The City Fix
JULY 12, 2023
Today’s city leaders face a level of complexity and rapid pace of change that can be overwhelming. Particularly in developing countries, urbanization is unfolding quickly and often haphazardly. One in three urban residents worldwide lack adequate access to at least.
Next City
JULY 12, 2023
Lawsuits over inaccessible sidewalks, transit, libraries and other public infrastructure are costing cities millions. But for disabled people of color, they may be the only route to equity.
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Disaster Zone blog
JULY 11, 2023
Learn about the hazards and the organization charged with all aspects of emergency management.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JULY 12, 2023
A digital twin is a digital representation of a physical object, person, or process, contextualized in a digital version of its environment. Digital twins can help an organization simulate real situations and their outcomes, ultimately allowing it to make better decisions.
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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.
zencity
JULY 12, 2023
Social media has significantly changed the communication landscape, bringing government leaders closer to the people they serve and building trust between them. For over a decade, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and, in some cases, Linkedin have been mainstays for direct connectivity between community members, government officials, and agencies. Almost overnight, Threads , the new social network competitor to Twitter launched by Meta and Instagram, has reached a critical mass of users.
Next City
JULY 11, 2023
The travails of Arise Community Credit Union, set to be Minnesota’s first Black led-credit union, raise the question: How hard should it be for communities to have their own financial institutions?
Public Administration Today brings together the best content for professionals in the public administration field from the widest variety of thought leaders.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JULY 10, 2023
Using a three-step approach, payers could seek to reduce hospital readmissions, potentially improving patient experience and care outcomes and cutting costs for stakeholders.
FedTech Magazine
JULY 14, 2023
Federal agencies are already dabbling in the metaverse, although they generally don’t refer to it that way; they usually say they’re working with augmented or virtual reality instead. Part of the reason for the differentiation is the popular concept of the metaverse is something far more elaborate: a full simulation of an office space, say, where your personal avatar can speak and interact with other avatars of people who are miles away from your location.
Open Access Government - Technology News
JULY 14, 2023
Government IT leaders should consider improving their security with tools designed to go beyond signature-based detection to spot unknown but potentially malicious behaviour We live in a world of escalating digital threats to government IT systems. The public sector recorded more global incidents and data breaches than any other over the past year, according to a recent Verizon study.
Disaster Zone blog
JULY 12, 2023
Farmers is the latest to do so in Florida.
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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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JULY 14, 2023
Consumer confidence has grown dramatically across the continent—but geopolitical concerns and price increases continue to affect how consumers intend to spend. ConsumerWise offers its latest research.
GovLoop
JULY 14, 2023
What Are Good Productivity Choices? Good choices help you head off — or recover from — efforts that may be intended to enhance productivity…but don’t. It’s not a matter of good tools and bad tools; the issue is right tools vs. wrong tools. Whether you’re choosing applications, platforms or management strategies, focus on the problem you’re trying to solve, the people doing the work and what they need.
State Tech Magazine
JULY 12, 2023
Citizens are doing more online than ever, from renewing driver’s licenses to applying for benefits. People like the convenience of online interactions; it beats standing in line. At the same time, “these activities lack human interaction and can become frustrating when you have a unique situation and can’t find an answer,” the National Association of State Chief Information Officers notes.
Disaster Zone blog
JULY 12, 2023
Storms, heat, death and destruction.
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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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JULY 14, 2023
The most financially successful companies approach tech transformations differently from the rest, and their methods suggest a road map for success that others can follow.
GovLoop
JULY 10, 2023
Improving citizen experience isn’t just for designers and application developers – it’s something every agency decision-maker and frontline worker should be thinking about. In this article, I explore the 5Es of experience and why two of the most often overlooked, Entice and Extend, are key to improving the overall citizen experience. Imagine you’re applying online for Medicaid.
State Tech Magazine
JULY 13, 2023
Oregon Data Center Services handles daily backups for roughly 4,000 state servers, a task made more manageable by a platform that allows its fellow agencies to do some of the work themselves, whether they’re operating applications on the DCS infrastructure or, eventually, in the cloud. “It’s bread-and-butter IT,” says DCS Executive Director James Foster.
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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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JULY 14, 2023
A corporate officer explains the role that self-awareness and partnership play in driving performance.
NLC (National League of Cities)
JULY 13, 2023
Cities across the country are recognizing the importance of supporting high-quality summer learning programs today more than ever before.
Super Library Marketing
JULY 12, 2023
Watch this video The #LibraryMarketing Show, Episode 198 I would like to issue a challenge to my library marketing friends. I have three phrases that I want to hear you say more often: to each other, to your coworkers, and to the world in general. I’m going to explain why these three phrases are so important to the success of your work in this episode.
AWS Public Sector Blog
JULY 11, 2023
As student enrollment begins to stabilize at colleges and universities, higher education leaders are focused on supporting equitable access to postsecondary education. Many leaders are turning to technology to address systemic barriers to education by making services more transparent, efficient, and simple for learners and staff. Together with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Highline College’s financial aid department created a key tool that helped eliminate one such barrier.
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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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JULY 11, 2023
The Medicare Advantage program is undergoing its biggest shifts in more than two decades. Payers can take steps now to mount a strategic, agile response as the changes unfold.
NLC (National League of Cities)
JULY 14, 2023
The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) first published the following information in 2021 as home improvement spending, which had been on the rise for years, surged during the COVID-19 pandemic as people began spending more time at home and many worried that children’s exposure to lead may also be on the rise due to both the increased […] Source
Super Library Marketing
JULY 10, 2023
Watch this video The #LibraryMarketing Show, Episode 197 There’s a new social media platform in the world. It’s called Threads and the release has been unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed in my career in communications. It’s become the most rapidly downloaded app EVER. And you’re probably wondering what this means for your library promotions.
FedTech Magazine
JULY 10, 2023
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requires that all official federal documents and communications be turned over to the agency for preservation at the end of a presidential term or when an employee leaves government. But with the increasing use of employees’ own devices, text messaging, and remote work tools such as Zoom and Webex, collecting federal documents for historical preservation has become a complicated process.
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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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JULY 11, 2023
A sociologist explores intelligence through the lens of nature versus nurture and takes a closer look at the impact of epigenetics.
GovLoop
JULY 11, 2023
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) recently experienced a rare money problem: a surplus, instead of a deficit. To figure out where to spend the money, state officials analyzed maps, then they built online dashboards for sharing results with the public. With the $350 billion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), Montana officials had around $900 million in economic stimulus funds to work with.
NLC (National League of Cities)
JULY 14, 2023
The SUPPORT Act, signed into law in 2018, aimed to tackle the opioid crisis by expanding on the previous work done through the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and the 21st Century Cures Act.
The City Fix
JULY 10, 2023
To date, over 90 countries have set net-zero emissions targets, committing to help prevent the most harmful impacts from climate change. But questions remain around the credibility of many of these pledges and whether these goals will be met. Together, countries with net-zero targets — which.
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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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