Global Public Leaders Series

We are in a time of profound change driven by aging populations, climate change, questions about our dominant economic models, a shift from west to east, and a prolonged financial crisis. Governments are dealing with complex, long term and systemic issues - challenging to overcome within the system's short electoral cycles.

Now more than ever there is a need to discuss the big issues affecting governments globally. 

We are launching an online forum - the Global Public Leaders Series - to bring attention to these issues and enable government, the public sector, and business to consider and contribute on current practices and future ideas.

We are inviting three extraordinary public leaders to help inform the discussion. Each leader comes from a different geographical background and brings their own experience and insight to these issues.

Peter Ong, Head of the Civil Service, and the Permanent Secretary for the Finance Ministry, the Prime Minister’s Office and for National Security and Intelligence Coordination is our first speaker. He talks about the remarkable public service innovation that Singapore has instigated and the lessons for other countries.

His talk is filmed and presented in front of a live audience in Singapore, on Monday 27 November 2012 at the Global Public Sector Leaders Summit.

Click here or go to www.gu.com/global-public-leaders to see Peter Ong's talk. We welcome your feedback.

Contact Gemma Williams  or Joanne Warrin  for more information

The Global Public Leaders Series is an Ernst & Young and The Guardian initiative