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.
State and Local
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.
Reality Check: Counties Assess Their Cyber Readiness
From the types of attacks that take place, constantly increasing vulnerabilities, and growing automation and digitization, it’s crucial that governments monitor their security.
Social Media Gives an Oklahoma Agency Its Voice
At the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, social media is a vital tool for outreach. And it’s fun.
(Contact-Free) Human Touch Helps Transform a Riverscape
In a Connecticut city, virtual community outreach was essential to designing a riverfront everyone could enjoy.
How Data and Analytics Can Strengthen State Workforce Ecosystems
Workforce ecosystems are fragile and need constant tending. To strengthen them, state and local governments should harness data and analytics.
How Observability and Automation Help DOTs Defend Against Hackers – and Deliver Better Citizen Experiences
Lives are at risk when traffic management systems fall prey to cyberattacks. But with automation tools and network observability, state and local departments of transportation can implement effective cyber protections.
How Agencies Can Reduce the Digital Transformation Burden on IT Teams
Digital transformation has made IT administration more complicated. But state and local IT leaders can overcome the burdensome complexity by evaluating on-the-ground impacts and monitoring both individual aspects of the transformation and what’s happening enterprisewide.
Four Ways States Can Overcome IT Complexity in a Hybrid World
IT complexity threatens state and local governments’ ability to modernize and innovate in ways that their constituency demands. But there are four ways that these governments can overcome IT challenges in a hybrid world.