Next City
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Invisible but essential to the global recycling industry, the cardboard collectors of Miami-Dade earn a living by breaking down each piece of cardboard by hand, with no guaranteed income or labor protections.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Economic and political turbulence have prompted speculation that the world is already deglobalizing. But the evidence suggests that global integration is here to stay, albeit with nuance.
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Open Access Government - Technology News
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Following COP27, nature tech – ranging from drones planting trees to AI software managing rainforests – presents a greater market opportunity. Nature4Climate and Capital for Climate released a landscape analysis report looking at profitable solutions to the climate crisis during COP27, predicting ‘nature tech’ to increase in investment by $6 billion by just 2030.
Professional Grant Writer
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
We received a great question from a Twitter follower recently: What is the most important thing to mention in a grant request letter. The post How to make your grant proposal stand out appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.
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Dive into the world of playground safety with this complimentary guide. It offers a detailed exploration of essential practices to ensure the utmost safety for children. Delve into inspection techniques, from assessing equipment conditions to evaluating surfacing materials. Gain insights into maintenance strategies to keep playgrounds in top-notch condition year-round.
GCN
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Misunderstandings about cloud security, scalability and storage has led to the vast majority of enterprises spending much more than anticipated, a new survey finds.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Our work with the Rework America Alliance highlights how a skills-based approach can help US employers expand talent pools and retain great workers—even through economic uncertainty.
Public Administration Today brings together the best content for professionals in the public administration field from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Super Library Marketing
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
This is the first installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. In the next few weeks, we’ll cover TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and (maybe!) Twitter. These are the top platforms used by libraries according to the 7th annual Super Library Marketing Reader Survey. LinkedIn for libraries. At the Library Marketing and Communications Conference this year, library marketers were asking each other, “What are you going to do about Twitter?
GCN
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Indiana regularly tests employees on various platforms and attachment formats, including prompts related to headline news and retests of scams those that have proved difficult for workers to catch.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Digital design and product development can provide new ways to solve complex problems. Getting implementation right means thoughtfully translating big ideas into boots on the ground.
Open Access Government - Technology News
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Semperis Chief Technologist and Microsoft MVP alumnus Guido Grillenmeier and Director of Sales Dan Bowdrey discuss Active Directory and cyber attacks. Guido Grillenmeier joined Semperis one and a half years ago and currently works as a Chief Technologist. He helps to provide security support for some of the largest enterprise customers and governments.
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Local governments and municipalities serving populations under 200,000 face distinctive challenges in delivering efficient and effective services to their communities. To overcome these challenges, many rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems tailored to their specific needs. Not all ERP systems are created equal, and some may hinder progress rather than support it.
State Tech Magazine
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Eighty percent of the cybersecurity grants soon to be awarded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will go to local governments.
GCN
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Nonprofits applying for funding to combat hate crimes in New York can now include cybersecurity projects in their applications.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The adult edtech sector is evolving as quickly as it is growing. Significant changes are taking place in M&A opportunities, geographic hotspots, user demands, and the enterprise market.
DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
I was a keynote speaker at the Reimagine Communities Summit powered by Capital One recently, and one of the sessions during the event was a panel discussion with three large corporate funders. Who might you ask? Some BIG funders. Capital One. Toyota. Amazon. This felt like an unusual funder panel compared to those I am used to, where it is a panel of government funding agencies or a panel of private grantmakers from a specific geographic region.
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PA TIMES Magazine is a publication of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), a not-for-profit corporation. This edition focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in public administration, including guest columns, insights for the field and interviews with city government DEI officers about their work at the local level.
State Tech Magazine
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Not long ago, IT departments used only a ping to test the speed and health of their networks. Over the past few years, advanced network analytics changed the game, providing state and local governments keen insight into network performance and where things might go awry. “Where we came from, there was pretty much nothing. We were manually digging through logs,” says Steve Pollock, network administrator for the town of Newington, Conn.
GCN
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
For agencies that use automated systems to inform decisions about schools, social services and medical treatment, it’s imperative that they’re using technology that protects data.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
With economic troubles mounting, it’s a time to tighten belts and put on hard hats. But don’t forget the jet pack, to accelerate into the next phase of growth.
