A resource from the MetroLab Network offers local governments guidance about data governance policy and best practices. The resource, titled Model Data Governance Policy & Practice Guide, offers ...

The Future Governance Forum has called for a new blueprint to modernise and digitise local government, including a sector-wide workforce plan, de-risking innovation, targeted funding and creating a ...

The National Association of Counties (NACo), which stood up its AI Exploratory Committee in May 2023, has released a full report on its findings, with tailored recommendations for counties on risk.

The call for greater diversity in leadership has grown louder, yet women remain underrepresented in political offices, particularly at the local government level. Despite making up more than half the ...

The ERD concluded that due to policy gaps, many projects suitable for domestic financing are instead being implemented with foreign loans. This trend, it warned, is making external debt increasingly ...

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced the launch of the Local Government Bond, Tax and Project Transparency ...

As a lifelong conservative and proud councilmember for the city of Irvine, I believe the fundamental duty of government is to enforce laws fairly and protect citizens from harm. That is why it is ...

Most foreign studies on Chinese microblogs probe patterns of censorship, paying scant attention to how state-society conflicts are neutralized by local governments or how changes are introduced into ...

Good governance is the foundation of democracy in action. It is what transforms elections into effective service delivery and public trust into tangible community progress. In Malta, local councils ...

Over the past year, Uzbekistan has taken critical steps to redefine its local governance system. Last year’s constitutional revision marked a fundamental shift toward decentralization. The ...

The 2026 National Local Government Elections will function as a referendum on governance rather than ideology, competence rather than history, and ethical credibility rather than symbolism. The ...