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Generative AI: Unlocking the future of fashion

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

While still nascent, generative AI has the potential to help fashion businesses become more productive, get to market faster, and serve customers better. The time to explore the technology is now.

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How blockchain can improve digital evidence collection and collaboration

GCN

Blockchain offers an immutable chain of custody that guarantees data integrity, prevents fraud and provides a transparent, auditable system of record for digital assets related to investigations.

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Creating intelligent city streets in Philadelphia Navy Yard with AWS Partner Rekor Systems

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2022, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) initiated a pilot project to analyze traffic patterns and provide analytics within the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The PIDC is Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation and master developer of the historic shipyard, which is now a thriving, mixed-use campus. The PIDC had many objectives to consider when researching technology for this project.

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Digital transformation to achieve operational excellence

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Using principles of operational excellence, empowering workforces, and adding digital processes to production can help companies achieve new levels of performance.

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The Ultimate Playground Inspection Handbook

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.

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CIE Spotlight: How Berkeley is Accelerating Community Partnerships to Enhance Small Business Equity

NLC (National League of Cities)

Many cities, towns and villages across the country are looking for ways to enhance equity for small businesses. One way to do this is by embracing community partnerships with organizations that can help small businesses access the resources they need to thrive.

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Why Federal Agencies Are Shifting Back Hyperconverged Infrastructure

FedTech Magazine

Ronla Henry-Reeves works with the National Weather Service, but she’s not the person to ask if you’re wondering about the week ahead. Her expertise is the technology behind the scenes: a system the agency’s forecasters call AWIPS. The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System is a national network of high-powered computers that integrates meteorological and hydrological data with satellite and radar imagery.

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Boost Your External Funding via Effective Leadership

Grant Training Center

Leadership is an essential component of any successful institution. Leaders guide their teams, inspire their people, and drive their organizations towards achieving their goals. Equally, leadership training has become increasingly significant for those who need to be successful at managing and implementing grants, for their leadership skills will have an important effect on their teams and their ongoing efforts to continue procuring external funding.

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How Public Safety Is Driving the Deployment of Mission-Critical Operations Centers

State Tech Magazine

The ability to analyze public safety data in real time has become critical to the success of law enforcement agencies. In a Verizon survey, 55 percent of first responders said the use of data for situational awareness has been one of the strongest areas of technological improvement in public safety over the past 20 years. And 93 percent said coordination among agencies is critical when responding to public safety crises and emergency situations.

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Building purpose-led businesses: An interview with Ingrid Johnson

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

For Ingrid Johnson, president of Sun Life Asia, helping clients achieve financial security starts with building businesses under a common purpose.

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Your Library Needs To Be More Like Walmart! How To Build Marketing Success Like a Giant Retailer (Without Sacrificing Your Integrity).

Super Library Marketing

Watch the episode here The #LibraryMarketing Show, Episode 180: How many times have you or someone at your library said, “We just want to make sure everybody in the community knows everything the library has to offer.” That, my friends, is the wrong mindset for library marketing. You need to be more like Walmart, believe it or not! I’ll explain in this episode.

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7 Signs Your Local Government ERP Is Holding You Back: A Guide for Small Municipalities

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.

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Broadband equity means access and adoption, not just infrastructure rollouts

GCN

Governments should not just install new infrastructure but ensure residents can take advantage of the access, experts say.

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An Open Letter from Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten on Women’s History Month

Homeroom

It’s Women’s History Month, and this year’s national theme—Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories—honors women of all ages and backgrounds who shape and share the story of America, while expanding our understanding of the human condition and strengthening our connections with each other and our world.   Over generations and now, every day, women are removing Continue Reading The post An Open Letter from Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten on Women’s Histor

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With tablets, hybrid classes inmates prep for cloud jobs

GCN

Detainees at the District of Columbia’s Department of Corrections have become certified cloud practitioners, knowledge that upon release will provide a sustainable wage and may help fill the IT skills gap.

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From bench to bedside: Transforming R&D labs through automation

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Laboratory technology has been a steady runner in the world of pharmaceuticals, rather than a racing star—until now. A series of innovations points toward exponential gains in R&D productivity.

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Sustainable Facility Maintenance Management for Small Local Governments

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.

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NIST renews cyber center partnership, launches small business focus

GCN

The agency renewed its partnerships that support the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence and launched the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Community of Interest.

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Modern Local Government Engineering Department Strategy 2023 | GovPilot

GovPilot

A local government engineering department undertakes many responsibilities as it serves its community. Local engineering employees review requests for construction and permitting, approve building plans, and store data around building development, just to name a few tasks.

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Lawmaker: Schools need federal advocate to negotiate cyber contracts

GCN

Sen. Ron Wyden penned a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, asking the agency to assist U.S. schools in drafting cybersecurity and data protection contracts with technology firms.

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Attack on Auditor Independence in Iowa

Barrett & Greene

Last night, the Iowa Senate quickly passed a bill that effectively limits the State Auditor’s independent oversight by restricting his access to records. The National State Auditors Association (NSAA) President and Connecticut State Auditor John C. Geragosian wrote the following letter in response. It was signed onto by a number of other state auditors.

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ASPA TIMES Magazine: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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.

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Acting national cyber director offers new details on upcoming cyber workforce strategy

GCN

The forthcoming plan is meant to accompany an overarching cyber strategy released last week that industry groups and cybersecurity experts said would be challenging to implement given the nation’s cyber workforce woes.

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How our government can embrace equity to advance women leaders

Partnership for Public Service

International Women’s Day celebrates the significant achievements of women around the world. This year’s theme—#EmbraceEquity—provides an opportunity to examine the state of women in the federal workforce, specifically in leadership roles. The state of women in the workplace Despite their increased representation in the workforce and rising educational levels, women remain underrepresented in senior-level leadership roles in corporate America and in the U.S. government.

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Engaging with Women’s History Month

Princeton Public Library

March marks the annual observance of Women’s History Month.