McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 23, 2023
Effective ecosystem strategies can deliver valuable near-term benefits as well as generate long-term growth and resilience. Leaders are finding significant benefits already.
Next City
MAY 24, 2023
From banned books exhibit at city libraries to efforts at school library, El Pasoans are working to protect access to books about LGBTQ+ and minority communities.
NLC (National League of Cities)
MAY 22, 2023
Written with support from Candace Hanson (Canopy Mental Health & Consulting) and Gina Obiri (City of Minneapolis Department of Performance Management and Innovation). A Shift Toward Appropriate Response In cities across the country, police, fire and EMS have historically been the first responders to almost all calls for service.
Disaster Zone blog
MAY 25, 2023
Protecting their members makes good financial sense.
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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.
State Tech Magazine
MAY 23, 2023
New Jersey governor Phil Murphy recently signed legislation that requires state public agencies to report cyber incidents to the state within 72 hours. New Jersey joins a number of other states that have taken such a step in recent years. Virginia, for instance, passed similar legislation last year. New Jersey reportedly received 375 confirmed cyber incident reports in 2022.
Next City
MAY 26, 2023
The ¡Reclamo! Tool was designed to help low-wage, immigrant workers seek economic justice by making wage theft claims and gathering data to inform activism.
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
MAY 26, 2023
It’s good for the next six months.
State Tech Magazine
MAY 25, 2023
From workforce shortages to cyberthreats, state and local government IT leaders face unprecedented political and technological forces. Across the political spectrum, state and local government leaders are grappling with how to respond to these challenges to best transform services and deliver for their constituents. Despite uncertain economic conditions, the state and local technology market outlook is stable, resilient and continues to grow.
Next City
MAY 23, 2023
A tiny credit union in the South Bronx is punching above its weight as an active small business lender, even as banks nationwide brace for a credit crunch. Here’s how.
NLC (National League of Cities)
MAY 25, 2023
Local governments are struggling to help their communities navigate a growing mental health crisis. According to the World Health Organization anxiety and depression increased by 25% worldwide in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with youth and women most severely affected.
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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
MAY 24, 2023
While the census is still the "gold standard" of data, state and local governments are exploring alternative sources to supplement missing or unrepresentative datasets, experts say.
State Tech Magazine
MAY 24, 2023
Smart cities continue to pop up all over the country, as many municipalities implement technologies that make public areas safer, more effective and more efficient. But there’s another element of the smart community movement that’s perhaps lesser known: the smart county. Smart counties involve large-scale operations and have multiple jurisdictions, presenting unique smart technology challenges and opportunities.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 26, 2023
Redesigning care models through intentional delegation and potential tech enablement can free up nurses’ time.
FedTech Magazine
MAY 24, 2023
An agency’s workers play an essential role in its cybersecurity strategy. As frontline staff, they are perfectly positioned to notice anything unusual going on with IT systems. At the same time, end users can be the weak link in information security if they don’t have the proper training and don’t understand how important their contribution can be. Government IT teams can take specific steps to foster a culture of information security through education and preparedness exercises and by leveragin
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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.
Disaster Zone blog
MAY 24, 2023
Technology is playing the biggest part in those changes.
GCN
MAY 22, 2023
Complex systems like digital twins pose both technical and adaptive challenges, so communities must ensure they have both the right technology and the people with skills to use and maintain them, a new IDC report advises.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 22, 2023
The glow of the beauty industry has proved hard to resist, attracting many new companies and investors. Brands must make differentiating choices to find success in this shifting and increasingly competitive landscape.
Center for Community Progress
MAY 26, 2023
There’s nothing fun about tax foreclosure. (Trust us, we wrote a whole report about it.) But when it comes to paying property taxes, the consequences are clear: Pay up or risk losing the property. That consequence exists for a reason. Property has intrinsic and monetary value. And property taxes fund basic community services like schools, roads, parks, sidewalks, and public safety—the things that enable families to live and build wealth in vibrant, secure neighborhoods.
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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.
NLC (National League of Cities)
MAY 26, 2023
From experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic to the opioid epidemic, Americans are struggling with mental health, and local governments are working on ways to help. The U.S. Surgeon General’s new report, “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation”, is a valuable resource for municipalities to bolster mental health in their communities.
GCN
MAY 22, 2023
The ability to accurately identify hazardous materials at the scene provides public safety officials with enhanced personal safety, controls public risk and delivers actionable onsite intelligence.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 23, 2023
Consumers’ views on the economy are diverging—and their behaviors are, too. Here’s the latest data from our ConsumerWise team.
Microsoft Public Sector
MAY 24, 2023
For meetings where the recording is set to start automatically, recordings are being stored in the OneDrive of the first person to join the meeting, not the meeting organizer. This is a major problem for our company (and I'm sure many) because the meeting organizer is not able to change the recording expiration settings or move it to a folder for group access and retention.
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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
AWS Public Sector Blog
MAY 24, 2023
Healthcare organizations worldwide are embracing the concept of connective devices using the internet of medical things (IoMT). Data from these wearable internet of things (IoT) devices can provide a real-time snapshot of a patient’s physical health, enabling care providers to determine the next level of care. These devices can help enhance healthcare efficiency, lower costs, and provide better health outcomes.
GCN
MAY 22, 2023
To protect native plants and reduce equipment impact on the environment, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will deploy aerial drones to spray invasive plants with herbicides.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 26, 2023
When it comes to implementing large-scale organizational change, the most successful organizations commit themselves fully to the effort from start to finish.
GovLoop
MAY 25, 2023
Cyber experts often emphasize that there’s no silver bullet for improving the security of government systems. The problem is not that technology always falls short. Instead, it’s that the cyber threats are so varied and always evolving. Here is a look at the current threat landscape, based on recent cyber-related news and events. A High-Level View According to the 2022 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, the global cyber workforce has reached 4.7 million workers, but that still leaves 3.4 mill
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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.
Microsoft Public Sector
MAY 24, 2023
Hi @Sergio Cossio and @Paul Meacham , this is a great blog but outdated given the pace of changes in the GCC High environment. Can you reference an any updated documentation or links? Thanks!
Open Access Government - Technology News
MAY 25, 2023
On 25th May 2018, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); Robin Campbell-Burt discusses what’s changed 5 years later On 25th May, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation – shortened to GDPR – which ultimately changed the way we deal with data. The European data protection law gives individuals more control over their personal information and enforces any company collecting the personal data of EU citizens to reframe how they think about data priv
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 22, 2023
The results of a survey from the McKinsey Health Institute shed light on the health perceptions and priorities of people aged 55 and older.
GovLoop
MAY 23, 2023
Traditionally, organizations took a moat-and-castle approach to network security: Anything within a network’s perimeter was deemed safe, while external infrastructure and activity raised cybersecurity concerns. But that approach has proven costly and insufficient as cyber criminals devise new schemes to invade our networks and traditional on-premises systems become more scattered and diffuse.
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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