Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Jonty Fletcher, Marketing Manager at Synertec Ltd , focuses on the benefits and challenges of adopting multi-channel communications Multi-channel communications are something that people need to think about. The question is, which method works best in communicating to the recipient? What are multi-channel communications?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

With RAG-enhanced LLMs, government departments can: Provide citizens with answers that reflect the latest laws and data Create policies informed by the most recent research and statistics Ensure public communications are not only articulate but also accurate Following are a couple of examples of how these technologies are making a real difference.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

The state’s Human Services Department (HSD) manages a budget of $7 billion of state and federal funds as it works to transform the lives of 800,000 low-income New Mexicans. Then, with the time they saved managing numbers, they turned their attention to new outreach channels: chat, text, and email.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

2023 Award Winners: Eli Homes, Research Fish Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Michael Berkholtz, Manager of Business Relations, Federal Acquisition Service, Office of Information Technology Category, U.S. 2023 Award Winners: Wendy Bowerman, Quality Assurance Specialist, U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

During the COVID-19 public health emergency, a continuous coverage requirement was put in place for Medicaid beneficiaries, meaning millions were automatically reenrolled in healthcare coverage without needing to renew eligibility. An example of the reporting dashboard in QuickSight showing metrics on engagement and response rates.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

A critical focus of the public health emergency (PHE) unwinding is the challenge Medicaid agencies may face with regards to returned mail, which can happen when a member changes their address and the agency does not have the updated address on file.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 4, 2024

Transforming Public Service: How AI is Redefining Public Health and Labor Services : Delve into real-world examples of how AI is streamlining public services and delivering impactful results.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

MARCH 5, 2024

Josh Dozor is General Manager, Medical and Security Assistance Services servicing the Americas at International SOS where he is responsible for the oversight and delivery of assistance services. and a Master’s Degree in Public Health and Homeland Security from the Pennsylvania State University.

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 20, 2024

Outlook (Mail and Calendar): Manage citizen communications and interagency meetings efficiently. Copilot in Outlook streamlines email and calendar management by drafting responses, summarizing email threads, and suggesting optimal meeting times. Teams Chat/Channel Copilot: Enhance collaboration across departments.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

As the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) begins to wind down, starting April 1, 2023, state Medicaid agencies (SMAs) will have one year to “unwind” temporary COVID-era changes and return to pre-pandemic ways of working. Amazon Pinpoint, an omni-channel communications service, can help in this scenario.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

JULY 27, 2016

How can public agencies can use rapid, low-cost experiments to test (and learn from) low-cost, light-touch interventions such as communications and outreach strategies? An economist by training, he is a professor of health policy and management at Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

APRIL 27, 2023

The May issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s bonus episode of Open Space Radio, we’re diving deeper into the feature article, “Building a Culture of Safety for Aquatic Facilities,” by Stephanie Shook, CPRP, the senior product manager of aquatics and instructors for the American Red Cross.

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Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

A Zimmerman discuss how effectively managed vacant lot greening can deliver diverse public health benefits to communities. In contrast, when the management of vacant lots is effectively addressed at scale through greening programs, these lots can deliver diverse public health benefits to communities.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 10, 2023

Newcastle City Council’s low-code technology strategy Other councils such as Newcastle City Council are also embracing low-code technology to tackle air pollution, the most prominent environmental threat to the well-being of the general public, according to Public Health England.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 22, 2022

I have to understand how our sheriff’s office operates and what their unique constraints and requirements are vs. that of the court vs. that of animal care and control vs. that of public health,” he said. Technology always gets a spotlight,” but communication is just as important.

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iGrantWriters

JUNE 22, 2023

The goal is to investigate the feasibility, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of innovative public health interventions targeting these populations. The NOFO consists of two components: Component A: Comparative effectiveness trials of community-based interventions in high-risk populations.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Outlook (Mail and Calendar): Manage communications and interagency meetings efficiently. Copilot in Outlook streamlines email and calendar management by drafting responses, summarizing email threads, and suggesting optimal meeting times. Teams Chat/Channel Copilot: Enhance collaboration across departments.

