In this report the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) concludes that, despite the positive steps implemented by the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (the Act), there remain issues and concerns about the way government statistics are produced and disseminated which remain a genuine risk to public confidence in the statistical system and must be addressed. The Act was intended to ensure that statistics are produced to the highest professional standards and that effective governance structures are in place to protect transparency and accountability and the Committee found the Act had helped to improve the operation of the statistical system. However, the Act needs to have greater clarity and transparency in the way it operates and in the functioning of the UK Statistics Authority (the Statistics Authority). Those who regulate the quality of National Statistics are in the same organisation as those officials who produce data: the two groups should have a clear separation in practice, but this is hard to demonstrate when they work in the same building and share support services. It is also not appropriate that ministers should have lengthy prior access to certain statistics but other interested parties do not. The Statistics Authority does not seem to have sufficient control over the quality and integrity of the different data sets and statistical products produced by departments and their agencies. Planning and improving data access both within Government and for users outside Government should be given greater attention by the Statistics Authority, as well as by Government departments.

Governments play a crucial role in shaping societies, enacting policies, and making decisions that affect the lives of their citizens. While many governments work with transparency and integrity, there have been instances throughout history where deception and manipulation have been employed to achieve certain objectives. It is important to acknowledge that not all governments engage in deceptive practices, and this preface should not be interpreted as a blanket statement about all governing bodies. Instead, it aims to shed light on some historical and potential methods governments could use to deceive their citizens. Governments may deceive their citizens through various means, including: 1. **Propaganda:** Governments can use propaganda to control the narrative and shape public opinion. They may disseminate biased information or misleading narratives through state-controlled media, censorship, or manipulation of social media platforms to influence public perception. 2. **Censorship and Information Control:** By controlling the flow of information, governments can restrict access to certain facts or ideas that might challenge their authority or contradict their agenda. This can be done through internet censorship, media control, or limiting academic freedoms. 3. **Half-Truths and Spin:** Governments may present information selectively, emphasizing certain aspects of an issue while downplaying or omitting others to manipulate public perception and opinion. 4. **False Flags:** In some cases, governments may orchestrate or allow incidents to occur to manipulate public sentiment or justify certain actions. These "false flag" operations can create a sense of crisis and rally support for government actions that might otherwise be met with resistance. 5. **Surveillance and Privacy Concerns:** Governments may employ extensive surveillance measures, often justified in the name of national security, to monitor their citizens' activities. This can lead to concerns about privacy violations and potential misuse of collected data. 6. **Corruption and Bribery:** Instances of corruption within the government can lead to dishonest decision-making, with policies influenced by personal gain rather than the best interests of the citizens. 7. **Divide and Conquer Strategies:** Governments might exploit existing societal divisions, such as along ethnic, religious, or socio-economic lines, to maintain power by pitting different groups against each other. 8. **Scapegoating:** Governments may blame certain groups or individuals for societal problems to divert attention from their own shortcomings or to rally support for specific policies. 9. **Manipulation of Elections:** By tampering with electoral processes or engaging in voter suppression, governments can influence election outcomes and maintain their hold on power. 10. **Complex Legislation and Bureaucracy:** The use of complex legislation and bureaucratic processes can make it difficult for citizens to fully understand the implications of certain policies, making it easier for governments to pass controversial measures without widespread public scrutiny. It is essential for citizens to be vigilant and well-informed, questioning information sources, and demanding transparency and accountability from their governments. A robust civil society, free press, and active public engagement can act as safeguards against deception and misuse of power by those in authority.

Discover what makes American democracy unique and how its government impacts your life American Democracy in Context provides a combined comparative and historical approach to inspire students to better understand American government and become active citizens. Bestselling authors Maltese, Pika, and Shively explain the distinctive features of how Americans practice democracy—how they vote, translate election results into representation of interests, make policy decisions, enforce laws and maintain justice—and how those practices differ from other democracies throughout the world. The emphasis is always on the American political system, but the search for understanding encourages students to examine how the American system has developed over time (historical context) and how it compares with similar practices in other democracies (comparative context). This combined approach motivates students to understand why politics is relevant to their everyday lives and how they can affect changes and make a difference. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Digital Option / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available with SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. LMS Cartridge (formerly known as SAGE Coursepacks): Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.

Contains information on a variety of subjects within the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment, finances, Federal funds for education, libraries, international education, and research and development.

This Digital Government Review of Türkiye explores how the Government of Türkiye can use digital technology and data to help the public sector become more responsive, resilient and proactive. It evaluates the efforts made so far by Türkiye in achieving digital government maturity by looking at governance, institutional capacities, digital skills, public service design and delivery, enabling building blocks and the strategic management and use of data.

In the movies, government often finds itself in a variety of roles from villain to supporting cast, and rarely, if ever, the hero. A frequent component of that role is the bureaucracy and as documented in Civil Servants on the Silver Screen: Hollywood’s Depiction of Government and Bureaucrats, bureaucrats are routinely found on screen. This book investigates how government bureaucrats are portrayed in the top ten box office grossing films from 2000 through 2015. Perhaps unsurprisingly, government is generally portrayed poorly, while individual government bureaucrats are typically depicted positively. These images of government on screen are particularly important given the ability of movies to influence the attitudes and perceptions of its audiences. The nature of these depictions and potential implications are considered as bureaucrats in film are categorized.

This book looks at how numbers and statistics have been used to underpin quality in news reporting. In doing so, the aim is to challenge some common assumptions about how journalists engage and use statistics in their quest for quality news. It seeks to improve our understanding about the usage of data and statistics as a primary means for the construction of social reality. This is a task, in our view, that is urgent in times of ‘post-truth’ politics and the rise of ‘fake news’. In this sense, the quest to produce ‘quality’ news, which seems to require incorporating statistics and engaging with data, as laudable and straightforward as it sounds, is instead far more problematic and complex than what is often accounted for.

This book offers the observation of 26 public and private American leaders on the issue of public trust in government. It is based on presentations to the John C. Whitehead Forum, a public arena in Washington, D.C. for debate on significant issues of government and governance in the United States, sponsored by the Council for Excellence in Government. Because low public trust in government is a matter of serious concern, the Forum committed its first four years, 1997-2001, to examination of that issue. Forum speakers represented in the book are current or former members of the cabinet and the Congress, heads of other large federal agencies, chiefs of multinational companies, a foundation president, senior journalists and academic figures, leaders of major nonprofit organizations, the mayor of Washington, D.C., and eminent veterans of public life.

Proposes an innovative legal framework for judicially enforcing social rights that is rooted in public trust in government.

An essential, in-depth analysis of the key legal issues that governments face when adopting cloud computing services.