Next City

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

From an urbanist booknook to bike accessories, here are our gift recommendations for people who care about creating equitable cities.

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2022 189

Disaster Zone blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Professional Response and Recovery Management in the Age of Disasters

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Space is no longer the sole domain of governments and aerospace and defense companies. Businesses that pursue emerging opportunities now may gain a first-mover advantage.

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Government 144

Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Best practices for public sector organisations to avoid and quickly recover from cyber and ransomware attacks. In its 2022 annual review, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) advised that over the past 12 months, businesses and organisations in the UK reported hundreds of cyber incidents, many of which were ransomware attacks. In 2021 there was a joint advisory from the NCSC and its international partners on this increased global threat.

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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.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In September, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, announced a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity grant program for state, local and territorial (SLT) governments across the country. In the wake of the widespread transition to hybrid and remote work and school environments, network perimeters have expanded and consequently exposed substantial vulnerabilities.

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Disaster Zone blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Have you looked at satellite communications?

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Communications 203

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The surge in digital consumer interactions is making possible a new era of gathering, analyzing, and responding to individual customer data strategically and with precision.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Data is moving increasingly toward the edge. Gartner, for example, predicts that by 2025, more than half of enterprise-managed data will be created and processed outside the data center or cloud. At the same time, government agencies increasingly recognize the need to apply artificial intelligence to data, leveraging AI to accelerate analytics to drive actionable decision-making.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Frisco, Texas, is a vibrant hub for venture capitalism and innovation, with a mostly suburban population of 226,000. StateTech spoke recently with Jason Cooley about his role as the city’s chief innovation officer and to learn about some of the projects in Frisco of which he’s most proud. STATETECH: How would you define your role as chief innovation officer?

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Government 112

Professional Grant Writer

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Sometimes grant writers are consumed by their work, becoming too close to their subject matter. When this happens, they stop looking at it. The post Become a grant reviewer and improve your grant writing skills appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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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.

Local Government

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Eleven Madison Park cofounder Will Guidara explains why a hospitality economy is on the horizon and shares the “unreasonable” strategies that he has used to lead restaurants to the top of their game.

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Books Leadership 113

NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

*Note: There are many different naming conventions for Native American and Indigenous communities, who are in no way a monolith. Community members decide for themselves which terms best align with their identity.

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Human Transit

DECEMBER 1, 2022

So I’ve just signed a deal with Island Press to do a second edition of Human Transit , expected out near the end of 2023. A lot has obviously happened in the history of public transit since book came out in 2011, including real things like the pandemic, unreal things like the hyperloop , and some things that are real but overhyped, like microtransit.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In recent years, cyberattacks on K-12 schools have increased. Not only do these attacks disrupt educational instruction and school operations, they also impact students, their families, and teachers. The scale and number of attacks increased during.

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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.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2022

To ensure organizations have access to the quantum computing talent they need when they need it, leaders will have to upskill workers and create pathways for new talent, just as they did for AI.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Citizens expect governments to continue to operate despite floods or heat waves endangering data centers, malicious actions taken against IT infrastructure, or power grid failures. During these events, governments need to protect and maintain core digital assets and records such as population and property registers, education records, and revenue and benefits systems at all times—for operational and integrity reasons.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A New Yorker may not think about the forested Catskills Mountain Range upstate as she pours a glass of water. Londoners probably don’t consider the Amazon rainforest as they watch the rain falling on city parks. And folks in Addis.

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Super Library Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library. This is the third installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. The complete guide includes tips for: LinkedIn. Facebook. In the next few weeks, I’ll cover YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter (maybe!). These are the top platforms used by libraries according to the 7th Annual Super Library Marketing Reader Survey.

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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.

Local Government

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Former Netherlands chief of defense Tom Middendorp, the “climate general,” discusses efforts to decarbonize defense forces and the security risks that could be heightened by climate change.

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Security Sustainability 104

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Image courtesy D-Orbit. Today at AWS re:Invent 2022 , Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that it successfully ran a suite of AWS compute and machine learning (ML) software on an orbiting satellite, in a first-of-its-kind space experiment. The experiment, conducted over the past 10 months in low Earth orbit (LEO), was designed to test a faster, more efficient method for customers to collect and analyze valuable space data directly on their orbiting satellites using the cloud.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This is the third installment in a series of articles documenting lessons learned across NDC-TIA country activities, to be published throughout 2022. In Vietnam, a country home to 97 million inhabitants, there are 65 million registered motorcycles and mopeds,1.5 million.

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GCN

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Chattanooga is leveraging its high-speed fiber for the first commercial quantum network, while Maryland builds a quantum ecosystem.

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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

Local Government

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Eight core principles can help companies in the energy, oil and gas, basic materials, and utilities sectors achieve successful digital transformations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Photo credit: Even Cantwell, Creative Services, George Mason University. George Mason University (Mason) is on a mission to build a more student centric and technologically advanced education institution. Leveraging the breadth and depth of services across Amazon, including technical solutions from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the university will embark on a multi-year collaborative effort.

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Disaster Zone blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Situational awareness in emergency management and on the battlefield.

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Information Management 113

GCN

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Security operations centers and cyber ranges at two colleges will help municipalities across Massachusetts better protect themselves from cyberattacks and build a cyber talent pipeline.

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Operations Security 91

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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.

Local Government

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Net zero is an ideal state where the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) released into the earth’s atmosphere is balanced by the amount of GHGs removed. Decarbonization efforts are needed to reach net zero.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the startups chosen to participate in the AWS Sustainable Cities Accelerator for Infrastructure. These startups are developing groundbreaking solutions to help cities address infrastructure-related sustainability challenges. Infrastructure, or the built environment, encompasses all aspects of our lives, and includes real estate, manufacturing, power, utility, and transportation systems.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As agencies begin to score well on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard, which measures success in IT modernization efforts, some are suggesting the benchmarks should be updated to reflect changes in the modernization process and remove categories that no longer need to be monitored.

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GCN

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Friday’s order to ban new sales and imports from five Chinese companies is the first time in its history that the agency has blocked the sale of telecommunications equipment on national security grounds.

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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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