The governments of today are not able to transform and adapt to changes in the world around them, as demanded by their constituents. The nature of work, value of public goods, and the constant bombardment of crises are making the old bureaucratic structures obsolete.Agile Government is an emerging theme, that of government-wide reinvention for adaptiveness and responsiveness. It places the accountability, delivery, capture, design and creation of public value at the heart of the government. The concept of agile government is confused with terms like Agile Manifesto, agile governance, agility among others, and because of this, needs some unpacking.This book is a deep dive into this topic. It offers insights from the theoretical development of the topic of agile government, some lessons from government practices around the world, and ongoing academic and policy research. The project is spearheaded by the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, which is the first teaching and research institution in the Arab world focusing on public policy and governance.

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  Advance Reviews

  
  


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  About the Book

  
  


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  Foreword

  
  


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  From the Desk of the Editors

  
  


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  Agile Government — Concepts & Realities:

  
  
  
  
  • Agile Government — Emerging Perspectives in Public Management (Raed Awamleh, Melodena Stephens and Fadi Salem)
  
  
  • Untangling Agile Government: On the Dual Necessities of Structure and Agility (Keegan McBride, Maximilian Kupi and Joanna J Bryson)
  
  
  • Trajectories of Public Administration Theories: A Perspective of Agile Government Discourse (Mohammad Habibur Rahman and Abu Elias Sarker)
  
  
  • Post-COVID-19 UAE Government Restructuring: Reflections and Future Directions (Raed Awamleh)
  
  
  • When an Entire Nation Goes Agile — A Personal Narrative of South Africa (Fred Sicre)
  
  
  • Digital Government for Government Agility in a Post-Pandemic World (Fadi Salem and Sarah Shaer)
  
  
  
  


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  Agile Government — Systems Thinking:

  
  
  
  
  • Systems Thinking: The WISE Framework for Effective Policy Making (Melodena Stephens)
  
  
  • A Readiness Assessment Framework for Agile Government Projects (Sreejith Balasubramanian and Shalini Ajayan)
  
  
  
  


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  Agile Government — Future-Proofing:

  
  
  
  
  • Future-Proofing the Public Sector in the UAE (Racquel Warner and Laura Warner)
  
  
  • Enablers of Institutional Agility in Dubai Government (Saleh Al-Hammouri and Raed Awamleh)
  
  
  • Public Service of the Future: Agile Government Skills (Melodena Stephens and Scott Fargher)
  
  
  
  


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  Agile Government — Building Trust and Solving Wicked Problems:

  
  
  
  
  • Restoring Trust in Public Policy Process (Racquel Warner and Scott Fargher)
  
  
  • Navigating the Data Quagmire that Wicked Problems Create (Melodena Stephens and Sadaf Khurshid)
  
  
  • The Wicked Problems in Public Health Administration in Africa: Agile in Fragile Times? (Nnamdi O Madichie, Kobby Mensah and Paul Agu Igwe)
  
  
  • Behavioural Insights for Policy Practitioners: Creating Trust, Overcoming Biases, and Promoting Desired Behavior (Himanshu Vashishtha)
  
  
  
  


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  Agile Government — Cross-Border Challenges:

  
  
  
  
  • Global Challenges for Agile Government: Global Connectivity Policy from the Perspective of the International Business Literature (Gunnar Leymann, Sarianna Lundan and Ari Van Assche)
  
  
  • International Students as a Source of Soft Power: COVID-19 and an Agile Government Response (Aaisha Balakrishnan and Melodena Stephens)
  
  
  
  


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  Agile Government — Strategic Communication:

  
  
  
  
  • Métis: Strategic Sense for a Wicked World (Jason M Trew, Jason A Grant and Mindi C Furnier)
  
  
  • The Modern Majlis: The Role of Communication in Building an Agile Nation (Omar Al Busaidy)
  
  
  
  


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  Agile Government — Innovation:

  
  
  
  
  • Innovation Ecosystem Design Using Liebig's Law of the Minimum (Tristan L Kromer and Elijah T Eilert)
  
  
  • Agile Government and Healthcare: An Example of Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Crisis (Immanuel Azaad Moonesar, Melodena Stephens, Reem Gaafar, Kulaithem Saif Al Mazrouei, Dorcus Kiwanuka Henriksson and Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev)
  
  
  • Knowledge Management as a Catalyst for Government Agility*(Mona Mostafa Elsholkamy)*
  
  
  • Open Strategy for Agile Government: Importance of Data Openness (Aisha Zayed Al-Ali)
  
  
  
  


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  About the Editors

  
  


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  About the Contributors

  
  


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  Index

  
  

Readership: Policy advisors, researchers, practitioners and graduate students, in the fields of public administration, public management, public policy, change management, strategic transformation, and governance.

Key Features:

• Covers perspectives from academics and practitioners


• Presents best practices from around the world