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Toward security in sustainable battery raw material supply

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Fast-increasing demand for battery raw materials and imbalanced regional supply and demand are challenging battery and automotive producers efforts to reduce Scope 3 emissions.

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4 Ways to Optimize Meeting Rooms for Hybrid Work

State Tech Magazine

Digital collaboration technology can make or break hybrid work in the public sector, where 88% of employees prefer to have the option to work at home or in the office as needed, according to Cisco. In fact, hybrid work at the state and local level has already demonstrated benefits that include improved citizen services in the cities of El Paso, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y.

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Green-steel hubs: A pathway to decarbonize the steel industry

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

In the green transition, the steel industry needs to find ways to lower emissions. One way forward could be rethinking not only how but where steel manufacturing happens across the globe.

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How Cities, Towns and Villages are Improving Recycling Practices

NLC (National League of Cities)

Co-authored by Emma OReilly, NLC Federal Advocacy Sustainability Intern Since the launch of the Recycle Right pledge in April, more than 100 cities, towns and villages across the country have taken the pledge and begun sharing their stories and experiences in building more awareness around proper recycling practices.

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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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Four emerging themes in business travel

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

As business travel regains momentum, opportunities could arise for companies that can offer tech solutions for evolving challenges.

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TheCityFix’s Top 10 Blogs from 2024

The City Fix

2024 was tumultuous. Cities saw record-breaking temperatures, a sharp uptick in climate-related disasters, violent conflict in too many places, and contentious elections that shifted local, national and regional politics. But amidst the tumult, cities centered themselves as global leaders in.

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The NHS’s new AI-driven approach to reduce A&E strain

Open Access Government - Technology News

NHS is trying to fight the current strain on emergency departments by using new approaches, including artificial intelligence (AI), to identify patients most likely to use emergency services frequently Adopting AI in the NHS aims to provide targeted support to vulnerable individuals before they reach A&E, improving their health outcomes and reducing pressure on already overburdened hospitals.

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What it takes to make separations a competitive difference-maker

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Companies that are effective at separations can significantly outperform their peers. Our latest survey highlights the opportunities, and complexities, of achieving a successful separation.

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More Than Just Tools: Observability Platforms for Government

FedTech Magazine

Observability platforms provide agencies with a unified framework for analyzing and optimizing their increasingly complex IT environments. Such platforms address critical challenges such as tool sprawl, outdated technology and inefficient workflows by consolidating monitoring functions, ensuring data reliability and fostering collaboration. Agencies continue to transition to a hybrid cloud model, which requires nuanced operation and security, and the fragmented use of tools across network and se

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Replaying a full year of The McKinsey Podcast—in just ten minutes

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at some of the best insights from McKinsey thought leaders.

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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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Transforming student communications: How Dallas College modernized its call center with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

For decades, Dallas College has been a beacon of affordable higher education in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Founded in 1965, this community college has welcomed more than 3 million students through its doors, empowering them to forge new careers, obtain vital training, and give back to their community. However, as enrollment swelled over the years, Dallas Colleges legacy call center struggled to keep pace.

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Prepping First Responders for the Holiday Season With GovPilot

GovPilot

The holiday season, a time of celebration, increased activity, and excitement, presents unique challenges for local government officials as they work to ensure municipal emergency preparedness.As communities swell with holiday visitors , and the pace of events accelerates, officials must anticipate and address heightened demands on emergency services.

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AWS at the World Health Summit 2024: Driving digital health innovation and global collaboration

AWS Public Sector Blog

The World Health Summit 2024 served as a pivotal platform for global health leaders, policymakers, and innovators to address pressing healthcare challenges and explore cutting-edge solutions. With more than 3,500 participants from 140 countries, 21,000 online viewers, and 65,000-plus social-media engagements, the summit was a testament to the commitment of global healthcare leaders to addressing health inequities and improving patient outcomes.

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Education Awards nearly $7 million for Promise Neighborhoods grants

Homeroom

By: Mireya Garcia, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education All students deserve to grow up in communities that foster their success through strong family and community support systems to prepare them for academic success in college, career and beyond. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education awarded $6.9 million to 7 grantees across 6 states Continue Reading The post Education Awards nearly $7 million for Promise Neighborhoods grants appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Municipal Maintenance: Ready, Set, Inspect!

Speaker: Noratek

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.

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Extracting insights from PubMed articles using Amazon Q Business

AWS Public Sector Blog

The scientific landscape is rapidly evolving, and the sheer volume of research output can be overwhelming. For professionals across industriesfrom academia to healthcare to pharmaceuticalsstaying abreast of the latest developments is crucial. The National Center for Biotechnology Information s (NCBI) PubMed Central (PMC), a leading resource for biomedical literature, offers a vast repository of full-text biomedical and life sciences journal articles.

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Inspiring an Unmotivated Team

GovLoop

As a supervisor, part of your job responsibilities includes maintaining team productivity and protecting their well-being. So, if youre seeing a seasonal morale dip (or really, any time of year), how can you help your team recover? During December’s New Supervisor’s Community of Practice session, “How to Inspire an Unmotivated Team,” Malissa Lewis, Division Director, Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS, offered advice and tips for inspiring your team to shin

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The Mercatus Center solves unstructured data challenges using generative AI from AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Each year across the United States, new government policies take effect that impact the lives of millions of people, however, those policies are only as good as the data that informs them. Too often, policymakers lack access to relevant data that could better inform the development of these new policies. The Mercatus Center , a university-based research center affiliated with George Mason University, saw an opportunity to fix this problem.

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Time to think big to close America’s small business productivity gap

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy, employing nearly 60% of workers and contributing almost 40% to the nation's value-added output. Accounting for 34,752,434 companies, 99.9% of all American companies are small businesses. However, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the U.S. are only half as productive as large companies, a stark contrast to the 60% productivity ratio seen in other advanced economies, according to research by my colleagues at the McKinse

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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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Call for Proposals - 2025 ALA IRRT Pre-Conference, Philadelphia, June 27, 2025 - Connecting and Fostering Community Through Library Initiatives Around The World

A Library Writer's Blog

Call for Proposals - 2025 ALA IRRT Pre-Conference, Philadelphia, June 27, 2025 - Connecting and Fostering Community Through Library Initiatives Around The World The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Pre-Conference Committee of the American Library Association (ALA) invites proposals for its 2025 ALA Annual Pre-Conference Session. This half-day event will focus on how libraries connect and foster community through innovative and impactful initiatives.

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CDT Crowdsources Information Security to Protect Californians

California Department of Technology

By Vitaliy Panych, California State Chief Information Security Officer February 15, 2023 The California Department of Technology and its partners in Cal-CSIC are getting creative with information security. Because working together beats working alone, CDT is inviting researchers from the private sector to root out vulnerabilities in its sites and systems.