State Tech Magazine
JUNE 18, 2024
On April 12, 2023, the city of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., got 26 inches of rain in 24 hours. The City Hall basement flooded, taking the government’s headquarters out of commission. The deluge came as CIO Tamecka McKay was leading the city through a massive IT modernization effort. With strong support from city leadership, she and her team have kept that program on track, despite the disruption.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JUNE 18, 2024
The single most effective way for companies to scale climate technology is to aim for cost parity with carbon-intensive alternatives.
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GCN
JUNE 18, 2024
New York is the latest state to adopt a mobile driver’s license. But while the technology holds promise and is convenient for users, there remain concerns.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JUNE 18, 2024
Next-gen automotive E/E architectures require sophisticated centralized compute units to cope with increasing feature needs. Fusion chips and chiplet-based designs are potential enablers.
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GCN
JUNE 18, 2024
Like an Etsy for accessory dwelling units, an online platform displays preapproved designs and specs for ADUs, giving local governments a tool for streamlining construction and reducing the housing shortage.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JUNE 18, 2024
The Netherlands has high ambitions for living standards, housing, healthcare, education, and the environment, requiring higher productivity growth through technology and a “train of job transitions.
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NLC (National League of Cities)
JUNE 18, 2024
This is one in a series of blogs focused on Gun Violence Awareness in June. To connect with NLC’s Justice Initiatives Team and other cities working to address violence in their communities, email us at justiceinitiatives@nlc.org.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JUNE 18, 2024
Boosting competitiveness could help chemical companies in India navigate global headwinds and shape a trillion-dollar chemicals market by 2040.
GCN
JUNE 18, 2024
State health policy officials hope to save money and make critical health care forms, applications, websites and other information available to more people in what they call the nation’s most linguistically diverse state.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JUNE 18, 2024
Permitting can be a major barrier to achieving ambitious clean-energy goals. Some states are acting as laboratories, experimenting with strategies that could be examples for other states.
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GCN
JUNE 18, 2024
From California to Massachusetts, teachers unions have started to get loud about climate justice demands. In Chicago, the teachers union wants their new contract to address the rising cost of climate change on students and the community.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JUNE 18, 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.
NLC (National League of Cities)
JUNE 18, 2024
By Megan Lancaster, Senior Research Manager, National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) Entrepreneurship and small business development have often been celebrated as effective tools in promoting economic stability and mobility within local communities.
Park Leaders
JUNE 18, 2024
“Parks can be a great antidote to social isolation and mental health struggles. Yet the only way to do that effectively is to invest in our parks and make sure that the experience that people have when they go is positive and supportive of those health outcomes.” While on my way to the National Association of State Park Directors conference in Lake Tahoe, I happened to share a ride with Kristine Stratton, the president and CEO of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).
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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.
Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast
JUNE 18, 2024
Healthcare in a disaster is a basic need that brings many challenges. To achieve success in a disaster, much time and preparation and planning needs to be accomplished before a disaster strikes. In this podcast we have a wide-ranging discussion with Tom Cotter, MPH, executive director of Healthcare Ready Tom brings more than a decade of global health readiness and response expertise to expand the nonprofit’s mission-driven work addressing health equity.
DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services
JUNE 18, 2024
Guest post by: Jeff Bauknecht | Grants Manager | The Museum of Flight Who decides which grants to pursue or to let pass by? Who determines which projects will receive grant-funded support? As grant writers, we’re sometimes in a position of responding to requests from well-intentioned leadership or program staff to “look at this grant opportunity” or asking, “can you help us find funding for this project?
GovPilot
JUNE 18, 2024
Moorestown, NJ expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.
Partnership for Public Service
JUNE 18, 2024
Centuries ago, Hamlet asked, “To be or not to be?” These days, the question on the mind of every organizational leader is, “To telework or not to telework…or to do remote work…or to go hybrid?” The possibilities are endless, but, in government, the issue of where employees sit while they work boils down to one question: Are they getting the job done, driving outcomes for the country and giving the public a strong return on its tax investment?
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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.
A Library Writer's Blog
JUNE 18, 2024
From Fargo to Hawkins: Exploring 21st Century Midwestern Culture Midwestern culture in the 2000-2025 era entered a distinct phase. The ubiquity of the internet, the coming of iphones, the demise of movie rental stores, the collapse of once-powerful urban newspapers, the thinning out of the cinema infrastructure, the fragmentation of media spaces, and the persistence and decline of institutions of regional culture all transformed the Midwest’s media and cultural landscape.
A Library Writer's Blog
JUNE 18, 2024
Hello! Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review is seeking articles for Volume 10, Issue 1, to be published in the Summer of 2025. This is a great opportunity for librarians interested in doing research in any and all areas related to business librarianship. We are an open access journal committed to promoting the widest possible discussion of original and translational research, evidence-based pieces, case studies, and more.
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