For many people, innovation in government is considered an oxymoron. There is a popular perception that innovation is really driven by the private sector (nowadays this is exacerbated by the role of 'big tech'). But this is far from the truth, the public sector innovates, and you can find great examples out there. My research wants to build on top of the emerging body of literature in Public Sector Innovation (PSI), adding a layer to it. I am trying to correlate different characteristics of orga...
Oil prices shot up following the US assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, rising more than US$5 per barrel to more than US$71 (£54) on January 6, its highest level since the Saudi oil refinery attack last September. Brent crude has since eased to around US$69 at the time of writing, though there is much discussion that it could climb a lot higher if the current crisis leads to an all-out war. In keeping with many recent developments in US-Iranian relations, the Europeans have taken ...
We held our fourth science reporting workshop in a decommissioned particle accelerator in the heart of the Middle East — sharing a stage with veteran BBC presenter Robert Winston before an audience of around 40 researchers and reporters. This was an audience passionate about the scientific method; an audience united for the most part against post-truth populists; and an audience ready to challenge its lecturers. Pointing out essential nuances: for example, that it’s not 97% of scient...