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zencity

JANUARY 3, 2022

California City Managers Conference. But more than that, this conference is a pivotal event that brings together city managers from across the State. This year’s focus is on the city manager experience, and the design of the event allows for a lot of networking and is perfect for the exchange of ideas. California, here we come!

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 18, 2022

According to UK intelligence services , Russia was almost certainly responsible for an attack on a Ukrainian communications provider an hour before the invasion and cyber-attacks have continued since. But a third question is whether those who manage the systems have the incentive to fix them at all.

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GovLoop

JULY 1, 2024

I wholeheartedly prescribe to the biblical tenet that to whom much is given, much will be required… I take very seriously my role as a manager and … a leader, where I celebrate, appreciate, and advocate for those who I have been entrusted to lead.” The work surrounding DEIA is about people, and it’s about human lives.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Andrea Fletcher How do you translate policy into management goals? Her team works with human-centered design specialists and project managers to find ways of linking digital experts across the agency’s three centers. “We We have a really robust data science community,” she explained.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The NYC Parks facilities are an absolute illustration of my point that the quality of public facilities (civic assets) communicates whether or not we value the public and the civic commons. Single versus multiple occupant public restrooms. Applying public space management principles to restrooms.

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GovLoop

JULY 11, 2023

Below are some effective techniques: Manage your time. Communicate your needs with your employer by requesting an alternate work schedule. She leads a team of nineteen analysts who work to strengthen the healthcare workforce and build healthy communities through the administration several workforce loan repayment programs.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 29, 2020

States provide support to citizens in all aspects of life, but the coronavirus has made that very difficult, given that shelter-at-home orders have increased states’ need to tap into more modern communication channels to connect with their citizens.

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Bang the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In the last few years, there’s been an understandable reassignment of many key communication staff to booster public health campaigns, with few able to prioritize the essential task of updating (now painfully old) policy. So here are the top 6 agenda items to help you focus time and energy on what matters in 2022.

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Grant Central USA

JULY 12, 2023

In addition, a good grant writing class should provide guidance on various types of grants available including corporate, foundation, public health,, and other government grants and awards. The boot camp covers key topics such as project management and planning, proposal development, budgeting guidelines, and other tips for success.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The guest interviewed in this podcast is Meredith Li-Vollmer is the risk communication manager at Public Health – Seattle & King County where she has responded to a wide range of public health concerns, including the H1N1 flu pandemic, measles outbreaks, Ebola, and currently COVID-19.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). Emergency management is still languishing in the doldrums in the United Kingdom.

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GovLoop

APRIL 4, 2023

For more information about how intelligent transportation systems can make your state and local roadways safer, download this report.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Can we draw on expertise in the field of disaster risk management? Under such circumstances, disaster risk management is vitally important, especially as one is dealing with a medical emergency and a social, economic and psychological one. Communication is a vital element of the pandemic response.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Broken Windows theory (" Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety ," Atlantic Magazine , 1982) posits that communities where there are vacant buildings, litter, abandoned cars etc. communicate that it's okay to commit crime.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 26, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic not only posed a public health crisis but also created cyber scam opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit the vulnerable in the rapidly changing digital environment With the outbreak of the pandemic, cybercriminals quickly identified ways to exploit the public.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

The 11 startups selected to the Accelerator are: Brenna is a mobile app that streamlines communication between registered nurses (RNs) and family members of residents in aged care facilities. It coordinates complex clinical care pathways for a range of chronic conditions, managing medication schedules, creating care plans, and more.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Shri Jayesh Ranjan, principal secretary at the Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department of the government of Telangana, India, took the stage to share his organization’s journey to the cloud. On September 17, 2021, CoWIN recorded 22.5 million student records and 7.6 million registration admissions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony Fauci called health misinformation “the enemy of pandemic control.” The following storyboard was produced to highlight the journey of a public health official.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 5, 2025

In the fields of precision medicine and pathogen surveillance, genomic sequencing has emerged as a critical component of public health research and response. Solution overview The applications architecture is API-driven and uses several AWS managed services for security, scalability, and reliability.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 7, 2025

As the primary agency of the US government responsible for biomedical and public health research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the leading medical research centers in the world. Once youve deployed to the cloud, you then have to manage how to get what you need within budgetary constraints, says Lynch.

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