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Summer Camp Bead Program

Summer Camp Programming

Last year I started a bead reward program. A friend of mine had told me about it. The YMCA she had worked at ran a bead reward program at their camps. So I thought, "What the heck, I'll give it a shot." The post Summer Camp Bead Program first appeared on Summer Camp Programming.

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Would you trust AI to predict your future life events?

Open Access Government - Technology News

Artificial intelligence (AI) model, life2vec, is capable of predicting life events, including estimating the time of death, by analysing health data In a groundbreaking research collaboration between DTU, the University of Copenhagen, ITU, and Northeastern University in the US, scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that uses large amounts of personal data to predict events in people’s lives, including estimating the time of death.

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New-business building: Six cybersecurity and digital beliefs that can create risk

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

In the race to build new businesses, decision makers often overlook risk management and cybersecurity. We have identified six misconceptions that executives often bring to the table.

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Fantastic Water Activities for Summer Camp

Summer Camp Programming

Kids often love water activities and games at camp for a variety of reasons: the novelty of the games or activities played at camp, escaping from the heat, and the sense of adventure many water games and activities provide. Here are some fun water ideas for next summer. Spell It Have you ever tossed a […] The post Fantastic Water Activities for Summer Camp first appeared on Summer Camp Programming.

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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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Transportation must adapt to an aging population and a changing climate

GCN

COMMENTARY | State and local leaders have an unprecedented opportunity to deliver mobility solutions that work better for everyone.

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SCP 195: Water Activities to Keep Your Campers Cool Next Summer

Summer Camp Programming

SHOW NOTES In this festive episode, Curt and Chris discuss pool and water activities, including games that use plastic Easter eggs, tennis balls, and kitchenware. They also give ideas for games like pool tic-tac-toe, slip-and-slide kickball, and Protect the President. Chris also talks about his successful Christmas fundraiser and the art of roasting chestnuts on an […] The post SCP 195: Water Activities to Keep Your Campers Cool Next Summer first appeared on Summer Camp Programming.

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Going Multicloud Is an Easy Way to Control Agency Costs

FedTech Magazine

Many agencies don’t realize that going multicloud is easier than it sounds. It’s another way to control costs and ensure that applications are nimble enough to move anywhere they’re needed. Agencies that already rely on multiple cloud service providers (CSPs) likely made the transition after a major cloud contract expired and built containers with their apps to move from one CSP to another with little difficulty.

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Building a sales engine: Five insights to accelerate your start-up

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

How do you find and keep the best salespeople at a start-up? Dominikus Kirchhoff, former managing director at Choco, discusses his recipe for doing just that.

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Narrowing the Racial Wealth Divide: Inclusive Workforce Development Program

NLC (National League of Cities)

The racial wealth divide stems from decades of systemic policies that have prevented Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) from accessing the same wealth-building opportunities as their white counterparts. White families with greater household wealth are more likely to build financial security and accumulate wealth as it passes from generation to generation.

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Navigating geopolitics with Richard Haass

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

CEOs need to grapple not only with geopolitical volatility but potential domestic instability, says the career US diplomat.

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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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On the Agenda 2024

GCN

Here are 10 of the biggest issues state and local governments will confront in the new year.

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Where to play in CPG: A multi-lens approach to beat the market

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Machine learning can help Latin American consumer packaged goods players better understand consumers, categories, competitors, and capabilities—and increase the odds of outperformance year after year.

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5 Keys to Cross-Agency Collaboration in 2024

GovLoop

The start of the new year is a great opportunity to make sure that your agency’s software and systems are up to date. Agencies that don’t implement the latest and greatest technology run the risk of falling short of customer and employee expectations and of collecting technical debt. One area where this could happen is collaborative technology. The COVID-19 pandemic may be behind us, but the way it digitally transformed the workplace remains.

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Another large bank plans to exit the muni market

GCN

It’s the second big bank to drop its municipal bond business this year. But its decision, which many believe is the result of anti-ESG politics, could have a significant impact.

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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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Is Your Library Closed? That’s No Excuse To Stop Promotions! Why Your Library Marketing Must Continue Even When No One Is in the Building.

