Feeling Like You Belong
“Belonging” has emerged as an important objective of its own, one way to ensure the diversity and equity of groups and communities. Here’s what belonging means and how one town is making it happen.
State and Local
What State and Local Agencies Can Do When They Can’t Hire the Cyber Talent Gap Away
A staggering number of organizations lack the cyber talent they need to protect against cyberattacks. But agencies that deploy certain strategies can help compensate for their staffing shortage.
Montana Maps Infrastructure Spending to Ensure Equity
Montana’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation employed maps and dashboards to add transparency to the distribution of economic stimulus funds.
Simple Design Strategies for Improving Constituent Experiences With State and Local Agencies
Agency decision makers and frontline workers should work to improve online constituent experiences. Here are tips for enhancing those interactions.
Governments Find Strength in Numbers
Cybersecurity has become an issue that requires collaboration throughout government systems. Here are some examples of agencies doing just that.
What the Digital Transformation Journey Looks Like for State and Local Governments
A robust digital transformation strategy can help state and local governments better meet citizen expectations. Experience-as-a-service, or XaaS, solutions play an important role.
A Healthy Dose of Simplification at CDC
The pandemic drew new attention to the convulated process of data sharing between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local authorities. A new cloud-based initiative has modernized the system.
In Chicago, Collaboration Makes Early Childcare Better
Sharing data through a public/private research consortium allowed Chicago to provide better early childhood services. It wouldn’t have been possible without the cloud.
Share So Others Might Learn
North Carolina takes a whole-of-state approach to cybersecurity to help share expertise with agencies that may lack the resources to defend themselves.
In San Francisco, Accessibility Means Better Engagement for Everyone
Accessibility doesn’t just improve engagement for constituents with identified disabilities. It also helps make resources more available to everyone.