Dialoghi 04-2021_2_en – Rivista Italiana di Public Management

November 9, 2022

The public administration after emergency remote working. Perspectives on the philosophy of innovation

Antonio Iossa
Lepida S.p.A.

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on work and organization around the world, forcing thousands of workers into a new dimension of insecurity and of explosion of roles and responsibilities. Public administrations in Italy have dealt with this situation first, in early 2020, giving an extraordinary example of flexibility and resilience, introducing a massive initiative of smart working of over 90% of public workers.

November 9, 2022

A comparative study of Covid-19: a purposeful agent, a myopic political leader

di Christian Ahlgren
NTNU, Trondheim
Irvine Lapsley
University of Edinburgh
Kary Nyland
NTNU, Trondheim

This article offers insights into the Covid-19 Pandemic by comparing the experiences of Norway and the UK. The Norwegian case study has distinctive characteristics. It offers evidence of an agile government at work and evidence of a successful clinical experience with the Norwegian management leading the Covid pandemic. This was a successful approach with low mortality rates and a protected population...