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Ten unsung digital and AI ideas shaping business

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Keeping your eye on where value comes from is still the name of the game.

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15 startups selected for the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced 15 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator. Announced in October 2023, the AWS Education Accelerator supports education technology (EdTech) startups who are innovating to enhance the teaching and learning experience and improve educational outcomes. As education continues to evolve, data-driven decision making is a powerful strategy to transform teaching and learning practices and unlock new opportunities for

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Exploring consumer sentiment on electric-vehicle charging

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

A McKinsey survey reveals how consumer attitudes about charging could influence the electric-vehicle market—and open new opportunities.

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Coming to terms with generative AI’s early potential for government

Open Access Government - Technology News

Following the recent international AI Summit, many government executives are assessing how to get started exploring the technology’s potential to improve citizen services One year after generative AI publicly emerged with the launch of ChatGPT and similar tools, it is clear the rapid evolution from AI to generative AI is opening major new frontiers for improving customer service, streamlining processes, and enhancing efficiency in government services.

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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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Generative AI in the pharmaceutical industry: Moving from hype to reality

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

The technology could offer pharma companies a once-in-a-century opportunity—but only if they learn to scale it and address the industry’s unique challenges.

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Local transit agencies mimicking Uber and Lyft are seeing big ridership gains

GCN

Connect is so popular that it’s having trouble keeping up with demand, even as the Minnesota legislature allocated over $9 million last year to build out Connect and similar systems statewide.

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What is Market-Rate Housing?

NLC (National League of Cities)

Defining Market-Rate Housing Market-rate housing refers to non-subsidized properties that are rented or owned by those who pay market-rate rents or who paid market value to purchase the property. Unlike subsidized affordable housing, market-rate housing does not confer special government benefits.

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The McKinsey Crossword: State Songs | No. 162

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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A New Age Is Coming

Disaster Zone blog

But, we don’t know where it will lead.

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Think of Your Constituents as End Users

GovLoop

When developing new applications, you want to include the end user in the process. But when it comes to using open data to tackle local problems, who counts as the end user? Is it just the government employee, or is it also the local constituent? A recent report from the Centre for Public Impact suggests that agencies should consider residents as end users, not just beneficiaries.

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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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Building circular: Maximizing CO2 abatement and business opportunities

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

The built environment holds immense potential for positive change. We share a path toward a more sustainable industry that can abate CO2 emissions while unlocking economic value.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: Regional Emergency Management Coordinators

Disaster Zone blog

Providing for better state to local support and connections.

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Mayors push for Congress to address the migrant crisis

GCN

But could the partisan debate over the border derail funding to cities and efforts to avert a government shutdown?

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Building hybrid satellite imagery processing pipelines in AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

From their unique vantage point, satellites acquire data that help us better understand our universe. Earth observation (EO) satellites orbiting our planet are constantly capturing imagery to monitor and understand Earth’s environment. This can support decision-making on a wide range of topics including climate change, disaster management, agriculture and food security, and infrastructure development.

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Holiday Safety Tips for Municipal Operations

The holiday season brings joy and celebration, but it also introduces unique challenges for municipal operations. From ensuring safe snow removal and managing icy sidewalks to organizing festive events and addressing increased community needs, municipalities play a critical role in keeping residents safe and operations running smoothly. This eBook provides actionable safety tips to help your team navigate the holiday season effectively, protect staff and citizens, and ensure compliance with safe

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More details emerge on FCC’s cyber program for schools, libraries

GCN

Applicants for the $200 million pilot could be required to detail recent attacks and their current cybersecurity posture. The agency is also seeking guidance on how to measure success.

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What are the odds of winning a grant?

Professional Grant Writer

Winning a grant is a pivotal moment for individuals and organizations. But navigating the competitive landscape and understanding the odds of success is. The post What are the odds of winning a grant? appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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Unwinding the public health emergency: Medicaid agencies should slow down to speed up

GCN

COMMENTARY | States that take the time to strategically adjust their staffing, processes and technology could ultimately speed up the Medicaid redetermination process.

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NASCIO Releases ‘AI Blueprint’ for State Agencies

State Tech Magazine

For the first time in the history of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, artificial intelligence landed on its annual list of top 10 policy and technology priorities identified by state CIOs. AI, machine learning and robotic process automation took No. 3 on the list of 2024 State CIO Top 10 Priorities, which NASCIO published in December.

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Boost Revenue With Simple Short-Term Rental Registration and Tax Collections

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.

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Selecting a Service Provider and Discounts

Grant Consulting Services, LLC

Erate Steps – Part II: Selecting a Service Provider and Discounts Welcome back We continue our Erate series with Steps 3 & 4. After conducting the needs assessment and going through the competitive bidding process, it’s time to select a service provider and learn how to apply discounts. Selecting a Service Provider The Erate Form 471 is the place where the school finally gets to request services and equipment.

