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A Green Recovery Starts with Cities

The City Fix

National governments face an enormous triple challenge right now: recovering from COVID-19, creating sustainable and inclusive development, and addressing the climate crisis. New research shows that focusing on cities is key to overcoming these challenges while generating considerable economic, social and environmental benefits. A. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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We stand with Princeton’s AAPI community

Princeton Public Library

The Tweet from actor George Takei was a simple and powerful call to action: “The best thing you can do today is to speak out against violence toward Asians in this country, especially if you yourself are not Asian. Thank you to all who use their platform to spread support and love.” Princeton Public […].

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PubWorks Mobile Pays for Itself

PubWorks Blog

How PubWorks Mobile Pays for Itself A typical PubWorks Mobile user can expect to save at least 15 minutes per day by doing “paper work” as it happens with PubWorks Mobile instead of waiting for the end of the day to perform these duties. 15 minutes per day x 200 work days = 50 hours per year. At $25/hour with fringes, this is a savings of $1250 per employee per year.

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The Social Impacts of the Pandemic

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

The coronavirus pandemic has multiple impacts to our society, ranging from medical, economic, education—you name it, nothing has remained the same. All this physical change has impacted how people interact and relate to one another. The social impacts to people have been huge. Besides the coronavirus itself there have been political and racial tensions in the United States.

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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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7 Proven Ways City Leaders Can Work Better Together to Create Resilient Cities

The City Fix

In cities around the world, local officials face multi-dimensional sustainability and resilience challenges and are often responsible for achieving many overlapping mandates. More effective solutions require cross-cutting responses and collaboration across multiple levels of government and sectors. New research reveals. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Understanding Green Infrastructure Workforce Needs

First State Insights

Chris Hauser, Associate Director of the Delaware Sea Grant, speaks with Abigail Armstrong, Public Administration Fellow at the University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about green infrastructure. Topics covered in this February 25, 2021 interview include the benefits and challenges of green infrastructure, and Delaware Sea Grant’s efforts and partnerships towards furthering green infrastructure in Delaware.

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GEJET - Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (and Nuclear Release) - Tenth Anniversary

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The tsunami museum at Rikusentakata, seen from atop the coastal tsunami barrier across the land that was devastated by the waves in March 2011 Thursday 11 th March 2021 was the tenth anniversary of the Japanese triple disaster: earthquake, tsunami and radiation release. I sent my greetings and respects to my Japanese colleagues and spent the day teaching my students about the event and its aftermath.

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Season 4 Episode 7 - Human-Centered Design Drives Veteran Experience Strategies

GovCast

An attorney by trade who saw opportunity to improve the lives of veterans nationwide, Veterans Experience Office's Barbara Morton applies human touches to all aspects of a veteran's journey with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Morton discusses the digital technologies and user-centered research her office applies toward the development and measurement of tools that support benefits, health care and internal processes at the agency.

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Mixed Reality

Public Sector Future

When virtual reality is integrated into our real, physical reality, we welcome mixed reality. We speak with Dr. Marc Pollefeys , Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich and Director of Science at Microsoft who leads Microsoft’s Mixed Reality & AI lab in Zurich. Learn about emerging areas of technology from 3D computer vision to AI, and practical applications of HoloLens in the public sector.

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The Importance of Amplifying Contemporary Indigenous Voices — April Bonus Episode

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

The April issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s bonus episode of the podcast, we’re diving deeper into one of this month’s cover stories, “ Protecting the Land and Its History.” If you tuned in to last month’s bonus episode, then you’re probably just as excited as we are for tomorrow’s TEDxCollegePark event, “ An Equal Future.

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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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Ep. 40 - Public Procurement Trends: Rise in eProcurement and Cybersecurity in First Months of 2021

Decisions That Matter

On this episode of Decisions That Matter, a Procurated podcast, host Alex Stonehouse dives into the results of the Winter 2021 Procurement Trends Survey to analyze the current trends in procurement, and the changes in priority since the previous survey from Fall of 2020 according to public procurement leaders from across the country. As mentioned in the episode, you can access the survey results in the following article: Winter 2021 Procurement Trends Survey Results If you enjoy this episode, pl

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Boosting student achievement with high-dosage tutoring: An interview with Carly Robinson and Matthew Kraft, Brown University – Episode #183

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

A new policy brief examines the research evidence behind tutoring and what design principles for tutoring have shown to be important for boosting K-12 student achievement. The report is titled Accelerating Student Learning with High -Dosage Tutoring. It’s coauthored by Dr. Carly Robinson, Dr. Matthew Kraft and Dr. Susanna Loeb of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, as well as Dr.

