AWS Public Sector Blog
APRIL 21, 2025
State and local government and education leaders are rethinking how they deliver citizen services, enhance learning, and strengthen operations in an era of rapid technological change. Cloud technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) offer new opportunities to improve operational efficiency while driving better outcomes for students and constituents.
Next City
APRIL 21, 2025
From a threatened urban shrine to the isolation of suburbs, what happens when communities are cast away?
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Open Access Government - Technology News
APRIL 21, 2025
While AI presents opportunities for increased efficiency such as automating tasks and analysing data it also raises issues regarding job security and data privacy. The need for human oversight remains critical, Colin Wheeler from Survey Solutions explains The opportunities with AI seem fabulous, and the potential impact, for good or for ill, seems huge.
Partnership for Public Service
APRIL 21, 2025
A recent Partnership for Public Service FedSupport webinar focused on translating public-sector skills to the private sector and building effective private-sector resumes. Moderated by Partnership Vice President of Government Affairs Jenny Mattingley, the sessions featured speakers have deep experience in the private, federal, academic and social sectors, and are experts in executive coaching, business development and career services.
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Successful partnerships start with knowing what public sector leaders care about. This report spotlights global innovators shaping the future of public service by tackling real-world challenges across AI, digital identity, citizen experience, and data strategy. Their work reveals the priorities, pain points, and investment areas that are driving transformation.
Careers in Government
APRIL 21, 2025
The reality is that federal workers do not struggle because they lack qualificationsthey struggle because they havent been educated about how to express their worth in the language of the private sector. The post From Public Service to Private Sector: How Federal Employees Can Successfully Pivot Their Careers appeared first on Careers in Government.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
APRIL 21, 2025
Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) have long provided essential social services, and their role has become even more important in recent years as homelessness, food insecurity, and other needs have grown. In addition to providing shelter and other services to the unhoused, many FBOs are turning to the redevelopment or adaptive reuse of their properties for permanent affordable housing, as both an extension of their mission and a way to leverage their assets to address financial constraints.
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Barrett & Greene
APRIL 21, 2025
Generally speaking, we see the positives in the world in which we live. Were grateful for our work, family, and one another. Right now, were particularly grateful that the niche weve carved out for our lives work is focused on state and local government management and performance and has excluded writing about politics or the federal government.
CRA Today
APRIL 21, 2025
Community development lending is a critical tool for driving impact and building stronger communities, but it requires a deep understanding of regulatory compliance and risk management. Compliance professionals and lenders are essential partners in this process, working together to identify hidden opportunities and navigate complex regulations and requirements.
NLC (National League of Cities)
APRIL 21, 2025
Authored by Veolia North America Despite uncertainty at the federal level, municipalities across the country are doubling down on sustainability efforts and for good reason. While headlines may focus on national debates, local governments recognize that sustainability is far more than a political issue.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 21, 2025
Women are getting stuck on the corporate ladder. They can overcome this advancement gapwhat we call the broken rungby taking important steps to build their experience capital.
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In a survey of U.S. business owners, more than 64% indicated their local government’s online tax portal needs improvement. It’s clear that while business owners want to work with their local government to stay in compliance, many online tax systems do not enable them to do so effectively.
A Library Writer's Blog
APRIL 21, 2025
For those of you who attended ER&L a few weeks ago or are attending the NASIG Conference in a few weeks, the Serials Spoken Here column in Serials Review is actively seeking contributors to submit conference reports. Coverage of any session is welcome, and conference reports are 750 words or less. When you submit your conference report, please add your ORCID iD ( [link] ).
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 21, 2025
Latin America has enjoyed a boom in digital technologies, but women have been left behind. Closing the technology gender gap could benefit organizations across sectors.
FedTech Magazine
APRIL 21, 2025
Phone systems have come a long way since the days of switchboards, key switches, Centrex and early Voice over Internet Protocol. They encompass many services ranging from voice, texting, paging, Internet of Things monitoring, smart interactive voice response, video calling and more. Managing communication infrastructure in the cloud and stratifying diverse systems with multiple vendors can be cost-effective when deployed thoughtfully.
zencity
APRIL 21, 2025
As climate change intensifies, local governments are under growing pressure to adapt infrastructure for extreme weather and long-term sustainability. But resilience isnt just about roads and leveesits about people.
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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 21, 2025
Deutsche Telekom worked with McKinsey experts and QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, to build and launch a capability building engine to help upskill 8,000 agents working in the field and at call centers to better meet customer needs.
AWS Public Sector Blog
APRIL 21, 2025
As I talk to organizations about their use of generative AI , I ask about their decision criteria for selecting a specific foundation model (FM) within Amazon Bedrock. In many cases, the organization has been testing with different model providers, but usually hasnt made the decision based on anything quantitative. In other cases, a model might be selected based on the providers reputation, an organizations success with a previous model version, or other nonquantitative criteria.
FedTech Magazine
APRIL 21, 2025
Phone systems have come a long way since the days of switchboards, key switches, Centrex and early Voice over Internet Protocol. They encompass many services ranging from voice, texting, paging, Internet of Things monitoring, smart interactive voice response, video calling and more. Managing communication infrastructure in the cloud and stratifying diverse systems with multiple vendors can be cost-effective when deployed thoughtfully.
AWS Public Sector Blog
APRIL 21, 2025
Innovation has always driven education technology ( EdTech ), and in 2025, artificial intelligence ( AI ) is leading the next wave. No longer just an emerging tool, AI is becoming the fundamental infrastructure shaping how EdTech evolvesreshaping how EdTechs develop solutions, how educators teach, and how students learn. Its no longer a question of whether AI has a place in education, but how deeply embedded it will become.
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State Tech Magazine
APRIL 21, 2025
In partnership with the county assessors office, the King County, Wash., IT team has used artificial intelligence (AI) in a prototype redaction service that can remove sensitive information that may appear in application documents submitted for the senior property tax exemption program. It has worked successfully on 96% of documents, says Director of Data Strategy and Operations Grace Preyapongpisan.
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