Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JULY 3, 2024

economy and often serve in vital front-line occupations related to childcare, food service, retail, personal services, transportation, and agriculture. In a recently released report , my co-authors and I examine what we know about how the fields of economic development and workforce development have affected outcomes for low-wage workers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

In 2022, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) initiated a pilot project to analyze traffic patterns and provide analytics within the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The PIDC is Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation and master developer of the historic shipyard, which is now a thriving, mixed-use campus.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 23, 2024

In response to these consequences, the ASCE released the Sustainable Infrastructure Standard, ASCE 73-23, a tool that provides guidance for infrastructure owners to develop and implement sustainable solutions throughout a project’s entire life cycle. A recent great example is the Water Resources Development Act.

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Today, there are nine: p olice, transportation and public works, human resources, development services, information technology, library, municipal court, environmental services, and neighborhood services.

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Today, there are nine: p olice, transportation and public works, human resources, development services, information technology, library, municipal court, environmental services, and neighborhood services.

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Partnership for Public Service

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Excellence in Government Fellows Program is the premier leadership development course for federal employees at the GS-14 to GS-15 levels. For Ives, “skeptically curious” is a leader’s obligation to ask critical questions so AI is implemented in a responsible way while remaining open to potential growth.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 16, 2024

Meeting the objectives of large legislative initiatives, however, remains difficult for federal agencies due to fragmented leadership and coordination, inadequate resources for implementation and a lack of attention to collaboration and lasting knowledge management.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 27, 2024

Gosh, years ago I wrote about an approach to planning I called "action planning," focused on implementation, and to be successful included elements of social marketing and branding and identity. Traffic calming has been a revolutionary treatment in sustainable mobility focused transportation for the last 20+ years.

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GovLoop

MARCH 22, 2023

That doesn’t mean the switch to hybrid isn’t worth exploring, however – it just means a strategic plan must be put in place to prepare for such threats.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

4] The importance of risk mitigation Against this backdrop, it therefore becomes imperative to implement a strong cyber resilience strategy to ensure organisations are thoroughly prepared for a potential cyberattack. 5] Organisations need to develop cyber risk strategies that respond to their unique needs.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 22, 2023

AI can enhance customer engagement, streamline operations, and provide a competitive advantage when implemented effectively, but, without ethical systems, could result in serious challenges of bias. This includes identifying potential sources of bias in data and algorithms and implementing measures to mitigate their impact.

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Social Pinpoint

JULY 28, 2024

Community Engagement Scenario: Now, consider a local council initiating a consultation process to develop a series of pedestrian crossings. However, by offering compensation, such as covering taxi or Uber fares, the local council can make it easier for participants to attend by arranging transportation bookings for community members.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 28, 2022

I wrote that : TPAPs should be implemented at multiple scales: (1) neighborhood/district/city/county wide as part of a master plan; (2) within functional elements of a master plan such as transportation, housing, or economic development; and (3) within a specific project (e.g.,

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

People who implement those policies don’t even have a supposed-to-be-funny way of describing themselves altogether. It would be nice, indeed, if more people saw work done by diligent public employees to make sure that they get the services they rely on for safety, transportation, health care, economic development, and much, much more.

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Social Pinpoint

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In this new three-part blog series, follow Adrienne Hamilton’s journey to get a client-side view of successful project planning, launching, and reporting of a public involvement initiative for transport. This final instalment will focus on the best tips to develop and share your public transportation engagement report.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 13, 2024

Currently, TheBus system is the least well developed of the suburban transit agencies (" By choosing coverage over frequency, Prince George’s caps what its buses can accomplish ," GGW). Set the opening of the Purple Line as the deadline for the implementation of a full-fledged integrated Night Owl bus network for the DC metropolitan area.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Improving public information services To better serve their community, a state agency uses an LLM-powered chatbot enhanced with RAG to provide real-time, accurate information on public transportation schedules, public health advisories, and more. With RAG and LLMs, the opportunity to redefine public service is at our doorstep.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Originally developed to exchange flu data, AIMS expanded in the following years to enable laboratories, hospitals, government agencies, and public health jurisdictions to trade information about many public health threats. AIMS also facilitates data analysis by providing dashboards displaying visualizations about transport and other metrics.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 29, 2024

On Monday, they may be attacking the challenge of statewide EV tech implementation, but by Tuesday they are running the bid opening for a construction plan or scoping out a forthcoming IT project. These partnerships can be powerful tools for increasing implementation speeds and meeting aggressive sustainability goals.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JUNE 29, 2023

As citizens of local municipalities, cities, and states we rely on local government agencies every day to ensure we have critical services such as water, sewers, transportation, schools, health service, and emergency services. But how do you plan and implement DLP in a way that meets your specific needs and goals?

