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A Breath of Fresh Air in San Diego Port Communities’ Long Fight Against Industrial Pollution

Next City

San Diego’s Port has doubled its commitment to offset the impacts of industrial pollution in neighboring Barrio Logan and National City. Is it enough?

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How innovation can accelerate industry momentum

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Sparking a new surge of growth through innovation can benefit an entire industry, but those who light the spark tend to gain the biggest rewards.

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Improving the State of Federal AI

FedTech Magazine

Money is starting to flow to help agencies implement President Biden’s October 2023 executive order on artificial intelligence. In May, the U.S. General Services Administration’s Technology Modernization Fund Board awarded $18.2 million to help the State Department deploy generative AI that helps employees derive insights and make data-driven decisions quickly.

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The McKinsey Crossword: Final Destination | No. 193

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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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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How local governments are closing the financial gap for affordable housing developments

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The challenges facing real estate development today are well-known. Construction costs remain 40% higher than pre-COVID levels and increased interest rates have slowed the pace of new projects. A June 2024 survey of the nation’s largest developers found that two-thirds of multifamily projects in the pipeline are delayed because they are no longer economically feasible under current conditions.

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Fueling growth through moments of customer delight

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Delight has the power to elevate customer experience, as well as amplify loyalty and growth for businesses across sectors.

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The hard stuff: Navigating the physical realities of the energy transition

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

The energy transition is a physical transformation in its early stages. What challenges lie ahead?

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Identifying Which Aspects of Your Agency’s Security Model to Outsource

FedTech Magazine

Some agencies are taking a fresh look at security outsourcing in the aftermath of a cyber incident that shut down multiple sectors, from hospitals to air travel, on July 19. Still, that’s difficult when as a rule government trusts no one. Some CISOs are treating the outsourcing of cyber support as a potential risk to be mitigated and only undertaken when the rewards are clear.

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North Dakota Invests in Cybersecurity to Support Digital Transformation and a Connected Population

Government Technology Insider

For state and local governments looking to build their economies and populations in the post-COVID era, being able to showcase their commitment to a digital future is a top priority. While having access to high-speed Internet is central to that vision, for states and cities to truly become connected hubs being able to secure not only the networks, but data as well.

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Folly Beach, SC Launches New GovPilot Partnership

GovPilot

Folly Beach, SC just began a new partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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Overcoming Operational Challenges in Parks & Recreation

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.

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Accelerating data processing for IRCC with Amazon EC2 instances

AWS Public Sector Blog

Lire cet article en Français The capacity to efficiently process and analyze extensive datasets is not just an advantage but a necessity. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) faced a significant challenge: the need to perform complex fuzzy string matching across two different datasets. This computationally heavy work needs months to complete due to both the time needed to run the workloads themselves and also the time needed to actually procure, install, and configure the infrast