The House has restored the child tax credit. Here’s how it would work.
GCN
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
If the Senate approves the tax package, low-income households would receive between $670 and $730 in benefits per child, much less than during the pandemic.
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What’s a Capital Stack and How Does it Work?
CRA Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Almost all of these opportunities will come with various sources of capital, and it’s important to understand how stacking capital works and how to take advantage of this process to move the deal forward. . also shows how each investment option is considered. The post What’s a Capital Stack and How Does it Work?
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Everyone’s having a field day with ChatGPT – but nobody knows how it actually works
GCN
DECEMBER 14, 2022
OpenAI's recently released ChatbotGPT is not open source and has not been accompanied by peer-reviewed literature so far. One expert says this lack of transparency could slow down future AI advancements.
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How does Gen Z see its place in the working world? With trepidation
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Americans 18 to 24 years old report high rates of mental-health challenges, impediments to effective work, and worries about the future, our latest American Opportunity Survey shows.
It’s cool to be kind: The value of empathy at work
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Hybrid work. Recent research reveals the difference empathy can make—as well as how to develop it in your workplace. Talent shortages. Polarizing politics. Building a culture is tougher than ever.
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How To Create a Marketing Plan for an Entire Year Even if Your Library’s Strategic Plan Sucks or Is Non-Existent!
Super Library Marketing
APRIL 15, 2024
That’s how I discovered the city is home to a 170-foot water tower shaped like a catsup bottle that just happens to be on the National Registry of Historic Places. Marketing for a library works best when the promotions are tied to a library’s overall strategic plan. How do you know what you should be promoting?
Author Talks: Moshik Temkin on power, purpose, and the public good
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 26, 2024
Moshik Temkin explores the traits of dynamic leaders in history and how they worked with power—or in opposition to it—to meet the moment. Today’s changing world calls for bold leadership.
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Creating a common language for learners, educators, and employers with AI
Google Public Sector
APRIL 26, 2024
Expanding access to continuing education is a great way to level the playing field for everyone and give people a clearer understanding of the skills needed for a given job – and how to build those skills. Jobspeaker chose to work with Vertex AI for its curriculum-to-skills mapping. Speed has also improved by using Vertex AI.
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2024 Federal Tech Trends: Zero Trust, Customer Experience Top the List
FedTech Magazine
DECEMBER 21, 2023
These orders are guiding the technology trends expected for 2024, as agencies work to meet zero-trust deadlines and look forward to metrics by which they’ll be able to measure their progress toward the customer experience goals of the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA).
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Technology Is Turning Conference Rooms into Hubs for Seamless Collaboration
FedTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
With the opening of its Workplace Innovation Lab, the General Services Administration seeks to better understand how hybrid work and the deployment of communication technologies will impact its employees. Located in Washington, D.C.,
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The power of photons: A quantum leap in computing
Open Access Government - Technology News
MARCH 12, 2024
To adjust exactly how, when, and where the information flows. “We need to consider several aspects,” says Tissot: “We want to control the direction in which the information flows — as well as when, how quickly and where it flows to. . In regular computers, we use electrons to carry information.
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Can AI Be Used to Check Stop Control Warrants?
Public Works Group Blog
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
For some time I have been thinking about how AI could be used to assist civil engineers and the public works industry. I’ll include below the results so even if you don’t have a subscription to ChatGPT you can see how it performed. This is the information I put into a TXT file using Notepad then saved it.
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Interviewing Techniques Anyone Can Use To Land a Powerful Quote for Your Library’s Blog, Video, Social Media, or Press Release
Super Library Marketing
APRIL 1, 2024
Your audience wants to hear directly from the people impacted by your library’s work. Whether that is your staff, director, board members, or patrons, a good quote can drive home your work’s value. I worked in a local television newsroom for nearly 20 years before I became a library marketer. Still stuck?
How the education sector can safeguard students using generative AI
Open Access Government - Technology News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
They’re changing the way that students live, work, and interact with technology every day. What is clear is students have been very quick to utilise these tools to support their school work. But tools like ChatGPT appear to be doing much more than that. The technology is advancing at a pace that regulators struggle to match.
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Three ways the public sector can hire, train and retain skilled digital transformation teams
AWS Public Sector Blog
APRIL 25, 2024
This is a guest post written by a digital department lead for the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is one of the largest government departments in the UK, with more than 90,000 employees in more than 800 locations. As a digital specialist, what does it mean to work for the DWP?
