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Growth and resilience through ecosystem building

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Effective ecosystem strategies can deliver valuable near-term benefits as well as generate long-term growth and resilience. Leaders are finding significant benefits already.

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How El Paso Is Fighting Back Against Book Bans In Texas

Next City

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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DHS Issues National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin

Disaster Zone blog

It’s good for the next six months.

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Behavioral Crisis Response in Minneapolis: Embracing Inclusive Design in Community Safety

NLC (National League of Cities)

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.

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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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Reimagining the nursing workload: Finding time to close the workforce gap

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Redesigning care models through intentional delegation and potential tech enablement can free up nurses’ time.

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A New Digital Legal Tool Helps Immigrant Workers Reclaim Their Stolen Wages

Next City

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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New Jersey Gets More Serious About Cyber Incident Reporting

State Tech Magazine

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.

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Yes, nuclear can help answer the climate and energy security challenge

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

But doing so will require the industry to step up.

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The Seeds Of Economic Recovery Are Already Sprouting Roots In The Bronx

Next City

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.

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The Workplace is Changing--Rapidly

Disaster Zone blog

Technology is playing the biggest part in those changes.

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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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What Is a Smart County?

State Tech Magazine

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.

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A monthly update on the state of the US consumer: May 2023

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

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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SLFRF Funds Will Not Be Impacted by Debt Ceiling Negotiations

NLC (National League of Cities)

As debt limit negotiations continue between Congress and the White House, NLC has learned that State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) are not at risk of rescission by the federal government.

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How to Foster a Security Culture

FedTech Magazine

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

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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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3 Key Priorities for State and Local Governments as IT Spending Grows

State Tech Magazine

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.

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Age is just a number: How older adults view healthy aging

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

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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Arts Help Rural Cities Creatively Support Community Mental Health

NLC (National League of Cities)

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.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: 'The Function and Role of Maritime Pilots'

Disaster Zone blog

Another puzzle piece in maritime transportation.

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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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Decision Intelligence: Data Ethics

GovLoop

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.

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ESG momentum: Seven reported traits that set organizations apart

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Survey respondents reporting increased ESG impact say their organizations focus on both protecting and creating value.

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What Tyler v. Hennepin County Means for the Future of Property Tax Foreclosure Systems Across the Country

Center for Community Progress

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.

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Y2K and the Colorado River

Disaster Zone blog

No hard line for the river decision, but.

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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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We are recruiting a lecturer in Politics at the University of Stirling (open ended contract)

Paul Cairney

‘The Division of History, Heritage and Politics wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Grade 7/8 Lecturer in Politics.

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How to implement transformations for long-term impact

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

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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Re: Microsoft Teams recorded meeting storage in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint

Microsoft Public Sector

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.

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Designing a biometric IoMT solution to support health equity with AWS ProServe

AWS Public Sector Blog

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.

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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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Mapping the Cyber Threat Landscape

GovLoop

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

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Vietnamese consumers are coming of age in 2023: How businesses can stay ahead

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Vietnamese consumers remain optimistic about the economy despite challenges, and are driving premium purchases even as they seek better value.

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Re: M365 Cross-Cloud and Cross-Tenant Collaboration Scenarios

Microsoft Public Sector

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!

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Community Progress Calls on FHA to Improve Access to Rehab Mortgages

Center for Community Progress

On April 17, 2023, the Center for Community Progress submitted a response to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Rehabilitation Mortgages. A rehabilitation mortgage, often called a rehab mortgage, is designed to help homeowners improve their existing home or buy a home needing repair or renovation. You can read our full response here.

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ASPA TIMES Magazine: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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.