In order to facilitate the analysis and presentation of the results of this exercise, the interviews were documented, and leaders’ key comments organized according to six major and interrelated themes presented in the following subsections. [...] • A common thread throughout the consultations is the general lack of understanding as a root cause of many social problems—the lack of sufficient understanding by governments and public services of social changes, the lack of understanding of our country’s key foundational principles and concepts, and the citizens’ poor grasp of issues and of how governments work. [...] We need to challenging and its capacity to protract do something about the misinformation on issues and proliferate arguments and the social media as we do not say, ‘This is a lie, nonsense and bring groups of misinformed and this is the facts.’” and ill-intended people together.” “Social media is very destructive towards trust in government. [...] • The dominant view is that the decline of accurate facts and evidence, and the increase in misinformation is at the centre of many social tensions and increasing intolerance, polarization, and conspiracy theories. [...] • Looking towards the future of work in the public sector, many leaders emphasized the vital need to retain the lessons and productivity gains of the pandemic.
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