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How to Implement Innovations

GovLoop

Andrew Buss, Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Innovation Management, and Innovation Manager Tara Woody offered their wisdom about how to implement innovations and keep momentum going. It’s not an end-of-the week tack-on to regular duties; it is the duty. You do need those designated people,” said Busser. “We

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How AI is improving constituent experiences in government

Google Public Sector

For years, Google has been working with state and local governments to focus on the needs of the mission, using data to improve the constituent experience and offer more accessible digital services, while helping government workers operate more efficiently. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been core to helping agencies achieve these goals.

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Sullivan County debuts generative AI chatbot, Saige, to answer constituent FAQs

Google Public Sector

In 2023, we introduced a virtual agent powered by Dialogflow that has helped us quickly provide our constituents with answers to simple questions. Our offices get more efficient, people get answers faster, and every interaction we have with a constituent helps inform the next.

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Digital Constituent Services: 3 Mistakes to Avoid

GovLoop

Increased focus on constituent experience is pushing agencies to expand and redesign their digital services. Government services have lagged behind retail, but constituent expectations haven’t. But agencies, under pressure from constituents, can stumble when trying to increase digital services. Avoid These Mistakes.

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Coming to terms with generative AI’s early potential for government

Open Access Government - Technology News

From the early large-scale implementations of virtual agents to alleviate demands on overwhelmed call centres, agencies experienced massive gains in their ability to serve citizens in need. Utalising generative AI Navigating the complex web of government departments can often be daunting for constituents.

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The Benefits of Automation for Constituent Identity Verification

Government Technology Insider

When constituent services and benefit programs moved their application processes online, they were made far more accessible to malicious actors – we found this out during the COVID-19 pandemic. This results in many cases requiring a mix of automated and manual reviews of constituent applications. That’s something we need to change.

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Thinking Through Your Modernization Journey

GovLoop

As you make your services more accessible online for your constituents, unfortunately, it can also open the door to cyber criminals. That means you must implement security measures that protects sensitive data from unauthorized access. Have you strategized and budgeted for enhanced security?