Matthew Mercer

Senior Editor

Biography

Matt is an experienced editor and writer with a strong track record in journalism and communications. His previous roles include six years' working for a multinational professional services firm in London, where he wrote and edited two high-profile magazines for government and international development clients around the world.

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Matthew Mercer

Senior Editor

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How Singapore moved its public procurement online

Reading Corner The Politics of Big Data

Reading corner: Fire and Fury

Reading corner: When They Go Low, We Go High

Reading corner: Unbelievable

Opening the doors to a more innovative Switzerland

Reading corner: Richard Nixon: The life

Making Manchester more united

Reading corner: Gordon Brown: My life, our times

A new New Zealand: public services reimagined

In conversation with… New Zealand policymaker Maria Robertson

Reading corner: Moneyball for Government

Making a "smart nation" even smarter

Reading corner: Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?

Reading corner: Munich

Helping the homeless in Iraq and Syria

The new New York: chronicling the city’s comeback post-9/11

Reading corner: What Happened

Reading corner: A Dying Breed

In pursuit of radical change: Helping governments 'bring great ideas to life'

Reading corner: The Naked Diplomat

Dial 'IRC' for international rescue and recovery

Reading corner: To Kill the President

Lessons from the frontline of development

Hungry for impact: how USAID is feeding the future

Reading corner: Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon

On the PATH to greater global health

Reading corner: Common Ground

Book tips: Summer reading recommendations 2017

Financing the future of development

Reading corner: The Gatekeepers

Introducing Pete Buttigieg: a mayor on the move

Diagnosing Africa: transforming health care for all

Game changer: tales of transformation

Reading corner: Alexander Hamilton

How Japan is helping Africa achieve 'inclusive and dynamic' development

Reading corner: Shattered

Federal returns: spurring the economic development of communities

Unleashing the digital power of youth

Why infrastructure can unlock Africa's trade potential

Buffing up Buffalo for the digital age

Forging a better politics

Driving growth: How Rwanda's kLab is powering entrepreneurial change

From tobacco town to tech town: a story of urban renaissance

Helping advance Africa's transformation

Reading corner: The Killer Angels

Unlocking the secrets of the digital library

The builder of policy bridges

Meet the mayor of Music City

Deconstructing diplomacy

In conversation with… GovEx director Beth Blauer

On patrol at the Pentagon

Reading corner: The Underground Railroad

Reading corner: A hero in France

Reading corner: Crisis

Paul Shetler: The digital disrupter

Reading corner: Hillbilly Elegy

Towards a smarter Singapore

From Washington to The West Wing

Reading corner: Palace of Treason

Mapping the future: how governments can govern the rise of AI

Charlotte's web of development and delivery at the OECD

Reading corner: All Out War

Making waves: Paul Romer in the World Bank house

Looking back, looking forward: why Julia Gillard is still blazing a trail

Building a better future for Nigeria

UK's Chief Constable Sara Thornton on creating a police force of the future

Social impact: metrics, mission and transformation lessons

Seb Coe: kicking for home at London 2012

Transformation – events worth talking about

Maths mission: helping South Africa's youth learn

Temperatures rising: how the World Bank is helping tackle climate change

Reading rules: Sir David Bell on a lifetime in education

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