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Social Housing Isn’t Just a Vienna Thing. It’s Core to New York’s Past – and Could Be Its Future.

Next City

The policy wonk who helped pen the state housing authority bill says it's time to revive New York’s history of social housing.

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Opportunity@Work: Addressing the opportunity gap and improving workforce equity outcomes

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

The cofounder and CEO of Opportunity@Work talks about the nonprofit’s mission to broaden equitable access to career opportunities for workers skilled through alternative routes.

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6 Elements to Make Streets #SaferByDesign

The City Fix

India’s vibrant streets, a reflection of its dynamic culture, are unfortunately also the setting of a grim reality. Every year, approximately 150,000 people die on Indian roads, which translates to an average of 47 accidents and 18 deaths every hour. In.

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Five differentiators of outperforming family-owned businesses in India

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

India has many family-owned businesses, but only a few can boast of sustained success for generations. We explore five points of difference between the best and the rest.

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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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Federal CAIOs Outline Early Use Cases and Challenges with the Emerging Technology

FedTech Magazine

Listen in on a conversation among federal IT leaders, and it won’t be long before artificial intelligence, with all its promise and challenges, comes up. Such discussions, in fact, are now mandatory: Last October, the White House issued an executive order on the federal government’s role in the development and use of AI. A few months later, the Office of Management and Budget released a memorandum directing agencies in the areas of AI governance, innovation and risk management.

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What Does the Surgeon General’s Declaration on Gun Violence Mean for Cities?

NLC (National League of Cities)

On June 25th the Surgeon General issued an advisory declaring firearm violence a public health crisis. This crisis impacts individuals, families and communities in cities, towns and villages across the country. In 2022 alone, there were over 48,000 deaths from firearms in the United States, representing nearly 132 people dying each day.

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Unlocking the power of generative AI: The advantages of a flexible architecture for foundation model fine-tuning

AWS Public Sector Blog

A large language model (LLM) is a general-purpose language model that can understand and respond to human input in a conversational manner. It’s trained on a massive dataset of text from the internet and can generate humanlike responses to a wide range of topics and questions. There are two primary approaches to adapting a model to a specific task or domain: the in-context approach and fine-tuning the foundation model (FM).

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How Prompt Engineering Can Support Successful AI Projects

State Tech Magazine

Artificial intelligence is quickly making its way into state and local governments. Understanding how to effectively query the models is fast becoming an essential skill. Welcome to the realm of prompt engineering. It’s a growing discipline governing how to best draw usable output and avoid the fabrications, biases and misrepresentations to which AI platforms are prone.

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The Iberian green industrial opportunity: Biomethane

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Spain has the potential to reach a 20-terawatt hour annual production of biomethane by 2030, to help boost its decarbonization.

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August’s Online Training Schedule

GovLoop

With back-to-school season around the corner, it’s the perfect time for you to continue learning, too. Our August online training list is ready to go, with experts lined up to chat about everything from pitching innovation to leadership to managing successfully while being an introvert. All sessions are free and open to everyone. If you can’t attend live, you’ll receive a recording to view at your convenience.

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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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EU AI Act: Regulation to shape the future of Artificial Intelligence

Open Access Government - Technology News

The European Union (EU) has implemented the EU AI Act, set to be the world’s first comprehensive regulation governing artificial intelligence (AI) systems based on their inherent risks The Act, which officially came into force on August 1st, 2024, marks a significant step towards managing the increasingly pervasive impact of AI technologies across various sectors.

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Policy & Politics Highlights collection on new Special Issue on Policy Learning and Policy Innovation: Interactions and Intersections by Claire Dunlop, Claudio Radaelli, Ellen Wayenberg and Bishoy Zaki

Policy & Politics Journal blog

by Sarah Brown, Journals Manager The idea of innovation has become one of the most persistent and sought-after today.

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Guide To Providing Constructive Feedback In Office Settings

GovPilot

Creating a positive office environment within local government departments is no easy task, especially considering the differing challenges officials face. These challenges, ranging from managing budget constraints and policy changes to ensuring effective public service delivery in the face of always changing needs.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Delegation

GovLoop

As a supervisor, it can be hard to let go and delegate. But once you’re comfortable with delegation, only then will your team truly thrive. A team that shares tasks and responsibilities is typically more productive, collaborative and efficient than teams that work in silos. During the most recent New Supervisors in Government Community of Practice session , Sally Mayberry, Employee Engagement and Communications Manager, National Parks Service, shared her insights on effective delegation.

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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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Princeton Student Film Festival celebrates budding auteurs

Princeton Public Library

A shapeshifter wakes up with wings and learns to fly. A newly elected dog Mayor serves his first term alongside Santa Claus. A tri The post Princeton Student Film Festival celebrates budding auteurs appeared first on Princeton Public Library.

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