Wed.Sep 20, 2023

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They Stopped A Pipeline Planned For Their Memphis Community. Now Can They Get Clean Drinking Water?

Next City

A private solution to a public problem”: In South Memphis and other Black neighborhoods, residents are often forced to rely on corporate solutions for safe drinking water.

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Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, August 2023

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Leading indicators show signs of a rebound—will it sustain? Confidence potentially returning but consumers remain cautious; inflation persistent in some countries; trade volumes still declining.

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How Data Literacy in Government Is Enhancing Data-Driven Decisions

State Tech Magazine

State and local governments increasingly have technologies at their disposal that make it easier to manage the reams of data they collect. The emerging data management design known as data fabric allows agencies to link disparate information repositories. And cloud-based tools can help governments automate data analysis. At the same time, human workers in government agencies still need to be able to sift through, parse and present data to inform policymaking.

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Missing Persons vs. Confirmed Dead

Disaster Zone blog

Every major disaster will have this issue.

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Municipal Maintenance: Ready, Set, Inspect!

Speaker: Noratek

Maintaining municipal operations is no small task, especially when budgets are tight and public expectations are high. In this webinar, we’ll explore how local governments can streamline their maintenance operations while ensuring safety, compliance, and efficiency. What You’ll Gain: Proven strategies for effective inspection management Insight into leveraging digital tools Practical tips for addressing common maintenance challenges Examples of municipalities that have achieved success.

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Submerge into a Google Workspace Immersion with the Navy

Google Public Sector

As the CIO for the U.S. Navy Ship Repair Facility (SRF) in Japan , Peter Guo leads a culturally diverse team that’s charged with supporting the success of global fleet operations. His multi-generational, multi-lingual team has a mix of different motivations for joining SRF. During the Google Workspace Summit earlier this year, Guo shared some of the ways he is helping drive cultural transformation with a multi-generational workforce.

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Full throttle on net zero: Creating value in the face of uncertainty

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

To thrive amid shocks to the net-zero economy, leaders are shifting strategies to position themselves to win when the skies clear up.

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Innovating for a more sustainable future: Practical examples from two Nordic organizations

AWS Public Sector Blog

Read this post in Finnish. Read ths post in Swedish. Innovation is key in achieving sustainability goals across the public and private sector. According to McKinsey, Nordic organizations are uniquely positioned to lead organizations in the transition to net-zero carbon emissions. Two Nordic-based organizations are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to reach ambitious sustainability goals.

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Developing City Action Plans for Building Decarbonization

The City Fix

City officials tasked with reducing and eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from their communities face a tricky task in estimating building emissions as they work to prevent the most harmful impacts of climate change. The biggest challenge is that there isn’t consensus.

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Driving people-centered digital transformation in public safety with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Colonel Lamar Davis of the Louisiana State Police (LSP), recently summed up the law enforcement landscape, saying, “When you look at crime today, it’s not just a public safety or law enforcement problem—it’s a social problem.” Colonel Davis was one of the speakers participating in a panel at the IMAGINE 2023 conference for education, state, and local leaders from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Submerge into a Google Workspace Immersion with the Navy

Google Public Sector

As the CIO for the U.S. Navy Ship Repair Facility (SRF) in Japan , Peter Guo leads a culturally diverse team that’s charged with supporting the success of global fleet operations. His multi-generational, multi-lingual team has a mix of different motivations for joining SRF. During the Google Workspace Summit earlier this year, Guo shared some of the ways he is helping drive cultural transformation with a multi-generational workforce.

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How Breckenridge, CO Ensures Tax & Licensing Compliance

Breckenridge’s short-term rental boom—over 4,200 licenses —put intense pressure on the town’s small staff and manual processes. Facing compliance and efficiency challenges, the town teamed up with GovOS to automate its STR licensing. The new system: Cut admin time Reduced errors Improved the experience for property owners and town staff Discover the full impact of automation on Breckenridge’s STR management—download the case study.

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Challenges—and Opportunities—to Addressing Vacant Properties in Raton, New Mexico

Center for Community Progress

This year, the Center for Community Progress had the honor of working with Raton , a rural community in northeastern New Mexico, to identify barriers and opportunities to tackling the city’s persistent vacant and abandoned properties. Our technical assistance team looked at: Why are there so many vacant and abandoned properties in Raton? Why is it so hard to do something about vacant properties in Raton?

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