Mon.Sep 11, 2023

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Some employees are destroying value. Others are building it. Do you know the difference?

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

More than half of employees report being relatively unproductive at work. New research into six types of employees shows how companies can re-engage workers while amplifying the impact of star performers.

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Accelerating the secure exchange of public health data with AIMS, powered by Ruvos and AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

When battling infectious diseases and monitoring for emerging threats, how do public health officials determine their deployment of scarce resources and stay ahead of rapidly changing situations? The answer lies in data — information showing which disease variants are spreading, where cases are spiking, how many people are vaccinated, and many more essential details.

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Survey Says: A Midwestern Library Marketer Shares Her Library’s Secrets for Uncovering Patron Motivations

Super Library Marketing

Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library Jenie Lahmann ’s parents were DIYers before it was in style. Growing up in Richmond, Indiana—”a fun midwestern town with rich history and endless green spaces to explore”, her family made weekly visits to Morrisson-Reeves Library (MRL) to indulge their need to craft and create. “Dad would go to the Do-It-Yourself section and Mom would get cookbooks and the latest Erma Bombeck writings,” recalls Jenie.

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What Is the “Global Stocktake” and How Can It Accelerate Climate Action?

The City Fix

This year is a critical moment for climate action. The mounting impacts of climate change, from floods and droughts to hurricanes and heat waves, are taking a major toll on human lives and economies globally — particularly in vulnerable developing nations.

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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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Which to Restore First? Communications or Transportation?

Disaster Zone blog

For earthquakes it can be different.

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What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

Princeton Public Library

A patron approached the desk and commented, “It’s like everyone just forgot what living with COVID was like and we’ve all just moved on.” I couldn’t imagine anything further from my truth. A global trauma has lasting repercussions on people’s psyches, how they live their lives, and how they move forward.

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Medical Device Ads are Everywhere—Who’s Monitoring Them for False or Misleading Claims?

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

You’ve seen the commercials—an easier way to check your blood pressure, your cardiac health, your glucose levels. Advertisements for medical devices are everywhere—TV, print, the internet, and social media platforms. But how are these advertisements.

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Why Is It So Hard to Fill Public Safety Workforce Jobs?

NLC (National League of Cities)

The number of available jobs in municipal government is growing and yet local governments continue to have difficulty filling these positions. Some municipalities struggle to retain municipal public safety employees and others struggle to secure qualified applicants to fill empty positions.

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LearnHaem establishes Asia Pacific’s largest haematology database on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Haematology — the study of blood — plays a crucial role in diagnosing and treating various blood disorders and diseases such as anaemia, leukaemia, and lymphoma. But medical professionals and haematology students face a key challenge: limited access to educational materials, specifically digital blood films that depict how actual diseases look under the microscope.