritocratic hiring system, and also scored well on policy making and regulation. Its lowest ranking (20th) came in the area of tax administration — a reflection of the country’s relatively slow adoption of digital services.
Canada was among the top five nations for three of the four “attributes” measured: capability, integrity and inclusiveness. On the fourth attribute, openness, Canada’s civil service ranked 9th worldwide.
“Canada’s openness score, although well above the average, suggests there may be some lessons to learn from the leading countries concerning the right to information theme, as well as the availability and accessibility of government data,” the report concluded.
Canada's civil service is world's most effective: UK report
Canada’s public service is the most effective in the world, according to the results of a new British study that compares the performance of government workforces i…
ottawacitizen.com
