Individualism Is Making Public Transit Worse
Next City
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
For buses and trains to work well, they must meet the needs of many different people at the same time.
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How to achieve great health for all? Start in your city.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
MHI estimates that a focus on immediately influenceable interventions at the city level can add approximately 20 billion to 25 billion years of higher-quality life at a global level.
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As concerns over gambling addiction mount, states are set to rake in millions from Super Bowl bets
GCN
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Sports betting has spread to 38 states and Washington, D.C., over the past five years. In that time, states have also seen massive increases in calls to gambling addiction hotlines. Plus, more news to use from around the country in this week's State and Local Roundup.
Spark & Sustain: How all of the world’s school systems can improve learning at scale
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
With student learning improvements not keeping up with today’s ever-shifting demands, it is more important than ever before to improve the quality and equity of education systems around the world.
Municipal Maintenance Guide: Inspections
Advertiser: Noratek
Get this municipal maintenance guide that provides municipalities with a detailed and structured approach to maintaining city infrastructure. This guide outlines systematic inspection procedures and best practices, ensuring the safety, longevity, and operational efficiency of municipal assets. From roadways and bridges to public buildings and utilities, the guide covers all aspects of municipal maintenance.
WEST 2024: The Navy, Marines and Coast Guard Look to Leverage Emerging Tech
FedTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The speed of technological development can often be faster than the pace of mission, and the military services are trying to close that gap, especially since the speed of world events can outpace both. Procurement and acquisition processes also need to catch up to the rate at which technology is moving, and that will be one of the focuses of the WEST 2024 conference, which begins Tuesday in San Diego.
Data, analytics, and decisions: An interview with Teradata’s CFO
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Claire Bramley describes how she’s amping up scenario analyses, getting proactive about enterprise risk, and moving her function into white spaces to improve company-wide performance.
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Automotive R&D transformation: Optimizing gen AI’s potential value
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Automotive manufacturers could realize time and cost savings and quality improvements by implementing generative AI functions that add value at all stages of the R&D process.
FCC makes AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal
GCN
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The move gives states new authority to crack down on AI-generated voice-cloning schemes.
The Charge to Create Safe Environments: The Role of Schools
NLC (National League of Cities)
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Who holds the responsibility of creating public safety? Elected leaders across city, state, and federal levels are receiving urgent calls to act against violence that has tragically taken too many lives.
The Senate wants states to recover the billions lost to unemployment fraud during the pandemic
GCN
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
A bipartisan proposal would let states keep a quarter of the funds they recoup. It is similar to a House proposal passed last year.
How Breckenridge, CO Ensures Tax & Licensing Compliance
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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.
Gain an Edge Over Bad Actors
GovLoop
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Zero trust security assumes that all traffic on your internal network is potentially malicious. That means there’s an urgent need to bring zero-trust architecture (ZTA) to the edge , where systems are subject to physical and network compromise to a much higher degree than non-edge-based systems. Here’s a potential use case to help demonstrate the potential power of ZTA in government edge deployments: The military increasingly relies on edge devices as a key part of its mission infrastructure.
CFP: UPRLC 2024 Annual Conference in Escanaba (Upper Peninsula, Michigan - September, 2024)
A Library Writer's Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
I am excited to share the UPRLC 2024 Annual Conference call for proposals! This year’s theme is Bold Library Futures, and the conference will be held at the Joseph Heirman University Center on the campus of Bay College in Escanaba on September 25th and 26th. We invite proposals for Breakout Sessions at this year’s UPRLC Annual Conference. This year we are looking for new ideas, programs, and sessions that help us explore a bold and positive future for our libraries.
Deepfake porn: The ugly side of generative AI, and what states can do about it
GCN
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Policymakers are scrambling to rein in runaway deepfake content featuring nonconsenting victims in explicit images and videos.
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