Machine learning tool unveils promising drugs to minimise harmful scarring post heart attack
Open Access Government - Technology News
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
” How do drugs impact fibroblasts? The interdisciplinary team aimed to understand better how drugs impact fibroblasts, cells crucial for heart repair but also known for causing harmful scarring known as fibrosis. The model identified a potential candidate to prevent scarring and explained how it works.
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Platinum-group metals greening the future: An interview with Prakashim Moodliar
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 17, 2024
Prakashim Moodliar explains how Anglo American Platinum considers its community impact as it works to achieve its carbon-neutral goals.
It’s cool to be kind: The value of empathy at work
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MARCH 3, 2024
Hybrid work. Recent research reveals the difference empathy can make—as well as how to develop it in your workplace. Talent shortages. Polarizing politics. Building a culture is tougher than ever.
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Innovations in Data: Give People Time to Figure Things Out
GovLoop
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Patent and Trademark Office, recommends that data experts give novices an opportunity to work through problems on their own. Sometimes you need to be a little passive-aggressive to get them to learn how to fish,” Beliveau said. This article appears in our guide “ How to Change Things Up (and Make It Stick).”
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Building trust in government: A data-driven imperative
Partnership for Public Service
JANUARY 24, 2024
As part of its work to build the capacity of agencies to deliver for diverse audiences, the Partnership conducts research that offers insights into how the public perceives government and what can be done to improve those perceptions. The Data Foundation, notably through its govDATAx summit , works toward this goal.
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6 foundational capabilities you need for generative AI
AWS Public Sector Blog
MARCH 15, 2024
The combined focus should be to create a culture of innovation and experimentation and to understand how technology can transform the way your organization does things. All of this will need to be categorized and labeled so that the AI/ML algorithm knows what it is and how to process it.
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Delivering What the Public Expects
GovLoop
APRIL 5, 2024
In our private lives, we interact every day with brands and services that shape our expectations of how government should engage with us. But as organizations improve how they engage with us, “we begin over time to really see the government as confident, as capable, as an entity here to help us,” he said.
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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives
AWS Public Sector Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
This openness enables governments to leverage solutions working successfully elsewhere, saving time and money by not duplicating efforts – and providing an opportunity to learn from the digital experiences of other countries and contexts. Pahlka is recognized for her work in civic tech and government innovation.
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How to Manage Low Performers
GovLoop
MAY 1, 2024
” Bowens said that she believes that people don’t come to work with the goal of being a low performer; you need to find the root cause. “Different leadership styles come and go, and some work for employees better than others. ET for “Less Winging It, More Strategy: How to Be a Strategic Leader.”
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Stop Annoying (and Potentially Dangerous) Facebook Messenger Spam in 30 Seconds Flat: Here’s How To Do It
Super Library Marketing
JANUARY 31, 2024
Watch this video now #LibraryMarketing Show, episode 226 How many spam Facebook messages have your library’s Facebook page gotten? I’ve used it on NoveList’s Facebook account and it works. I’ll show you exactly how to do it in this episode. Lately, they’ve been downright scary.
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Make In-Person Work Meaningful
GovLoop
APRIL 1, 2024
“Time together really does matter – bringing the team together to work, even if it’s just for a few days, builds a social connection and is a real accelerator for their work.” – Brian Elliott, Executive Advisor and Co-Founder of Future Forum. Evaluating how your team works best can answer these types of questions.
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Automated Email Marketing Is a Time Saver for Your Library but It May Also Be a Terrible Experience for Your Patrons! Here Are the Pros and Cons.
Super Library Marketing
APRIL 29, 2024
He made ends meet by farming, driving a milk delivery truck, and working on a road construction crew. But I work in marketing, so I understand this email was created using automation. Automated onboarding emails, reading suggestions, and program announcements will free up your time for other work. It’s inauthentic.
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Generative AI and the future of HR
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JUNE 5, 2023
Here’s how to start thinking about putting gen AI to work for you. A chatbot may not take your job—but it will almost certainly change it.
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How to Quantify Benefits of Trees
Public Works Group Blog
MARCH 31, 2024
The i-Tree website also has a lot of resources to help you in learning how to use their tools. I-Tree Logo The post How to Quantify Benefits of Trees first appeared on Public Works Group Blog. But quantifying these benefits can be challenging. And there is a tool to help you select the species based on your location.
