McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
In the coming year, the payments industry will be confronted with high levels of risk, intensifying regulatory scrutiny, and significant changes in global standards.
GCN
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
The program serving 23 million low-income households will begin winding down this month. It is set to run out of money in April unless Congress can reach an agreement to increase funding.
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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Sun Life president and CEO Kevin Strain is joining forces with insurtechs and breaking down barriers between IT and business to help the 150-year-old company better fulfill its purpose.
Open Access Government - Technology News
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Scientists at the University of Virginia have used the power of machine learning to identify potential drugs that could significantly reduce harmful scarring following a heart attack or other injuries This cutting-edge computer model promises a breakthrough in cardiac care and also holds the potential to revolutionise drug discovery for various complex diseases.
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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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Companies will need to cast a wider net, improve their employee value proposition, and get more out of their existing workforce.
GovLoop
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Across government agencies at all levels, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) promises to advance mission outcomes, streamline constituent interactions and boost worker productivity Let’s take a look at three government use cases that help demonstrate the power of GenAI : Improving the Constituent Experience: Suppose a New York constituent wants a business license for a general store that’s going to sell beer and wine.
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FedTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Ever since the White House issued its 2021 executive order requiring all federal agencies to move to zero-trust environments to strengthen government cybersecurity, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been dispensing helpful guidance on how to reach that goal. Agency IT officials appreciate and value the information. But the Center for Strategic and International Studies notes in a 2023 report that agencies could use specific, hands-on assistance on zero-trust development fr
GCN
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
COMMENTARY | The work cities do to build resilience before, during or after a crisis like a pandemic or natural disaster can lay the foundation for sustained access to quality, nutritious food.
AWS Public Sector Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
When considering the migration of your legacy applications to a secure, multi-tenant cloud solution, consider the wise words of Albert Einstein, “We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.” Translation: Solving the problems of yesterday will not prepare your organization to thrive in the face of future challenges.
GCN
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Vermont joins three others in trying to make the fossil fuel industry finance climate action.
Speaker: Noratek
Maintaining parks and recreation facilities efficiently is no easy task, especially when faced with scheduling issues, aging infrastructure, and inconsistent inspections. Join us for this insightful webinar where we explore the most common challenges departments like yours are facing and how digital tools like CityReporter can help you streamline operations, ensure safety, and make better use of your resources.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
February is Black History Month , and over the years I've written some pieces about the nexus of black history and urban and transportation planning. -- " Black History Month and the New Jim Crow ," 2020 -- " Two ideas about presentation of African American History in the context of Black History Month ," 2020 -- " African American History Month and Urban Planning ," 2019 National Archives photo of a pretty much empty bus during the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
GCN
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Body camera video equivalent to 25 million copies of “Barbie” is collected but rarely reviewed. Some cities are looking to new technology to examine this stockpile of footage to identify problematic officers and patterns of behavior.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
I joke that I might not be a good planner, but I'm great at gap analysis. I meant to read this Financial Times column last week, " The secret to finding the best idea ever? First think about the absolute worst When looking for a business breakthrough, a design innovation, or a flash of artistic insight, it’s smart to think in reverse ," but I forgot.
A Library Writer's Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Our first Library 2.024 mini-conference: " AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Our call for proposals is now open (see immediately below), and we are announcing today our closing keynote speaker, Dr. Maggie Melo. More information on Dr.
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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.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
It's no secret that immigrant in-migration can be a great source of energy for community revitalization. One example is Somalis in Minneapolis-St. Paul (" Somalis finding their place in Minnesota ," CNN, 2017). Another, Cape Verdeans in Boston (" Uphams Corner, Boston: revitalization "without" gentrification ," 2023). In fact a recent No Passport Required with Marcus Samuelsson episode on PBS featured the Portuguese disaspora in Boston--people from different countries but connected by language.
The Lowe Down
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Article by Armine Kardashyan’26 Despite low unemployment, an increasing labor force participation rate, and robust GDP growth this year, US consumers are still pessimistic about the state of the economy. Is consumer sentiment becoming disconnected from economic fundamentals or do consumers simply weigh recent inflation more heavily than these other positive indicators?
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