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Next City’s 2023 Gift Guide For City Lovers

Next City

Our gift recommendations for urbanists who care about creating equitable cities.

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SCP 194: Remix: Camp Wide Games

Summer Camp Programming

SHOW NOTES This week’s episode is a remix from episode 13 way back in 2019. (The Pre-Covid days)! The guys give 8 great ideas for camp-wide games that you can play with the whole camp! This episode is a great listen to update some of your current games! HOSTS CURT JACKSON CHRIS KALLAL The post SCP 194: Remix: Camp Wide Games first appeared on Summer Camp Programming.

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In digital and AI transformations, start with the problem, not the technology

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

For digital and AI transformations to succeed, companies need to understand the problems they want to solve and rewire their organizations for continuous innovation

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Forget dystopian scenarios–AI is pervasive today, and the risks are often hidden

GCN

The explosion of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and fears about where the technology might be headed distract from the many ways AI affects people every day—for better and worse.

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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 artificial intelligence can power clinical development

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Artificial intelligence is accelerating drug discovery. If clinical development fails to keep pace, the benefits to patients will be delayed.

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Watch Me Set 3 Library Marketing Goals for Real-Life Libraries in 60 Seconds or Less.? And Hey, You Can Do This Too!

Super Library Marketing

Watch this video now #LibraryMarketing Show, episode 216 Setting goals for library marketing is incredibly important. A couple of weeks ago, I issued a challenge. You all responded and I accepted. So here’s the payoff: we’re going to set some goals in 60 seconds in this episode. And you’re going to see just how easy it is. Plus someone will receive kudos!

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BriBooks improves children’s creative writing with generative AI, powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) has the potential to play several important roles in education, transforming the way we teach and learn. This blog post looks at how one EdTech startup, BriBooks , is leveraging generative AI to assist young children with creative writing. Introducing BriBoo BriBooks is the world’s leading children’s creative writing platform, enabling kids to learn, write, and publish their books online.

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New health care grants look to reform how hospitals are paid

GCN

The program wants to increase primary care for Medicare and Medicaid recipients while reducing hospital and emergency room visits.

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How State and Local Agencies Can Transition to Windows 11

State Tech Magazine

Windows 11, the newest iteration of Microsoft’s operating system, is ready for deployment by organizations. But is your organization ready for Windows 11? The end of life for Windows 10 — Oct. 14, 2025 — will be here soon enough, and Windows 11 comes with new software and hardware requirements along with important changes to its user interface. The time to prepare for a transition to Windows 11 is now.

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Have an Effective One-on-One

GovLoop

Part of being a good supervisor is being able to communicate your agency’s mission and goals effectively with your team, and that includes holding one-on-one meetings to ensure everyone is on the right track. Kai Fawn Miller, the Chief Experience Officer at Emerald One, LLC, joined GovLoop in a recent Community of Practice session to offer her advice on making one-on-one meetings productive in a way that also builds trust with your direct reports.

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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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Interdepartmental Government Communication Strategy 2023: Tips and Considerations From GovPilot

GovPilot

In order to deliver the best governance to constituents, government agencies rely on numerous different departments to run smoothly and efficiently. However, oftentimes, interdepartmental communications are slow, inefficient, or even non-existent which creates various issues throughout the municipality. Poor interdepartmental communication within governments limits the amount of work and public projects that can be completed because typically, government projects require cooperation from various

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Lessons From the Global South’s Public-Private Climate Collaborations

The City Fix

As dense hubs of diverse talent, skills and innovation, cities are perfect places for public-private collaboration. In light of urgent calls from the international community for solutions, the wealth of creativity and expertise on urban sustainability in Global South cities can.

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Despite falling gas prices, some politicians push ahead with tax breaks

GCN

Governors often suspend gas taxes for an easy political win with voters. But fuel taxes already face an uncertain future.

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Blakely Borough, PA Expands GovPilot Partnership With New Government Management Software In 2023

GovPilot

The PA Borough expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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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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The future of the Colorado River hinges on one young negotiator

GCN

J.B. Hamby, California’s representative in talks about sharing water from the Colorado River, holds the keys to a quarter of the river’s flow—and its future.

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City of Globe, AZ Expands GovPilot Partnership With New Government Management Software In 2023

GovPilot

The AZ City expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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Bake, bake, bake

Princeton Public Library

It was when I was entering high school that I really got into baking. My younger sibling and I would take charge of all the family’s birthday cakes, whipping up layers and layers of cake and frosting.

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City of Jamestown, NY Expands GovPilot Partnership With New Government Management Software In 2023

GovPilot

The NY City expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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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-

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November 2023 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

Newsworthy Highlights Elevating Government Productivity: Microsoft 365 Copilot at the Forefront The digital transformation within government sectors is accelerating, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is playing a pivotal role in this evolution. Microsoft is leading the charge, deploying innovative AI solutions tailored for public sector needs. At the heart of this transformation is Microsoft 365 Copilot, a groundbreaking tool set to redefine how government agencies work.

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Alteia and the World Bank assess and enhance road infrastructure data quality at scale using AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

A road in rural Peru. Rural roads are critical for connectivity, transportation, and development. (Photo credit: World Bank Transport Team 2) Road infrastructures connect households to higher quality opportunities for employment, healthcare and education. Since 2002, the World Bank has constructed or rehabilitated more than 260,000 kilometers of roads, lending more for roads than for education, health, and social services combined.

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Learning from Las Vegas: Round 2 | Planning for Activation and Transformational Projects

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Learning from Las Vegas is a famous book in architecture studies about post modern architecture WRT my point about governments doing things and charlie's counter that mostly it's not about governance but growth independently of the local government, even in blue states, there's a great article, " From Sin City to America’s sports capital: Las Vegas is transforming itself again.

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34 new or updated datasets available on the Registry of Open Data on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Open Data Sponsorship Program makes high-value, cloud-optimized datasets publicly available on AWS. We work with data providers to: Democratize access to data by making it available for analysis on AWS Develop new cloud-native techniques, formats, and tools that lower the cost of working with data Encourage the development of communities that benefit from access to shared datasets Through this program, customers make more than 100 petabytes (PB) of high-value, cloud

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Easy to Do Business With: Why Simplifying Business Licensing 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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White House finalizes rule requiring states to target vehicle pollution

GCN

The controversial requirement will almost certainly meet resistance from Republicans both in states and Congress, who question the legal basis for the new rules.

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Learning what not to do from the New England Patriots football team

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Before I came up with the Transformational Projects Action Planning approach (" Why can't the "Bilbao Effect" be reproduced? | Bilbao as an example of Transformational Projects Action Planning ," 2017), earlier I came up with a method I called Action Planning, which incorporates design thinking and social marketing into the planning process, based on best practices I observed in Arlington County and the Tower Hamlets borough of London (" Social Marketing the Arlington (and Tower Hamlets and Balt