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How Agencies Can Help Employees Develop Soft Skills
State Tech Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2023
At this year’s NASCIO Midyear conference, there was much talk about the cultural side of IT and how agencies must cultivate work environments that create a sense of belonging. A recent Deloitte study found something similar. In a report on its 2023 Global Technology Leadership Study, Deloitte noted that soft skills…
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Public Transit Agencies Analyze Ridership Data to Better Serve Customers
State Tech Magazine
JULY 25, 2023
The idea behind this project is for us to really understand how on-demand transit can work,” says Anthony Thomas, MARTA’s program manager for customer experience innovation. “The We want to understand how people use on-demand transit, what types of trips people use it for, and how the service…
Testing AI Calls for New Tactics
GovLoop
JANUARY 19, 2024
But working with AI, especially generative AI, means fundamental changes in the way software is developed and tested. But AI’s inner workings are effectively unknowable, he explained. Getting Up to Speed Because AI is so different, even the most experienced software developers will need training to work with it effectively.
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Transforming How New York Protects and Serves its Community
Google Public Sector
APRIL 25, 2024
New York is leading the way, embracing this technological shift, using generative AI (gen AI) to revolutionize how the government serves its constituents. This groundbreaking work proactively identifies potential health issues, enabling early intervention and contributing to a healthier New York. It's already making a difference today.
What CX Metrics Actually Matter?
GovLoop
JANUARY 25, 2024
How do you know which metrics you need to track success? You need to have an understanding of who your customers are, what challenges they’re facing, and how those challenges can impact your service delivery,” she said. The cadence of your check-in should be integrated into the way your organization works.
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Award-Winning Library Marketing Team’s Advice for Promotional Success: “Try New Things. Fail. Try More Things.”
Super Library Marketing
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
” “We hired Andrew Klein to oversee the robust work that department does, as well as to lead the revamp of our Compass magazine. “A When we knew we’d have to close library doors, we started working nonstop to figure out how we’d serve the customers who rely on us,” remembered Meghan. “We So that was challenging.”
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How to balance Accessibility and Security in an AI world
Microsoft Public Sector
MARCH 27, 2024
However, there is one lingering question that has always and continues to be in the background: “How to balance accessibility, productivity and security in an AI world.” This is essentially how AI learns and it is bound to make mistakes. This is essentially how AI learns and it is bound to make mistakes.
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Renaissance Learning improves operations and scalability by migrating to AWS
AWS Public Sector Blog
MAY 1, 2024
Migration and modernization The DnA and AWS teams worked together through a series of sessions to deep dive into the existing DnA architecture and create a reference architecture for AWS. It’s been an amazing experience for the whole team, especially meeting in person since the team works remotely.
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How GSA Secures Its Hybrid Workforce
GovLoop
APRIL 4, 2023
In many cases, hybrid work environments are becoming the norm, no longer a temporary adjustment. Accommodating remote work and collaboration is now policy, requiring a cultural shift in government. Favorite
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Delivering Unique Experiences: Insights for Local Governments as They Embrace Digital Transformation
Government Technology Insider
MARCH 21, 2024
Local government agencies have worked diligently to transform and modernize how services are delivered. In the interview, Fruecht explains how agencies can integrate technology solutions in a strategic way using human-centered design to realize their vision to provide these unique experiences seamlessly to their key stakeholders. “If
What Do I Need to Know About Generative AI?
GovLoop
OCTOBER 23, 2023
According to a Reuters Explainer , “[G]enerative AI learns how to take actions from past data. The immediate risk is highest for those whose work is rote and repetitive. But tending these digital colleagues may lead to new work opportunities. The truth is it probably won’t be either anytime soon. First, some terminology.
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Rest, Revolution, and AI: How AI Lets Us Nap Our Way to a Fairer World
Grant Writing Made Easy
JUNE 12, 2023
**The Unstoppable Wheel of Nonprofit Work: Is There Room for Rest?** Nonprofit work can feel like running on a never-ending treadmill, right? And I am trying to absorb and live her principles: rest isn’t a luxury or something you earn by working hard first. In this chaos, rest often feels like an absurd concept.
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Maximize Device ROI Through Lifecycle Management
FedTech Magazine
JANUARY 3, 2024
Believe it or not, end-user devices rushed to federal workers at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to enable remote work are more than 3 years old and may need to be replaced.
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How two UK customers use AWS to support sustainability goals
AWS Public Sector Blog
APRIL 19, 2023
At the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Sector Day 2023 held in London , public sector leaders gathered to learn and share how technology can help organisations achieve more with less in solving sustainability challenges. Data centre services will be a critical part of how we do that.”
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How small cells are empowering local governments to build smarter cities
Open Access Government - Technology News
JUNE 30, 2023
From connecting communities to businesses unlocking smarter ways of working, meeting these goals requires greater connectivity – and this is where small cells have an important role to play. This infrastructure can also work towards tackling digital inequality by unlocking the benefits of better connectivity for more people.
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