Google Public Sector
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
In its mission to enable the exploration and understanding of the ways in which land, life, water and climate interact, the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), one of the largest ecological observation facilities and sensor networks in the world, is working with Google Public Sector to leverage the speed and power of Google Cloud’s artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities for climate data.
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Unlock the potential of sustainable facility management! This guide empowers small local governments to lead with climate-resilient infrastructure, energy efficiency, waste reduction, and more. Elevate your community's resilience, reduce costs, and embrace eco-friendly practices. Discover the role of facility maintenance teams in green cleaning, sustainability analyses, and infrastructure upgrades.
AWS Public Sector Blog
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The Poudre River Library District is a public library system in Larimer County, Colorado that serves approximately 177,000 patrons. When their integrated library system (ILS) vendor notified the Library District that the system could no longer run on their aging on-premises hardware, they were at a crossroads. After pricing out multiple options, the Library District opted to manage their own ILS migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
GCN
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
What’s the expected usage for rural EV charging stations? A new data platform lets transportation managers predict energy savings for mobility programs from shared program data.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
A successful transition to the next horizon of digital commerce requires companies to get real about being customer first and make some hard choices.
State Tech Magazine
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Digital services have changed the way organizations interact with their customers. Technology is making it faster and easier than ever to deliver a quality customer experience, and government agencies must keep pace, implementing the digitized services their customers have grown to expect. In fact, 60 percent of customers think government needs to modernize how it delivers services, according to a Salesforce survey.
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Discover comprehensive strategies for optimizing operations and achieving cost efficiency! This document offers insights into efficient inspections, data-driven decision-making, goal alignment, and resource optimization. It empowers local governments and maintenance departments to streamline operations and ensure significant cost savings. From aligning maintenance goals with community needs to leveraging data for strategic planning, this guide provides a roadmap for smoother, more reliable opera
Social Pinpoint
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
It’s essential that we build consensus throughout the community engagement process, especially when the project is new or controversial. We've wrapped up three methods you can adopt today. The post How to Build Community Consensus Throughout the Engagement Process appeared first on Social Pinpoint - A Place to Engage Your Community.
GCN
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Layering 5G with various forms of artificial intelligence can enable a network topology that’s situationally aware—intelligent enough to automatically and rapidly sense and evolve with changing conditions.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Demand has boomed for heads of diversity in the United States—but so has turnover. Here’s how companies can reshape a role vital to navigating today’s turbulent social and economic climate.
AWS Public Sector Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
This is a guest post by Tommy Alderman, partner at TailorBuilt Solutions, LLC. Natural disasters are devastating, often resulting in loss of life and massive property damage. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), as of October 11, 2022, the US has sustained 15 weather/climate disaster events, with losses exceeding $1 billion each, the deaths of 342 people, and significant economic effects on the areas impacted.
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This comprehensive article delves into the transformative trends reshaping local government facility maintenance in anticipation of 2024. From embracing smart technology for efficient management, sustainability's pivotal role to data-driven decision-making, workforce upskilling, and predictive maintenance strategies, each aspect is explored. Insights into outsourcing collaborations, digital twins, safety enhancements, and the broader industry evolution highlight the critical adaptation needed.
State Tech Magazine
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Two recent San Diego city website redesigns — for the San Diego Police Department and Homelessness Strategies and Solutions Department — have put a spotlight on the importance of accessibility and usability of government websites. The changes to the SDPD and HSSD sites were aimed at improving the user experience and access to critical service information, GovTech reports.
GCN
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
New research shows that 88% of organizations have returned at least some data from the cloud to on-prem data centers.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The best CEOs use the first six to 12 months of their tenure as a moment of great personal transition and institutional renewal. There are four keys to success.
Princeton Public Library
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
In the spring I wrote about some dream food scenarios to enjoy the fine weather; now that we’re into the colder seasons, I begin to fully commit to my bread […].
Speaker: Alan Kavanaugh, BA, CRM, CCPI Director of Loss Control & Risk Management
This session is designed to unveil the transformative potential of digital solutions in reshaping conventional practices, offering a roadmap towards greener and more efficient facilities regardless of municipality size. Attendees will learn: Insights into cutting-edge trends and strategies in sustainable facility management. Practical knowledge to effectively incorporate digital solutions for operational efficiency.
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