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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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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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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New Jersey CTO Chris Rein Explains Why Hybrid Cloud Is Helpful for State Agencies

State Tech Magazine

New Jersey CTO Chris Rein has served as chief of the New Jersey Office of Information Technology since 2018 when he was appointed by Gov. Phil Murphy. He produces and supports strategic policies, standards and requirements for the technological environment across all state agencies. StateTech Managing Editor Mickey McCarter chatted with Rein about the tech environment in New Jersey and how hybrid cloud infrastructure plays a role in fulfilling the technology objectives of state agencies.

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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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Which to Restore First? Communications or Transportation?

Disaster Zone blog

For earthquakes it can be different.

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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.