McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JULY 2, 2024

Leading economist Chad Syverson speculates about the ingredients in productivity’s secret sauce.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 2, 2024

Managing access to websites and safeguarding users from harmful content is a critical component of a layered cybersecurity approach, especially in educational settings. Schools and institutions of higher learning have a responsibility to provide a secure online experience for their students and staff. Traditionally, this has been accomplished through on-site web filtering appliances.

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2024

Government needs broad visibility into the activity of bad actors to fight ransomware. A lack of robust information sharing can lead to “a murky information environment, making it difficult for governments and industry to work together to combat ransomware at scale,” according to a report from the Institute for Security and Technology released in April.

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 2, 2024

The initial inspiration for creating the Massachusetts Municipal Cybersecurity Summit in 2021 — to encourage cities and towns to work together on cybersecurity prevention — remains a focus for the MassCyberCenter, says Director John Petrozzelli. “This was a way of getting people together to share business cards and ideas — almost crowdsourcing across the state — so the first time an incident happens, you already know people,” he says.

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Advertiser: Noratek

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JULY 2, 2024

McKinsey’s latest ConsumerWise Survey finds consumers in the region reacting differently to ongoing economic uncertainty. Companies should take note.

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GCN

JULY 2, 2024

A new report from the Volcker Alliance highlights the lack of transparency around tax expenditures, and calls on states to better monitor whether the tax breaks are achieving their intended effects.

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GCN

JULY 2, 2024

While the justices found in Murthy v. Missouri that two states lacked standing to sue over alleged government censorship, observers warned that the case may have already damaged efforts to crack down ahead of November.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 2, 2024

Data sovereignty refers to a concept where individuals, organizations, or governments have control over their own data and infrastructure, ensuring independence, privacy, and security. Data sovereignty with edge artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the concept of maintaining control and ownership over data and AI processes at the edge of the network rather than relying on centralized cloud services.

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GCN

JULY 2, 2024

An updated online tool allows towns and counties to get a sense of their wildfire risk without having to pay for expensive studies.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JULY 2, 2024

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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Park Leaders

JULY 2, 2024

“Does it really make any difference if you do believe something, but are at the same time intolerant of someone who does not agree or concur in your beliefs?” In this episode, Walt Dabney returns to share his extraordinary experience as a student trainee. Walt is the retired director of Texas State Parks and a former National Park Service employee who held various roles during his distinguished career.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 2, 2024

Researchers at Penn State University have revealed a 3D-printed material that promises to transform wearable devices This new material, shown in their recent publication in Advanced Materials, combines softness and stretchability with high conductivity, overcoming key limitations of existing fabrication methods. Led by corresponding author Tao Zhou, assistant professor at Penn State’s College of Engineering, the team addressed longstanding challenges in achieving both flexibility and elect

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JULY 2, 2024

Micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) play an underappreciated and outsized role in the global economy, accounting for 90% of businesses. Yet small businesses struggle with productivity in comparison with large companies, despite them playing a central role in economic growth. Recent research from the McKinsey Global Institute highlights important implications on how best to tackle the MSME productivity problem, write Olivia White and Anu Madgavkar in World Economic Forum.

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GovPilot

JULY 2, 2024

Robbinsville Township expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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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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Princeton Public Library

JULY 2, 2024

The post Currently reading… appeared first on Princeton Public Library.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JULY 2, 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 continues existing and creating numerous new tax incentives for clean energy today. The most notable change for municipal governments has been the option for elective pay, in which local governments can take advantage of rebates as a non-taxable entity.

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GCN

JULY 2, 2024

The rule would cover 35 million workers whose jobs include being in the heat and require activities that could raise core body temperatures, like construction, agriculture and landscaping, as well as those in indoor environments, like kitchen workers.

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