Wed.Oct 02, 2024

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A net-zero reality check

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Optimists, pessimists—who’s right? New research breaks down the physical realities slowing our progress toward net zero: what’s simpler, what’s tough, and what’s vital to transforming our energy system successfully.

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Expert: Internal combustion engines will be propelling fleet vehicles for many years to come

American City & Country

Public-sector fleet managers may want to consider delaying replacing their internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles with electric vehicles/trucks (EVs) says Randall Taylor , CEO of The Fuel Ox , a global provider of fuel treatments and lubricants. For more than 10 years Taylor has led daily operations at the firm, which helps consumers and fleet managers reduce their footprint on the environment with bio-based, eco-friendly and almost completely toxin-free products.

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America’s small businesses: Time to think big

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

US micro-, small- and medium-size enterprises, like their global counterparts, struggle with productivity. But a win–win economic fabric connecting all businesses can maximize their potential.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC Readiness Days: Unlock AI-Powered Productivity for Public Sector Agencies

Microsoft Public Sector

Join us in Reston, VA , on October 15th, 16th, or 17th for our Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC Readiness Days ! This exclusive in-person event is your chance to learn how AI and Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC can address the unique challenges of public sector missions. Tailored for IT professionals, administrators, and decision-makers in government agencies, these readiness days offer practical, actionable insights to help you drive secure productivity, efficiency, and innovation in your organization.

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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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Digital public infrastructure is high priority for governments worldwide

AWS Public Sector Blog

Digital public infrastructure (DPI) describes the foundational digital capabilities nations provide to facilitate efficient and secure interactions within society, such as proving identity, paying for goods and services, proving an entitlement, or sharing data. DPI is a country’s digital backbone, rapidly enabling modern and responsive government, increasing inclusion and economic participation, and stimulating innovation across all sectors.

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NASCIO 2024: Cybersecurity Study Spotlights Growing Authority, Emerging Threats

State Tech Magazine

The biennial cybersecurity study produced by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers and Deloitte notes a growing role for state CISOs in the face of emerging threats to government enterprise. At the NASCIO 2024 annual conference Monday, state CISOs discussed the 2024 Deloitte-NASCIO Cybersecurity Study. They said that the CISO role has been embraced more in the past two years, and that cybersecurity budgets have grown.

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Building a secure and low-code bioinformatics workbench on AWS HealthOmics

AWS Public Sector Blog

The completion of the Human Genome Project by an international group of researchers in 2003 marked a pivotal milestone in biology, ushering in the post-genomic era. Thanks to technological advances, obtaining an individual’s genetic profile can now be achieved in a week and at a fraction of the original project’s cost. This ability to rapidly and affordably sequence genomes has given rise to a new age of multi-omics , where researchers unravel the molecular complexities underlying human health a

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Top Social Media Platforms for Libraries to Engage Kids

Super Library Marketing

Watch this video now #LibraryMarketing Show, episode 260 A fascinating new report may help your library decide which social media platforms you should use to post content specifically aimed at your youngest readers! We’ll break down the topline results and talk about how to take advantage of this new data in this episode of The Library Marketing Show.

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Newark and Mayor Ras Baraka

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Is the subject of a good article in the New Yorke r, Ras Baraka's Reasonable Radicalism. Particularly interesting points are (1) dealing with activist roots and running a city, (2) dealing with police as a safety measure and more broadly in public safety, and (3) he's running for Governor of New Jersey. Plus his activist pedigree as a son of Amiri Baraka.

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Latin at the library

Princeton Public Library

Among the plethora of languages inscribed on the tiles of the "Happy World" installation, Latin seems to blend indiscreetly. The post Latin at the library appeared first on Princeton Public Library.

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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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Building Trust With Tech: How Software Enhances Engagement From GovPilot

GovPilot

In an age where misinformation can spread rapidly and public scrutiny is at an all-time high, the pressure on local officials to prove their integrity and efficiency is immense.

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Change takes a long time: Parks edition

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Today we had a ribbon cutting for the new Fabian Lakeside Pavilion at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake, where I am on the board. One of seven pavilions, they are about 60 years old. The Park is about 70 years old, a regional park, and unusually, owned by the City and County jointly but overseen by an independent board. The pavilion project is interesting for a bunch of reasons: the original pavilion study dates to 2016.

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AWS commits $10M to support new Cancer AI Alliance with the Fred Hutch Cancer Center

AWS Public Sector Blog

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is proud to be a healthcare and technology partner for the Cancer AI Alliance (CAIA), a new initiative announced today. The CAIA is a consortium of four National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers including Fred Hutch Cancer Center , Dana-Farber Cancer Institute , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , and The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins, and leading technology and service companies.