State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

As recently as five years ago, state governments were still seen as slow adopters of cloud resources. But today, a supermajority of state government agencies have adopted cloud solutions. We’ve seen the cloud adoption conversation go from cloud-first to cloud-smart and now to cloud modernization. During last year’s annual meeting of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, the association released a report, Capitals in the Cloud Part II: Changing the Cloud Conversation.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Leading economists Mike Spence and Mohamed El-Erian talk about the “pretty complicated and disorienting environment” we face.

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Economic Development Development Management 135

Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Barry Searle, Managing Director at Intelligencia Training, discusses the cyber security skills gap and the need to align education with industry needs With the global cost of cyber crime estimated at over £6tr in 2024 and the UK reporting business losses of over £27bn, both public and private sector organisations are acutely aware of the need to develop capable and effective cyber-security teams.

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Security Development Education Legislation 105

Librarian.net

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A difficult part of technology instruction is not that things are unknowable, but that no one is ever starting at the beginning, not in 2024. How I work – image from State Library of New South Wales I was reading this post by my colleague Alex talking about digital decluttering. Like Alex, I can get stuck into a hyperfocus jag where I am doing nothing but cleaning up data and I enjoy it a lot.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

As the board’s role becomes ever more complicated, stronger partnership with management, especially the CEO, can help directors create the most value for their organizations.

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Policy & Politics Journal blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

by James Sloam & Matt Henn The United Nations Development Programme has described 2024 as a global elections “Super year”. However, while that may be the case, younger generations across many established democracies remain deeply disillusioned with mainstream electoral politics.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The federal CAIO Council is prioritizing artificial intelligence-capable infrastructure, with an emphasis on computing power and resilience, as agencies increasingly look to leverage the technology. Agencies will likely need some major technology enhancements to operationalize their AI efforts, and given the government’s intense interest in this area, it’s worth taking a deeper look into what those entail.

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Operations Security 67

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

With the markets for sustainable materials subject to recent headwinds, what will be the impact on green premia? A new survey paints a cautiously optimistic picture.

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Sustainability 93

Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Text, email or letter? 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. Every day, we receive texts, emails, messages, social media notifications, news updates and letters through our door. The question is, which method works best in communicating to the recipient?

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Communications Social Media Engagement Local Government 52

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Bosch worked with McKinsey to develop and launch CyberCompare—a cybersecurity purchasing platform to help businesses and public sector entities compare quotations and match with cybersecurity vendors and service providers.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The City of Seattle has made remarkable strides in early childhood education, driven by the dedicated efforts of its Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL).

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Education Operations 52

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Spend digital twins could revolutionize procurement by handing negotiation power back to buyers—providing a clear and real-time view of fair market price.

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Operations 73

GovPilot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Chiefland, FL just began a new partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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Operations Management Government Press Release 52

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Autonomous trucks offer compelling use cases and benefits to total cost of operation that could translate to an approximately $600 billion market in 2035.

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Transportation Translation Operations 70

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Government agencies that rely on tax revenue to fund critical services and infrastructure are finding it more urgent than ever to bridge the gap between under-reported tax revenue and taxpayers’ understanding of the processes. This is especially true as things like short-term rentals (STRs) have grown in popularity and become new sources of income for residents.

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Partnership for Public Service

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

On Aug. 14, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management issued a long-anticipated joint memo on improving the federal hiring experience for applicants, hiring managers and human resources professionals. The memo is the latest attempt to tackle the government’s slow hiring process, which we unpack in our latest reform agenda.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

McKinsey partner Brodie Boland explains how decarbonizing building operations is more crucial—but also more doable—than ever.

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Operations Sustainability 67