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Author Talks: Tony Blair on leadership essentials

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

What does it really take to lead a nation effectively? The former Prime Minister of the UK shares a lot of practical tips for successful leadership.

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Drivers of FinTech policy evolution: the role of policy learning and institutions

Policy & Politics Journal blog

by Ringa Raudla, Egert Juuse, Vytautas Kuokštis, Aleksandrs Cepilovs, Matti Ylönen Financial technologies (FinTech) used to be material for science fiction movies, but suddenly they are everywhere.

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Unconventional partnerships: The real estate developer’s innovation edge

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Global real estate developers can find enduring success through deep collaborations with nontraditional partners. Here’s how.

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4 Things To Do Instead of Panicking When Your Social Media Stats Take a Nosedive📉

Super Library Marketing

Watch this video now #LibraryMarketing Show, episode 269 What do you do if you log on to your social media metrics and suddenly notice that your stats are dropping? Your first instinct is probably to panic, but don’t! We will talk through 4 steps to take when this happens in this episode of The Library Marketing Show. Plus we’ll give kudos to a library that managed to receive press coverage for a very important event.

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Municipal Maintenance Guide: Inspections

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.

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How to Harden Public Sector Data Centers Against Climate Risks

State Tech Magazine

Data center backup and recovery have been top of mind in recent years for state and local governments, and not just because of ransomware. In April 2023, Fort Lauderdale City Hall’s basement flooded after 26 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, knocking the government’s headquarters out of commission and causing IT outages. The city subsequently made it a priority to move servers out of buildings susceptible to flooding and power outages and into the cloud. 2023 set a record for having the most bill

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Migrating to a multi-account strategy for public sector customers

AWS Public Sector Blog

A multi-account strategy is important for Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector customers because it is the foundation of cloud governance and compliance. Public sector customers using a shared account model can improve security and operational efficiency by adopting a multi-account strategy. In this post, we explore methods for existing AWS public sector customers to prepare for and migrate to a multi-account environment.

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Vertiv’s High-Performance Computing Infrastructure Enables AI

FedTech Magazine

Agencies must ensure their IT infrastructure is up to the task of transforming how data is processed before they can begin leveraging high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence. Vertiv specializes in critical infrastructure solutions and is helping government build the necessary power, cooling and service environments to support the massive computational workloads required by AI.

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A bookish year in review

Princeton Public Library

Like any other year, 2024 has had its share of ups and downs. In terms of the library world, there were the reports on book The post A bookish year in review appeared first on Princeton Public Library.

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Upper Freehold, NJ Launches New GovPilot Partnership And Will Soon Implement Government Management Software Into The Township

GovPilot

Upper Freehold, NJ just began a new partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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New Resources to Support Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Diversity are Now Available

Homeroom

By: Roberto J. Rodríguez, Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development and Adam Schott, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education From day one, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken steps to elevate the teaching profession and address the educator shortage through unprecedented investments to better prepare, develop, Continue Reading The post New Resources to Support Educator Recruitment, Retention, an

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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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Detroit Passed the First Law Giving Communities a Say in Development Projects. Here’s What Happened

The City Fix

In 2019, Stellantis (then known as Fiat Chrysler) announced a $2.5 billion plan to expand and modernize two of its auto assembly plants in Detroit. This triggered the city’s Community Benefits Ordinance (CBO) a unique law that requires companies.

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AWS Tech Alliance boosts cloud skills and tech jobs across German industries

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance (Tech Alliance) is a global coalition of Fortune 500 companies and other employers, educational institutions and training providers, regional and national governments and ministries, and business and workforce development conveners. Since its launch in 2023, the Tech Alliance has been joined by more than 650 employers and more than 970 educatio­­­nal institutions, and has engaged more than 53,000 learners with employers across 11 countri

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

AWS Public Sector Blog

The AWS Open Data Sponsorship Program makes high-value, cloud-optimized datasets publicly available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS works with data providers to democratize access to data by making it available to the public for analysis on AWS; develop new cloud-based techniques, formats, and tools that lower the cost of working with data; and encourage the development of communities that benefit from access to shared datasets.