Next City

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Op-ed: Street experiments are a rapid, low-cost technique that marries the best of top-down and bottom-up planning to create new possibilities.

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Disaster Zone blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Brandon Wales, Executive Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA).

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Summer Camp Programming

OCTOBER 23, 2023

SHOW NOTES The guys each give 4 camp-wide event ideas you should be offering at your camp. They give a very wide variety from Table-Top Escape Games, to Top Shot Activities, to Art Shows. If you’re looking to fill some time with something awesome, check out this episode for that awesome! Links: How to Run […] The post SCP 192: 8 Special Events You Should be Offering at Camp first appeared on Summer Camp Programming.

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Events 130

GCN

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The White House launched a multi-agency effort to encourage states and cities to convert more empty office buildings into housing units. It is putting billions of federal dollars behind the announcement.

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Housing 142

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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.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 24, 2023

After decades of hypergrowth, fintechs have entered a new era of value creation, where the focus is on sustainable, profitable growth. This report examines how fintechs can win in these disruptive times.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A recent survey by the Public Technology Institute found that artificial intelligence is second only to automation as the technology that state and local government IT leaders are most interested in adopting. That’s unsurprising, as AI provides actionable insights agencies can use to improve citizen services. Just because it’s on their radar, however, doesn’t mean that most state and local agencies have started to implement AI.

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GCN

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Communities of color benefit when federal agencies pick transportation projects, but most infrastructure money is doled out using old rules that favor whiter areas, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.

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Transportation 133

NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $20 million in grant funding through the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant Program to address the need for building a pipeline of skilled, diverse water and wastewater utilities workers.

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Disaster Zone blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Don’t ignore this important aspect of the profession.

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In a rapidly evolving landscape, the integration of digital software into Public Works teams has become imperative. This shift presents an opportunity to transcend traditional approaches, unlocking new levels of efficiency, cost savings, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This article offers comprehensive strategies to navigate this transformation.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Fewer than one in four companies outpace their industry peers on revenue and profit growth. New McKinsey research reveals the six mindsets and strategies that set these growth outperformers apart.

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GCN

OCTOBER 25, 2023

COMMENTARY | An alternative to traditional signalized intersections, roundabouts can substantially offset the dangers posed by larger vehicles, ensuring that any potential impact is less severe due to moderated speeds and oblique angles of collision.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 25, 2023

By Jason D. King, SVP, Corporate Communications & Marketing, Clear Channel Outdoor This month, digital billboards across the nation will light up with messages celebrating afterschool programs and the 24th annual Lights On Afterschool celebration.

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Communications 122

Disaster Zone blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

I've never seen three before.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Costly and disruptive, nonfinancial risks are an ever-present concern in the financial services industry. A defined risk appetite strategy can mitigate the problem.

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GCN

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The state Department of Motor Vehicles halted operation of the self-driving cars in San Francisco because of concerns over how the company handled a crash with a pedestrian.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provided cities, towns and villages with a long runway to obligate the allocated funds under the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program. Under this program, every city, town and village in America was offered a grant out of the $65.1 billion set aside for municipalities.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Government employees don’t operate in a vacuum. It takes teamwork — and a lot of it — to keep agencies operating, meeting missions and providing for constituents. That’s why it’s crucial to build a culture of trust, but when it takes only seven seconds to make 11 assumptions about someone, that’s not much time to make a solid first impression, said Tiana Sanchez, author of “Undefeatable” and “The Upside of Failure,” during the recent N extGen virtual training summit.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Telcos increasingly rely on customized commercial marketing. But integrating those efforts with service-related outreach into a comprehensive next-best-experience engine is critical for growth.

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Outreach 116

GCN

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Incarceration and homelessness are inextricably linked, each cycling into the other. As the housing crisis drags on, state and local governments are looking to prevent former inmates from becoming homeless in the first place.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Housing Supply Accelerator Convening The Housing Supply Accelerator, a partnership between the National League of Cities (NLC) and the American Planning Association (APA), is dedicated to locally driven housing supply solutions.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The winners are in! We are proud to announce the winners of the Annual NextGen Public Service Awards for superior public service and achievement. The awards recognize deserving individuals selected from the public service community for their intelligence, exuberance and dedication to improving and invigorating government. The award categories and respective winners are listed below.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As the education field continues to evolve, data-driven decision making is an essential strategy to transform teaching and learning practices and unlock new opportunities for student success. From personalized learning and student performance analysis, to resource allocation and school improvement planning, data-driven education has the potential to revolutionize the way we support educators and teach our students.

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GCN

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A Louisiana parish has turned to the technology to help translate emergency calls from a growing number of non-English speakers and amid a staffing shortfall.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A shift from credential-based to skills-based hiring could be a key to filling technical roles amid talent shortages.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 25, 2023

By Mayor Edward “Eddie” Sundquist If your municipality is like mine, infrastructure is a major policy focus—and for good reason. From the physical to the digital, modern and sustainable infrastructure is a core building block of a thriving community. It fuels economic development, promotes growth and improves the quality of life for citizens.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Federal employees are less likely to experience sexual harassment than they were 20 years ago, according to the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, but it still happens. In fact, Willisa Donald, former Director of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), said recently that the number of cases filed alleging all types of harassment has grown significantly since the pandemic.

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GCN

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Santa Barbara County is using a state grant to 3D-print an affordable home in what it hopes will be a demonstration project other communities can learn from.

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Housing 123

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 24, 2023

While the task is not easy, incumbents—including those in hard-to-abate sectors—can decarbonize and generate value through a series of key actions.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Dr. William “Scott” Killgore’s team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, backed by a $1.5 million Department of Defense grant, pioneers a portable virtual reality system for remote military TBI assessment Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a prevalent concern among military personnel, especially in today’s small-team, far-flung combat scenarios.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Water is often a key indicator of climate variability and human impact. In the last 300 years, 85% of the world’s wetlands have been lost. A lack of available water quality data makes it difficult to provide decision support in water-related sectors such as food production, energy security, health, economic development, and climate change resilience.

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GCN

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Biden administration expects the innovation hubs to spur scientific and technological innovation in communities across the country, including small and rural areas and those with historically underserved populations.

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