How Your Agency Can Gain Better Insights with Data Warehousing
To make the most of their data, agencies need an ecosystem of capabilities and the right infrastructure. That is where data warehouses come in.
Innovation
A Clear Definition of Machine Learning
There’s a lot of buzz about machine learning in government today, given its potential to improve operations, cut costs and produce better program outcomes. But what exactly is it?
Report Identifies 130,000 Federal Jobs Likely Impacted By AI
More than a third of the Treasury Department workforce will be impacted by AI, and close to a third of the Government Publishing Office will be impacted.
Innovator Profile: Georgia Chief Digital Officer Nikhil Deshpande
Under Chief Digital Officer Nikhil Deshpande’s leadership, Georgia’s digital offerings have evolved to meet the needs of its constituents.
Innovator Profile: San Jose Chief Innovation Officer Shireen Santosham
San Jose Chief Innovation officer Shireen Santosham is an excellent example of the value this position can bring.
Case Study: A Tsunami of Design Thinking in Brazil
The LAB.Ges, an innovation lab from Brazil, proposed a complex challenge: teach all of their public servants in Design Thinking. And they did it.
Dropping Your Misconceptions About Government Innovation
There is a long-held belief that innovation and government just don’t fit together. The risk-averse nature of the public sector juxtaposed with the near necessitation of risk in private sector innovation has made many people believe that things will just stay the way they are in government. They’re wrong.
Innovator Profile: Indiana Chief Data Officer Darshan Shah
Indiana Chief Data Officer Darshan Shah leads the state’s Management Performance Hub, an innovative agency using data to improve policy.
The 6 Skills You Need to Become an Innovator
Public sector innovation is constantly shrouded in mystery. This is partially because we lack a common definition and understanding of what exactly is public sector innovation is.
6 Core Skills for Public Sector Innovation
To face these new issues — such as social expectations, complex public policies — there is a growing need for the public sector to innovate.