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4 Things You'll Learn About Data, Leadership + Budgeting at the CPBB 2016 (Un)Conference!

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

The Center for Priority Based Budgeting 2016 "Prioritized World" (Un)Conference is just over a month away. The 2016 CPBB Unconference is going to be our biggest and most dynamic event to date! Last year NRC engaged at our 2015 conference (and is a sponsor of the 2016 conference). But don't just take our word for it.

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Accelerating economic research at UBC with high performance computing using RONIN and AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

When Leyton-Brown and Newman began research into the computationally complex auction theory behind the 2016 United States wireless spectrum auction, their ML models required significantly more computing power than their on-premises infrastructure could provide.

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Manatee County Sheriff’s Office transforms performance management to improve service

American City & Country

By doing so, the HR team eliminated outdated spreadsheets and paper forms, encouraged ongoing communication, and leveraged automation to enhance efficiency. Encourage ongoing communication: The new system emphasizes continuous communication between employees and managers to boost morale and foster success.

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Returning to a Government of Competence

ASPA National Weblog

Kettl’s 2016 book Escaping Jurassic Government: How to Recover America’s Lost Commitment to Competence. In early 1993, as a military communications planner, I worked with peers and White House planners to prepare for the 50 th Anniversary of D-Day in Europe. One of the commentators lamented how do you get them to read it.

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Bulgarian EdTech Shkolo uses AWS to reduce bureaucracy for administrators

AWS Public Sector Blog

Shkolo is an education technology company (EdTech) based in Bulgaria that was founded to reduce school bureaucracy and provide an efficient communication channel between teachers and parents.

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Seeing and Hearing: Underrated Skills?

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

We who work or study in universities have one great mission: to interpret the human condition and communicate our findings. Rubinstein, Artur, 2016. None of these qualities is encouraged by electronic media; indeed, quite the reverse. This is the acquisition of wisdom, which the OED defines, succinctly, as “soundness of judgement”.

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A Nevada Library Shares How They Used A Smart Video Marketing Strategy To Combat Drag Story Hour Protests

Super Library Marketing

In 2016 I made the conscious decision to pivot my resume towards library marketing and joined our Marketing and Communications team. The options for variety really allow you to re-invigorate a long-term career. In 20 years, I’ve worked at three different libraries and held three different positions.