NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Community members decide for themselves which terms best align with their identity. The authors of this blog recognize this important aspect of language, but choose to use the term “Indigenous peoples” throughout for clarity and […] Source

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Generative AI marks a further big leap by eliminating the need for extensive training of virtual agents and enabling greater use of data to create personalized content and experiences for constituents. While generative AI is beginning to open new possibilities in government, its use also has vast limitations.

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The Lowe Down

APRIL 26, 2024

Using data from the 1970s to 2018,3 we compared the Federal Reserve’s forecasts to the median forecast from the Survey of Professional Forecasters’s (SPF), considering both Next Quarter (3 months ahead) and 1-Year (12 months ahead) horizon forecasts for rates of unemployment, inflation, and economic growth.

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Social Pinpoint

APRIL 16, 2024

So, join us as we explore five inspiring placemaking project examples that empower community engagement. Long Term Frameworks The City of Port Phillip has prepared a new draft for its South Melbourne Structure Plan to help establish a long term vision for the next 20 years of South Melbourne.

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 18, 2023

Many early adopters limited their use of cloud services to long-term storage for backup data. Hybrid cloud environments have evolved significantly in recent years. But over time, IT professionals have become more comfortable with relying on cloud service providers.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s time to future-proof your business against evolving cyber threats by using data loss protection (DLP) Even setting aside the pressure of competing with cybercriminals, technology is always moving forward to be more efficient and convenient, offer a better user experience and even patch bugs.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The NHS Long Term Plan committed all NHS trusts to meet a core level of digitisation, including having an EPR in place by March 2026. Despite the papers, reviews, evidence, and success stories, many NHS organisations continue to look at digital as a project or short-term programme.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 7, 2024

Our analysis also showed that across health- and hospital-owned properties, 25 million square feet of zoned Floor Area Ratio is not currently used. We also explored which zoning districts contain the most properties and which community districts have the greatest development potential.

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State Tech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

Newly sworn-in Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias recently released a transition report detailing technology enhancements his office will undertake to modernize outdated systems, equipment and processes to make services more accessible and easier to use. Long-term…

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2024

Level of service a s a public administration term The term Level of Service is typically thought of in transportation term is used to refer to vehicle throughput, functioning of intersections, etc. This foue-part series covers the gaps I've identified so far.

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Human Transit

JANUARY 16, 2023

The term is usually limited to services traveling within an urban area or for similar short distances; long-distance intercity services are not included in the typical usage. You can play with it here. I knew it had passed all the easy tests, so I tried to throw it into the deep end: So I think: OK, this isn’t intelligence.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The threats are becoming more common with miscreants following known and well-tested IT frameworks like the agile framework which they use for malicious software releases. Business leaders as well as employees need to be able to switch their mindset in terms of how they perceive cyber security and to know what to look for.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MARCH 27, 2024

Instead of writing that RFP or term paper from scratch you could use information that existed on the Internet or within the enterprise itself to start as the outline in genesis of your document like Copilot in Word. Building this team may take time and slow down the organization.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 10, 2024

Exemptions vs. Exclusions The terms “exemption” and “exclusion” both refer to provisions that remove some or all of the value of a particular property from taxation. The two terms are often used interchangeably; in this blog post I’ll stick with the term “exemption” for simplicity. See this blog post for more details.

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 10, 2023

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requires that all official federal documents and communications be turned over to the agency for preservation at the end of a presidential term or when an employee leaves government.

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Super Library Marketing

APRIL 22, 2024

Thousands of nonprofits use the program. That grant money has been used to promote catalog items, educational resources, passport services, business and career resources, summer reading programs, and more. You apply once, and the grant continues indefinitely. It is the only member of this group specializing in public libraries.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The task of digitizing the millions of documents the federal government is required by law to keep and maintain in long-term storage — and also make easily searchable — is nearly impossible without a large fleet of easy-to-use digital scanners. The Fujitsu fi-8170 is ideally suited for the task.

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The Lowe Down

MARCH 2, 2024

Using data from the decennial census, and employing methods designed to infer causality rather than mere correlation, I quantify the differential impacts of urban renewal by race. I test this idea using Collins and Shester’s methodology to analyze economic outcomes from three decades (1990, 2000, 2010) disaggregated by race (Black or White).

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As AI becomes more efficient, it becomes more accessible and used in more applications, following Jevons’ Paradox, leading to a net increase in resource use. While this scenario seems unlikely in the short term, rapid growth in AI server production may change the landscape.

