The City Fix
APRIL 6, 2023
The momentum towards low-carbon and sustainable transport is growing globally, but the sector still lags behind many others and each country faces a unique path to travel. Political landscapes, regulations, industry interests, market set-ups, financial resources and social considerations all.
State Tech Magazine
APRIL 6, 2023
For years, most data processing has happened in a centralized location, such as a data center or the cloud. These “towers” have traditionally been the only locations capable of providing the processing power needed to generate actionable intelligence serving the employees and citizens in satellite offices, or the “trenches.” Every day, government employees within these trenches — local motor vehicles departments, town halls, zoning administrations and other locations — perform personalized trans
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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 6, 2023
Electric power and natural gas organizations are at an inflection point, facing a convergence of challenging global trends in market and customer dynamics. Here’s how they can boost resilience.
Center for Community Progress
APRIL 6, 2023
By: Liz Kozub I got my start in transforming vacant properties in 2012 as an intern for the City of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a dense community of just over 2,000 residents with tremendous community pride. I went house-to-house with a clipboard documenting the conditions of vacant properties that dotted its beautiful brick streets. Ideally, families would once more be able to call these derelict properties home—but we were unsure exactly how to make that happen.
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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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 6, 2023
Leaders around the world are confronting a welter of uncertainties. Here’s how to home in on what matters—and begin making the most of novel opportunities—amid ongoing change.
NLC (National League of Cities)
APRIL 6, 2023
As climate change continues impacting our infrastructure, environment and economy, local leaders must find creative ways to fund projects that protect their residents and enhance the livability and health of their communities.
Public Administration Today brings together the best content for professionals in the public administration field from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Disaster Zone blog
APRIL 6, 2023
Professional Response and Recovery Management in the Age of Disasters
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 6, 2023
A McKinsey team using a place-based model to drive social change and address racial inequity shares learnings and highlights key considerations for executing a place-based diagnostic approach.
Disaster Zone blog
APRIL 6, 2023
These homes are everywhere and need seismic mitigation.
AWS Public Sector Blog
APRIL 6, 2023
Moving a college’s or university’s on-premises IT infrastructure to the cloud involves a lot of change in organization, culture, and practice. Changes associated with IT staffing and skills, planning and deployment of IT resources and strategies, and modernizing applications and environments can be simply addressed before and during a cloud migration.
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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.
GCN
APRIL 6, 2023
Incarcerated man asks court to compel prisons to dump ‘Stone Age’ technology.
Barrett & Greene
APRIL 6, 2023
Several years ago – right before the start of the pandemic -- our book, The Promises and Pitfalls of Performance-Informed Management was published by Rowman & Littlefield. This past weekend, we had a somewhat jarring reminder of the pitfall aspect of that title in a recently-released City of Austin performance audit: The audit, titled , Strategic Direction 2023: Progress on Economic Opportunity and Affordability Outcome , takes issue with the timeliness and quality of the performance measure
GCN
APRIL 6, 2023
Since the start of the pandemic and an upswing in fraudulent claims in the jobless aid systems, the use of facial recognition in identity checks has spread across states, raising OIG concerns about access and privacy.
GovLoop
APRIL 6, 2023
Modernizing your applications and services without modernizing the underlying database is like buying a new car but installing your old engine. You’re just holding yourself back. That’s the experience of Enterprise DB (EDB), which provides tools and services to large organizations adopting PostgreSQL (Postgres), a relational database management system based on open source technology.
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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
APRIL 6, 2023
This is a guest post by Ajay K. Gupta, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of HSR.health, and chair of the Holy Cross Health Board of Directors. HSR. health is a healthcare technology ( HealthTech ) nonprofit that uses geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) to improve the quality of healthcare. HSR. health uses GeoAI to gain insights on things like social and environmental determinants of health, disease and infection rates, health risks, and challenges to access for line-of-service
Open Access Government - Technology News
APRIL 6, 2023
Digital merchants can seek out ecommerce consultants and their services to help them identify areas for improvement in their online store According to Statista, ecommerce accounted for nearly 19% of retail sales worldwide in 2021 and is forecast to reach almost a quarter of total global retail sales by 2026. However, the increasing competitiveness, rapid advancement of ecommerce technologies, and growing demand for excellent customer experience can prevent some companies from capitalizing on eco
GCN
APRIL 6, 2023
Researchers identified RNA common to a number of respiratory viruses in local wastewater and found it lined up with clinical data on relative infection rates.
Public Sector Future
APRIL 6, 2023
In this episode, host Olivia Neal speaks to San Bernardino Fire Chief Dan Munsey. Chief Munsey is also Chair of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Technology Council. He shares how embracing new technologies has brought opportunities to transform emergency response and help protect the two million residents of San Bernardino County. Olivia Neal [host] | LinkedIn Dan Munsey [guest] | LinkedIn Microsoft Public Sector Center of Expertise for more information and transcripts of all epis
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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.
GCN
APRIL 6, 2023
Civic tech organization Code for America analyzed state social services websites for customer experience. A few states stood out.
A Library Writer's Blog
APRIL 6, 2023
MLA 2023 Annual Conference Call for Proposals CFP URL: [link] The MLA 2023 Annual Conference Call for Proposals is open! Our theme this year is Connecting the Dots. Submit a proposal by Friday, May 12, 2023, and help us connect the dots between all library professionals. Learn more We invite proposals for Breakout Sessions at the MLA 2023 Annual Conference, October 18 - 20, 2023, at the Radisson Hotel in Kalamazoo.
GCN
APRIL 6, 2023
A federal program meant to connect low-income households to the internet isn’t reaching all the people it is supposed to. Here’s how to change that.
Public Sector Future
APRIL 6, 2023
In this episode, host Olivia Neal speaks to San Bernardino Fire Chief Dan Munsey. Chief Munsey is also Chair of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Technology Council. He shares how embracing new technologies has brought opportunities to transform emergency response and help protect the two million residents of San Bernardino County. Olivia Neal [host] | LinkedIn Dan Munsey [guest] | LinkedIn Microsoft Public Sector Center of Expertise for more information and transcripts of all epis
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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
GCN
APRIL 6, 2023
The 21 New York City employees will work with city cyber command offices and help build a local pipeline of cybersecurity workers.
Open Access Government - Technology News
APRIL 6, 2023
Smart language models, an alternative way of using Natural Language Processing, are the key to accurate AI, which can also drive value in the engineering enterprise Google published the demo for its new AI chatbot, Bard, on Monday, the 6th of February 2023. By Wednesday, its parent company Alphabet had lost $100 billion in share price. How did that come about?
Partnership for Public Service
APRIL 6, 2023
Even though the next presidential election is more than a year and a half away, it is never too early for presidential hopefuls and federal agencies to start thinking about how they will navigate a possible transfer of power in January 2025. Long-term planning is essential for a potential new administration to be ready to govern from the first day in office and carry out its agenda in an effective and efficient manner.
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