McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 23, 2023
Effective ecosystem strategies can deliver valuable near-term benefits as well as generate long-term growth and resilience. Leaders are finding significant benefits already.
Next City
MAY 24, 2023
From banned books exhibit at city libraries to efforts at school library, El Pasoans are working to protect access to books about LGBTQ+ and minority communities.
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NLC (National League of Cities)
MAY 22, 2023
Written with support from Candace Hanson (Canopy Mental Health & Consulting) and Gina Obiri (City of Minneapolis Department of Performance Management and Innovation). A Shift Toward Appropriate Response In cities across the country, police, fire and EMS have historically been the first responders to almost all calls for service.
Disaster Zone blog
MAY 25, 2023
Protecting their members makes good financial sense.
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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.
State Tech Magazine
MAY 23, 2023
New Jersey governor Phil Murphy recently signed legislation that requires state public agencies to report cyber incidents to the state within 72 hours. New Jersey joins a number of other states that have taken such a step in recent years. Virginia, for instance, passed similar legislation last year. New Jersey reportedly received 375 confirmed cyber incident reports in 2022.
Next City
MAY 26, 2023
The ¡Reclamo! Tool was designed to help low-wage, immigrant workers seek economic justice by making wage theft claims and gathering data to inform activism.
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Disaster Zone blog
MAY 26, 2023
It’s good for the next six months.
State Tech Magazine
MAY 25, 2023
From workforce shortages to cyberthreats, state and local government IT leaders face unprecedented political and technological forces. Across the political spectrum, state and local government leaders are grappling with how to respond to these challenges to best transform services and deliver for their constituents. Despite uncertain economic conditions, the state and local technology market outlook is stable, resilient and continues to grow.
Next City
MAY 23, 2023
A tiny credit union in the South Bronx is punching above its weight as an active small business lender, even as banks nationwide brace for a credit crunch. Here’s how.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 24, 2023
Fintech in the Middle East and North Africa is burgeoning, thanks to funding increases and revised licensing regimes. Sustaining growth will require concerted effort by businesses and governments.
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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.
NLC (National League of Cities)
MAY 25, 2023
Local governments are struggling to help their communities navigate a growing mental health crisis. According to the World Health Organization anxiety and depression increased by 25% worldwide in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with youth and women most severely affected.
State Tech Magazine
MAY 24, 2023
Smart cities continue to pop up all over the country, as many municipalities implement technologies that make public areas safer, more effective and more efficient. But there’s another element of the smart community movement that’s perhaps lesser known: the smart county. Smart counties involve large-scale operations and have multiple jurisdictions, presenting unique smart technology challenges and opportunities.
Disaster Zone blog
MAY 24, 2023
Technology is playing the biggest part in those changes.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 26, 2023
Redesigning care models through intentional delegation and potential tech enablement can free up nurses’ time.
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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.
FedTech Magazine
MAY 24, 2023
An agency’s workers play an essential role in its cybersecurity strategy. As frontline staff, they are perfectly positioned to notice anything unusual going on with IT systems. At the same time, end users can be the weak link in information security if they don’t have the proper training and don’t understand how important their contribution can be. Government IT teams can take specific steps to foster a culture of information security through education and preparedness exercises and by leveragin
GovLoop
MAY 26, 2023
By definition, data ethics refers to the norms of behavior that promote appropriate judgments and accountability when acquiring, managing or using data. There are three goals: protect civil liberties, minimize risks to individuals and society, and maximize the public good. It is about more than complying with legal requirements; in fact, some of the most controversial realms, such as AI, are largely unregulated anyway.
Center for Community Progress
MAY 26, 2023
There’s nothing fun about tax foreclosure. (Trust us, we wrote a whole report about it.) But when it comes to paying property taxes, the consequences are clear: Pay up or risk losing the property. That consequence exists for a reason. Property has intrinsic and monetary value. And property taxes fund basic community services like schools, roads, parks, sidewalks, and public safety—the things that enable families to live and build wealth in vibrant, secure neighborhoods.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 23, 2023
Consumers’ views on the economy are diverging—and their behaviors are, too. Here’s the latest data from our ConsumerWise team.
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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.
Microsoft Public Sector
MAY 24, 2023
For meetings where the recording is set to start automatically, recordings are being stored in the OneDrive of the first person to join the meeting, not the meeting organizer. This is a major problem for our company (and I'm sure many) because the meeting organizer is not able to change the recording expiration settings or move it to a folder for group access and retention.
AWS Public Sector Blog
MAY 24, 2023
Healthcare organizations worldwide are embracing the concept of connective devices using the internet of medical things (IoMT). Data from these wearable internet of things (IoT) devices can provide a real-time snapshot of a patient’s physical health, enabling care providers to determine the next level of care. These devices can help enhance healthcare efficiency, lower costs, and provide better health outcomes.
GovLoop
MAY 25, 2023
Cyber experts often emphasize that there’s no silver bullet for improving the security of government systems. The problem is not that technology always falls short. Instead, it’s that the cyber threats are so varied and always evolving. Here is a look at the current threat landscape, based on recent cyber-related news and events. A High-Level View According to the 2022 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, the global cyber workforce has reached 4.7 million workers, but that still leaves 3.4 mill
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 26, 2023
When it comes to implementing large-scale organizational change, the most successful organizations commit themselves fully to the effort from start to finish.
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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.
Microsoft Public Sector
MAY 24, 2023
Hi @Sergio Cossio and @Paul Meacham , this is a great blog but outdated given the pace of changes in the GCC High environment. Can you reference an any updated documentation or links? Thanks!
NLC (National League of Cities)
MAY 26, 2023
From experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic to the opioid epidemic, Americans are struggling with mental health, and local governments are working on ways to help. The U.S. Surgeon General’s new report, “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation”, is a valuable resource for municipalities to bolster mental health in their communities.
GovLoop
MAY 23, 2023
It’s common workplace wisdom that to get things done or be productive, you need to have a plan. It’s also common practice to start projects by making a list of what all needs to get done. But, there is a big difference between a to-do list and a plan. Do you know the difference? A to-do list is simply that – a list. It’s an unorganized ledger of tasks that need to be completed at some point, by someone.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 22, 2023
The results of a survey from the McKinsey Health Institute shed light on the health perceptions and priorities of people aged 55 and older.
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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-
State Tech Magazine
MAY 22, 2023
When cities today deploy video camera units in various locations, they are establishing the biggest edge-computing environment possible. Modern video cameras contain a great deal of analytics power, meaning that they not only store but process data in their location. The number of intelligent devices available for placement around municipalities by local governments only continues to grow.
Open Access Government - Technology News
MAY 25, 2023
On 25th May 2018, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); Robin Campbell-Burt discusses what’s changed 5 years later On 25th May, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation – shortened to GDPR – which ultimately changed the way we deal with data. The European data protection law gives individuals more control over their personal information and enforces any company collecting the personal data of EU citizens to reframe how they think about data priv
GovLoop
MAY 23, 2023
Traditionally, organizations took a moat-and-castle approach to network security: Anything within a network’s perimeter was deemed safe, while external infrastructure and activity raised cybersecurity concerns. But that approach has proven costly and insufficient as cyber criminals devise new schemes to invade our networks and traditional on-premises systems become more scattered and diffuse.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MAY 23, 2023
Pagaya cofounder Gal Krubiner talks about making “life-changing” financial products available to more people, and why starting a business with friends makes sense.
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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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