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Partnership for Public Service

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Breaking down s ilo s : Whether it’s by implementing a shared service hub, unifying systems across agencies or carving paths across functional lines, collaborative coalitions are key to driving innovation across the federal enterprise. Addressing these hurdles early eases uptake. Storytelling : Communicate clearly, early and often.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

The fiscal cliff can lead to a range of negative outcomes that diminish community quality of life, strain household finances and stifle economic growth, including: Reduced services: Local governments may be forced to cut essential services, including public safety, education, transportation and social services.

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GovLoop

MARCH 14, 2024

AI could be one of the most significant areas of growth and development in government, as well as in places where the private sector and government meet. Working with a governance board, the officer will develop processes for AI testing, including the use of red teams, or internal “hackers,” who work to expose system flaws.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Now, as part of a new DoD research and development effort, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amazon’s Project Kuiper will help shape the future of global, ubiquitous, and secure internet connectivity throughout the space domain for the United States and its allies. AWS supports development of U.S.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 18, 2023

Nicknamed Justice40, this initiative challenges local governments and nonprofit agencies to actively engage people living in disadvantaged communities in participating in the planning of major infrastructure improvements such as bridges, public transportation, clean air and water initiatives, and more.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 25, 2024

Elevating public sector missions with intelligent AI Robust data management practices, policies, and infrastructure are the cornerstone of successful AI implementation in government. Recognizing this, Google Cloud provides a comprehensive suite of tools designed to unlock the full potential of data for public sector organizations.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The article discusses how the Regional Transit Service in Rochester New York developed "partnership" funding agreements with schools, colleges, and businesses to provide financial support beyond farebox revenue, to support mutual agreed upon objectives. It's worth a read. historic architecture 2. historic architecture 2.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 18, 2024

Transportation Demand Management programming The reality is, especially in a place like Salt Lake, most people drive. Coordinating Parking/Developing a shared parking scenario One of the big problems with capitalism is every property does its own thing. Promoting biking, walking, and other sustainable modes is another element of TDM.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Because federal agencies cover a wide breadth of domains, it is challenging to develop a one-size-fits-all approach for document processing. Adaptability – Technology is developing quickly in this space. Cost efficiency and sustainability – The compute and human resource costs to manually process documents are a huge constraint.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

percent claim to have successfully developed a data culture within their organizations, according to NewVantage Partners’ Data and Analytics Leadership Annual Executive Survey 2023. However, finding ways to put the increasing number of data streams to work for your organization can be a challenge.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Once it implemented optimal settings at the physical plant, the company saw a 20 percent annual energy savings and a 9 percent reduction in water consumption. It’s also saved an estimated 34 days in processing time annually. The project—backed by the Greek government, local authorities, and the U.S.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 22, 2024

Public sector organisations can integrate such tools into their services to assist visually impaired individuals with tasks like reading official documents, navigating public spaces, or using public transportation. Ethical considerations and user involvement With all this said, it’s crucial to use AI responsibly.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2024

A problem on Market East and in Philadelphia, they said, is the city government only contemplates the future in response to developers’ wishes. Plus they have a bias against development to begin with, think developers are monsters because they make profits, etc. Philadelphia has advantages.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 7, 2023

For instance, New York State implemented Contact Center AI (CCAI) to modernize its call center operations and provide New Yorkers with real-time answers to their most common and pressing questions about vaccine safety and efficacy. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development deployed Google Cloud AI and ML for predictive analytics.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 1, 2023

As the world continues to witness rapid advancements in robotics and automation, Smith’s opening speech served as a catalyst for discussions on the latest developments, challenges, and opportunities in this transformative field. British entrepreneurs are rising to the occasion, developing solutions that directly tackle these challenges.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 7, 2022

OT/ICS power our lights, provide municipal services, and run transportation systems. Developing a Defensible Architecture. Before cyber teams can implement the controls, though, they need visibility into what’s happening to and among their OT assets, Weissenborn said. The controls include: Having an ICS Incident Response Plan.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 10, 2023

There's been lots of national coverage about the rise in pickleball participation (" Pickleball is exploding, and it’s getting messy ," Washington Post , " America's fastest-growing sport is a cross of tennis, pingpong and badminton ," NPR), the development of professional pickleball leagues, etc. So I started developing such a tool.

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