NLC (National League of Cities)
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Welcome to Women’s History Month 2023! Each March, the National League of Cities collectively embarks on a monthlong celebration of women’s history, magnifying and uplifting the phenomenal accomplishments and historical contributions made by women throughout the nation.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MARCH 1, 2023
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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
One of the things I love about the grant profession so much is the diversity of backgrounds that bring people to the field of writing grants. If you talk to five different grant writers/grant professionals, you will hear five different stories of the paths that brought them to the work they do today. It isn’t as clear as an undergraduate major that is the “usual” track for people to enter this work.
Next City
MARCH 1, 2023
Today, just 4% of El Paso's residents are Black. But the city once had a Black Wall Street, a Black sorority and thriving black business districts.
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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.
GAO (US Government Accountability Office)
MARCH 2, 2023
Domestic terrorism is on the rise. Several attacks have been widely reported in the last few years. For example, in May 2022, a racially-motivated individual shot and killed 10 people in Buffalo, New York. A 2018 attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue left.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Artificial intelligence, when deployed at scale, can help telcos protect core revenues and drive margin growth. But capturing this opportunity will require a wholly different approach.
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Peak Proposals
MARCH 1, 2023
Blog RSS March 01, 2023 If you are wondering if it is a viable strategy to write one proposal and submit it as-is to multiple funders, the basic answer is no, it’s not advisable. There are some limited exceptions, which we get into later, but that’s the general rule. Writing a proposal and sharing it with multiple donors via email usually doesn’t lead to success for several reasons.
GCN
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Thoroughly understanding the limitations of the legacy platform and mapping out the business case for replacing an enterprise resource planning system will help agencies build for the future instead of reconstructing the past.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Innovation ecosystems can generate economic, financial, and social benefits for all, and there’s new federal funding to build them. A six-step playbook could help leaders get them right.
FedTech Magazine
MARCH 3, 2023
Experts are worried about the future of the federal cyber workforce. There are “significant gaps,” especially in recruiting and retaining younger cyber professionals, says Michelle Amante, vice president of federal workforce programs at the Partnership for Public Service. She has called for “a shared government responsibility for recruiting and training the next generation of technologists.
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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.
Peak Proposals
MARCH 1, 2023
If you are wondering if it is a viable strategy to write one proposal and submit it as-is to multiple funders, the basic answer is no, it’s not advisable. There are some limited exceptions, which we get into later, but that’s the general rule. Writing a proposal and sharing it with multiple donors via email usually doesn’t lead to success for several reasons.
State Tech Magazine
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
In Massachusetts, a new comprehensive workspace management program has streamlined the deployment of computing devices to state employees, removing IT staff from the process entirely. It has been key in supporting the commonwealth’s move to remote and hybrid work. “We’ve been operating in this environment since March 2020,” says Jason Snyder, state CIO and secretary of the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Pharmaceutical companies are using recent advances in digital technologies to improve care strategies and provide hope for rare disease patients across thousands of different rare diseases.
AWS Public Sector Blog
MARCH 3, 2023
The Republic of Armenia’s Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of modernizing the technological infrastructure of the state and accelerating the adoption of cloud services in the public and the private sector of Armenia. The MoU was signed by Max Peterson, vice president of worldwide public sector at AWS, and Vahagn Khachaturyan, the former Minister of High-Tech Industry and current President of the Republic of
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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.
Super Library Marketing
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library A woman in a blue shirt walks dejectedly through the library, head down, shoulders hunched. She waves at patrons coming in and out of the building, but no one notices. She places one lonely hand on the window to the world outside as the sound of melancholy music plays in the background. Soon the music swells, and the woman walks through the front doors of the library, skipping across the lawn as she makes her way to the parking lot.
NLC (National League of Cities)
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Measuring the success and efficacy of health-promoting policies can be difficult given the challenging nature of structural change. Oftentimes, most are unaware of just how much time and effort goes into shaping these outcomes.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MARCH 1, 2023
Southeast Asia is a top producer of base metals, including nickel and copper, but its downstream-processing industry is lagging behind. Investing in digital and analytics could enhance productivity.
FedTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
The Department of Defense isn’t migrating to the cloud fast enough, nor is it spending money on the right security frameworks and capabilities to alter the terrain of cyberspace to its advantage, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Earl Matthews noted Wednesday. “Massive” application volume is the biggest reason for the Pentagon’s slow transition to the cloud, but it needs to adopt zero-trust security architectures more quickly, said Matthews, now Mandiant’s vice president of strategy, during the Rocky
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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.
Open Access Government - Technology News
MARCH 3, 2023
As the number of cyber attacks on cloud platforms and applications increases, organisations need more collaboration and data visibility Last year, the share of corporate data stored in the cloud reached over 60% , with over nine in ten companies using cloud services. Cloud technology is now all-encompassing – a foundation for organisations large and small, now enjoying myriad cloud benefits from improved efficiency to scalability, flexibility and lower IT costs.
NLC (National League of Cities)
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
A new report by the National League of Cities, Municipal Strategies to Narrow the Racial Wealth Divide, is available to help city leaders’ understand how to approach and design impactful strategies to reduce the racial wealth divide, as a complement to existing tools within the field.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
India’s chemicals industry has been a global outperformer in demand growth and shareholder wealth creation for a decade. Its strong starting point could make it the next chemicals manufacturing hub.
Disaster Zone blog
MARCH 1, 2023
This is a good example of a public health system taking a regional approach.
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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.
Open Access Government - Technology News
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Arnie Armstrong, Cyber Security Principal at Made Tech , explains why a user-centred cyber security approach is vital to local government We often hear that the biggest cyber security vulnerability in any organisation is its own employees, but is this really the case? Arnie Armstrong, Cyber Security Principal at Made Tech asks, could it instead be that our existing systems and processes were not designed with people in mind?
GCN
MARCH 3, 2023
The anti-fraud proposal includes funds to modernize state governments’ benefits systems, identity verification and data analytics capabilities.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MARCH 1, 2023
New data regulations from the European Union require organizational attention, and three key steps can help navigate the data privacy landscape.
Disaster Zone blog
MARCH 1, 2023
The pandemic is almost over, but people are still getting sick with COVID.
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Join this insightful webinar on how local governments can reduce costs and optimize resources. Discover how municipalities like yours are leveraging technology to enhance service delivery, reduce operational costs, and generate lasting ROI. Key Takeaways: Learn actionable steps to reduce operational costs and increase community engagement Explore how digital tools can streamline inspections and reporting Understand the financial and operational benefits of digital management solutions Hear real-
FedTech Magazine
MARCH 1, 2023
As people contend with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as and inflation rates not seen for decades, federal assistance programs are essential. Government benefits help millions of citizens pay for food, housing, health care and other basic living expenses. However, reaching everyone in need can be difficult. Determining who is eligible for certain programs involves complicated, often redundant processes, worsened by the struggle of many government agencies to share data effe
Google Public Sector
MARCH 3, 2023
On February 22, 2023, I ventured to Dearborn, Michigan to meet with the city’s mayor Abdullah Hammoud and local citizens. The purpose of the visit was to announce a collaboration with the city to modernize its IT and data infrastructure and provide digital services. I left inspired and with the belief that what’s happening here could be a model for American cities as they digitally transform.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MARCH 1, 2023
“I’m increasingly talking about the need to build a planetary restoration industry,” says a prominent investor in sustainability. “This, to me, is one of the great industries that we need to be building together over the next decades, and indeed beyond—the next centuries.
Disaster Zone blog
MARCH 3, 2023
It is a play that was foretold before it happened.
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PA TIMES Magazine is a publication of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), a not-for-profit corporation. This edition focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in public administration, including guest columns, insights for the field and interviews with city government DEI officers about their work at the local level.
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