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A Plan for Access in Arkansas

GovLoop

An interview with Marty Sullivan, Director of the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts, and Tim Holthoff, Director of the Arkansas Court Information Systems Division Arkansas has long been a national leader in providing public access to court information. Now, the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts is making good use of American Rescue Plan funds to create a better, more user-friendly case management system that will allow for easier public access to court records.

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Bringing Local Views to a Federal Advisory Committee

NLC (National League of Cities)

Local government leaders often have an opportunity to serve on committees and advisory boards at home—like the local transit agency or the metropolitan planning board. These advisory roles can be excellent ways to uplift your community’s perspective and work to create regional change.

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Conversations With CXOs: Nathan Tierney

GovLoop

Nathan Tierney is the Deputy CIO and Chief People Officer for the Office of Information Technology (OIT) in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). His resume is long and distinguished: veteran of the Army Special Forces, roughly five years in private sector leadership roles and author of books on health care value management, among other achievements.

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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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Building a Brighter Future: Matching Student Skills to Career-Focused Courses

Google Public Sector

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the need for skill adaptability and transferability among post-secondary students has become essential. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report projects a transformative shift: by 2027, 83 million roles will be eliminated, while 69 million new jobs will emerge. Navigating this shift requires a concerted effort from the public and private sectors, demanding innovative workforce initiatives to address disruptions while preparing for the

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Regional Emergency Management Coordinators

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Some, but not all states have established some form of state representation out in regions of their states. In this podcast to speak with Darin Letzring, with the Idaho Office of Emergency Management. He is their Southeast Area Field Officer. He has been performing these functions for over five years. Darin made the transition from being in the Marine Corps to first working as a health regional coordinator.

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GovPilot Named to 2024 Government Technology Magazine Top 100 List, Marks Seventh Consecutive Year

GovPilot

Annual GovTech 100 list recognizes top technology companies leading and innovating in the government technology sector.

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How Government is Hiring Early-Career IT Talent

GovCast

The U.S. Digital Corps started out as an idea to help strengthen the federal tech workforce and was borne in August 2021 out of a collaboration between the White House, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Services to transform hiring tech talent. Since then, it has placed more than 80 early-career tech and cybersecurity professionals at dozens of agencies through a two-year fellowship program.

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Simplifying City, County, & State Business Licensing - Why It Is A Best Practice

Many business license applications still can't be completed online, creating a frustrating user experience and lowering compliance. Shifting to a digital process makes it easier for staff and businesses alike. This guide covers: How to build a licensing and registration experience that works for your staff and local businesses. Why technology is your best partner for improving licensing and registration compliance.

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CFP: Journal of Graduate Librarianship

A Library Writer's Blog

Journal of Graduate Librarianship Call for Submissions The Journal of Graduate Librarianship (JGL) is now accepting submissions for our two 2024 issues. The summer issue will be our first Conference Round-Up, a collection of information about recent conference presentations pertaining to graduate librarianship (see Call for Conference Round-Up below).

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Out with the Old, In with the New: What's Ahead for FedRamp

CarahCast

GovExec and Carahsoft co-hosted the annual GovForward FedRAMP Summit in Washington, D.C. to discuss the evolving threat landscape of federal cloud adoption. This event brings together government experts and industry innovators to examine the impact of threat-based cloud adoption, Federal policy changes and the power of knowledge sharing that drives technological advancements.

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Imposter Syndrome Is Real — Episode 149

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Season two of Open Space Radio begins today! For the next year, we will focus on conversations around the 2024 NRPA annual theme, “Where You Belong,” and we’re so excited to kick off this season with a wonderful conversation. On today’s episode, we’re joined by Gabby Vera, CPRP, the regional park superintendent for Maricopa County (Arizona) Parks and Recreation.

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Voters don’t always have final say—state legislatures and governors are increasingly undermining ballot measures that win

GCN

COMMENTARY | Election year 2024 will see citizen initiatives on the ballot across the country, some focused on abortion rights. But there’s a growing trend of lawmakers altering initiatives after they have passed.

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Maximizing Municipal Budgets: Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners

Speaker: Noratek

Join this insightful webinar on how local governments can reduce costs and optimize resources. Discover how municipalities like yours are leveraging technology to enhance service delivery, reduce operational costs, and generate lasting ROI. Key Takeaways: Learn actionable steps to reduce operational costs and increase community engagement Explore how digital tools can streamline inspections and reporting Understand the financial and operational benefits of digital management solutions Hear real-