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A new term to some, “civic tech” relates to technology that directly facilitates CX, constituent experience or communication. Citizens who interact with their local government entities through easy-to-use technology feel more positively about their municipalities.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Community Progress: When most people think about the types of communities that could use a land bank, they often think of major cities that used to be industrial powerhouses, like Detroit or Baltimore. Major cities have used land banks to combat challenges from economic downturns and population loss.

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Super Library Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Are you looking to boost the use of a certain part of your collection, like your digital materials? You can set both long-term and short-term goals for library marketing success. A long-term goal might be to get 500 downloads of your library’s new app by December 31st. I want you to start setting goals. By how much?

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GovLoop

MARCH 25, 2024

Microsoft Federal has used AI internally to make its compliance training more engaging and effective. We’ve all had instances of mandatory training where we just click through it, but it’s not interesting and it doesn’t resonate long term,” said Bill Hayden, Chief Compliance Counsel-Microsoft Federal and Assistant General Counsel.

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Here are a few highlights from the session: A Few Ways Digital Forms Have Changed Things for the Better Bodiford-Taylor used an example of a doctor’s office to demonstrate how digital forms have made things simpler for employees and constituents alike. Want to get more information about creating and using digital forms?

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 2, 2022

In this chapter, Kim Graziani , Senior Advisor for National Technical Assistance at Community Progress, discusses how the unique powers of land banks could be used to acquire, stabilize, and transfer problem properties to community land trusts to create long-term community benefits and more equitable recovery in neighborhoods across America.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Around the US, public health officials are grappling with how to keep their communities safe from the potentially deadly effects of medical misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. In addition to harming public well-being, health misinformation has dastardly effects on the US economy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Healthcare providers need fresh solutions to the challenge of rising chronic illness such as cardiovascular disease, ageing populations, and unequal access to health services if they’re to deliver long-term care that improves patient outcomes. Greater connection of services and information using the cloud can help fix these imbalances.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Even at a time of record low housing supply, vacant and deteriorated properties—referred to by some as “blighted properties,” though the Center for Community Progress and others consider the term harmful and problematic*—exist in every community. Every year, property owners across the country receive property tax bills.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

TMF is a call for proposals to help federal agencies implement President Biden’s Executive Order on the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of AI in the federal government. When asked how she believes the next generation will describe AI, Kelly responded, “It’ll be like asking one of us to describe the internet.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the launch of AWS Marketplace in the AWS Secret Region, an expansion of the AWS Marketplace for the US Intelligence Community (ICMP) program. ICMP enables customers to purchase software with custom terms, volume pricing, and flexible payment options from ISVs or Channel Partners.

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Super Library Marketing

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

16 percent of libraries say they use the platform to promote their library. 16 percent of libraries say they use the platform to promote their library. mpl_nj #papergirls #millvillenj #millvillelibrary #graphicnovel #sogood #papergirlstv #amazonprime ♬ Bicycle – CHUNG HA How are people using TikTok right now? Stay tuned!

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Building energy use can influence the long-term affordability of housing—in some areas low- and moderate-income households can spend 10 percent or more of their monthly income on energy costs or two to three times that of median households. Most of the energy consumed by a community is attributed to its buildings.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Because algorithms can be so complex, companies should be overzealous when explaining what data is being used, how it’s being used, and for what purpose. The main ethical challenges of AI fall into four broad categories: digital amplification, discrimination, security and control and inequality. Staying ahead of regulatory changes.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Generative AI marks a further big leap by eliminating the need for extensive training of virtual agents and enabling greater use of data to create personalized content and experiences for constituents. How can the government use AI? The exploration phase involves defining the vision and identifying the most promising use cases.

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Government Public Service Constituents Implementation 69

GovLoop

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Fewer than half of respondents said they currently use AI in their work, but about 80% believe it could help their agency in the future. I’ve used it for generating potential interview questions for a position and devising a scoring rubric for that interview. (It I used it to generate a training outline on a specific topic.

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Super Library Marketing

APRIL 1, 2024

If the thought of having an intentional conversation to elicit a sound bite you can use in a blog, video, social media post, press release, or other content sounds daunting, the post is for you. Use this technique for any interview leading to a blog post, social media post, or video. Use simple sentences and language.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2023

Enterprises, government organizations, and policy makers around the world want a hyperscale cloud provider that delivers a cloud on their terms — one that meets their requirements for digital sovereignty while still delivering the functionality, flexibility, and scale of cloud services.

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