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Mixed Reality

Public Sector Future

When virtual reality is integrated into our real, physical reality, we welcome mixed reality. We?speak with Dr. Marc?Pollefeys , Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich and Director of Science at Microsoft who leads Microsoft’s Mixed Reality & AI lab in Zurich. Learn about emerging areas of technology from?3D?computer vision to AI, and practical applications of HoloLens?

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Community partner spotlight: Paul Robeson House

Princeton Public Library

To extend our community outreach, the library partners with the many municipal, non-profit, and business organizations that make Princeton such an extraordinary town. This month, we spoke with Ben Colbert, director of the Paul Robeson House, and board members, Denyse Leslie, Martha Sword and Joy Barnes-Johnson. How long has Paul Robeson House been in Princeton?

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Empower Digital Government: Strategic Workbook for Modern Transformation

Digital transformation is reshaping government interactions, bringing agencies closer to the communities they serve. However, while many have adopted new digital tools, few have implemented comprehensive strategies to maximize their benefits. Our Strategic Workbook for Modern Government offers a step-by-step guide to developing a sustainable digital strategy.

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Ep. 40 - Public Procurement Trends: Rise in eProcurement and Cybersecurity in First Months of 2021

Decisions That Matter

On this episode of Decisions That Matter, a Procurated podcast, host Alex Stonehouse dives into the results of the Winter 2021 Procurement Trends Survey to analyze the current trends in procurement, and the changes in priority since the previous survey from Fall of 2020 according to public procurement leaders from across the country. As mentioned in the episode, you can access the survey results in the following article: Winter 2021 Procurement Trends Survey Results.

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Chevron Deference Does Not Always Result in Support for the Government's Position

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

Suzanne L. Bailey —Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group. It is well-established law that when a federal court reviews a federal agency's construction of a statute it administers, the court will look to whether Congress has addressed the precise question at issue. If the court determines that Congress has not directly addressed the issue, rather than imposing its own construction of the statute, the court will defer to the administrative agency's permissible construction of the statute.

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S22 Episode 02: Bird Watching

ParkTalk podcast

Steve Constantelos and Joe Suchecki from the DuPage Birding Club talk about birdwatching in the Naperville area and how to get started. Steve Constantelos and Joe Suchecki from the DuPage Birding Club talk about birdwatching in the Naperville area and how to get started.

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Build, Deliver and Improve Applications Faster Using AWS

CarahCast

In this podcast, you’ll take back key action items to your team to accelerate the process of building, launching, and automating secure applications on AWS. In this podcast, you’ll take back key action items to your team to accelerate the process of building, launching, and automating secure applications on AWS.

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7 Signs Your Local Government ERP Is Holding You Back: A Guide for Small Municipalities

Local governments and municipalities serving populations under 200,000 face distinctive challenges in delivering efficient and effective services to their communities. To overcome these challenges, many rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems tailored to their specific needs. Not all ERP systems are created equal, and some may hinder progress rather than support it.

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Episode 147: CFOs managing finances for the future.from home

FedHeads

The FedHeads talked with AGA CEO Ann Ebberts and Grant Thornton Principal Tony Scardino about what they learned after taking the pulse of department and agency CFOs. Download the 2020 Annual CFO Survey: Managing Finances for the Future - [link] The FedHeads talked with AGA CEO Ann Ebberts and Grant Thornton Principal Tony Scardino about what they learned after taking the pulse of department and agency CFOs.

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Why America's Freight Train System Is The World's Best

The Market Urbanism Report

1980s deregulation turned a declining industry into a worldwide standard.

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Why America's Freight Train System Is The World's Best

The Market Urbanism Report

1980s deregulation turned a declining industry into a worldwide standard.

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