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An innovator’s guide to navigating bureaucracy

Posted by: Malcolm Beattie, Posted on: 7 November 2024 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Northern Ireland's former Head of Innovation Lab, Malcolm Beattie, writes about why the ability to navigate bureaucratic machine of government is so important for transforming public services.

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