Super Library Marketing

Watch this video now #LibraryMarketing Show, episode 220 There is a very easy way to promote your library — even when nobody is in the building! And in fact, marketing when you’re library is closed for any reason is effective, and important, especially for one target group of library users. I’ll explain in this episode of The Library Marketing Show.

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‘They see a cash cow’: Corporations could consume $50 billion of opioid settlements

GCN

Businesses are swarming state and local governments to pitch products and services that they claim can help address the opioid crisis, but experts warn profit-driven companies could be after a share of opioid settlement cash.

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The Power of Sandboxing for State and Local Government Security

State Tech Magazine

The onslaught of malware never ends. Luckily, state and local governments can rely on sandboxing, a time-tested method to thwart attackers. Sandboxing a process in which a suspect file, code or URL is shunted to an isolated area outside of an organization’s production IT system for closer examination. There, it’s prodded and watched (also known as being “detonated”) to see how it responds to standard programs and operating systems such as Windows and Linux.

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Protecting American Research from Foreign Theft

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

The United States is a global leader in science and technology. Part of our strength comes from the open exchange of ideas and collaboration among researchers, including across international borders. But some foreign governments are exploiting that.

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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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Eight Things Local Leaders Need to Know about EPA’s Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

NLC (National League of Cities)

On November 30, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule establishing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI). The proposed rule builds on the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions finalized in 2021.

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Inspiring community engagement examples and platforms #12

Citizen Lab

As we wrap up the year, our experts compiled a diverse collection for our final showcase of 2023. This selection introduces fresh, inspiring projects but also revisits some of the most noteworthy ones our community of 500+ local governments and organizations launched in the past year. Enjoy the read! The post Inspiring community engagement examples and platforms #12 appeared first on CitizenLab's Blog.

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Young people could be the answer to our government’s trust problem

Partnership for Public Service

Today, just 30% of Americans aged 18-34 trust our federal government, a sign that Generation Z is much more skeptical of public institutions than the U.S. population as a whole. To get a firsthand look at this trend, I took to the streets and asked a small group of George Washington University students three questions: On a scale of 1-10, how much do you trust the government and why?

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Re: Microsoft Security Copilot and NIST 800-171

Microsoft Public Sector

Help! A person named Vinnie Bailey In California is claiming to be working on blocking companies from hacking my computer. He says I should not use the computer for several days. I was routed to him yesterday when I got a security alert. Jerold S Tracy in Kansas City, MO.

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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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CFP: "Metadata in Shared Digital Libraries," ALA Core Virtual Interest Group Week, Metadata Interest Group session

A Library Writer's Blog

Call for Proposals: "Metadata in Shared Digital Libraries," ALA Core Virtual Interest Group Week, Metadata Interest Group session The ALA Core Metadata Interest Group (MIG) seeks presentation proposals for its session on Metadata in Shared Digital Libraries during ALA Core Virtual Interest Group Week. The Metadata Interest Group session will take place on Monday, March 4, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

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Eutelsat increases service availability by migrating to AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Introduction Eutelsat Group , the world’s first satellite operator to provide an integrated geosynchronous equatorial and low-Earth orbit (GEO-LEO) infrastructure, recently migrated their existing on-premises commercial Hadoop cluster to Amazon Web Services (AWS). By leveraging AWS reliability, scalability, and security, Eutelsat helps customers analyse data in real time with enhanced system availability across three AWS Availability Zones.

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Why the 14th Amendment bars Trump from office: A constitutional law scholar explains principle behind Colorado Supreme Court ruling

GCN

COMMENTARY | Colorado’s Supreme Court has removed Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot. A scholar of constitutional law explains why.

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Higher education utilizes cloud and student engagement to drive sustainability improvements

AWS Public Sector Blog

Sustainability is becoming a priority topic across public sector organizations. As Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers and education industry experts highlighted earlier this year in the “ Innovation drivers in higher education ” report, student demand for comprehensive sustainability strategies is a key factor in driving this change. The Times Higher Education ’s student experience tracker survey reinforces these observations, finding that 86 percent of respondents believe that universities hav

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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.