Plus, how AI could break the career ladder, and transparency in the procurement process in Nigeria.
| Cut the government with a scalpel, not an axe “The Trump administration should be congratulated for making government efficiency a high priority. Absolutely no one, liberal or conservative, wants to see their tax dollars wasted. But cutting government is a tricky business,” writes Elaine Kamarck. Kamarck outlines the key challenges in addressing government spending and argues that the unrealistic approach that the “Department of Government Efficiency” plans to take has in it the seeds of its own failure. |
More research and commentary How AI could break the career ladder. If AI takes over the work typically done by early career employees, the basic logic of white-collar apprenticeship—tedious work in exchange for valuable experience—will break down. What takes its place may not be desirable, warns Molly Kinder in a new Bloomberg op-ed. Procurement in Nigeria. Public procurement is the process through which governments acquire works, goods, and services from the private sector. In a new report, Adedeji Adeniran, Isiaka Akande Raifu, and Great Nnamani outline how this looks in Nigeria, frameworks around transparency, roadblocks to effectiveness, and areas of reform. |
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