Government entities have long faced challenges when it comes to providing eligible families with the full scope of childcare services available. Using digital service delivery enables governments to serve citizens in near real-time. Governments can promote programs through multiple channels while also speeding up the number of transactions and providing greater access to working parents, who may not be able to visit government offices during t...

Election season can be overwhelming for state and local election offices. Voting leaders are tasked with keeping residents updated, processing requests and responding to the public demand for increased transparency. Experts from King County Elections (KCE) overcame these challenges with an optimized communication plan. By delivering multi-channel alerts, KCE saw a 67% greater cure rate among voters who opted in to receive ballot alerts. Join G...

A recent Mckinsey and Co report cited that “difficulty finding information and clarity of communications are the primary drivers of customer burden." Another report cites that 83% of federal agencies struggle to keep pace with rising citizen service expectations despite making interactions more convenient. Alleviating anxiety with more communications enables a cost-efficient and quite speed of delivery of better experience throughout the...

One of the most potent ways in which cities, counties and states can fight against the sad absence of trust in government is through the audit function and there has never been a time within memory when creating trust in government has been such a challenge. Yet, there is a perennial threat to their independence, which is the bedrock of the auditors’ standing in government and their ability to serve the residents of their entities. It...

Digital transformation has been a central premise of government at all levels tackling the job of ending reliance on legacy technology, upgrading systems and expanding services. Until recently, transformation efforts at the federal level focused on “lift-and-shift,” updating their digital systems or processes to make them better or more innovative, but they didn’t have the customer or end user or employee in mind while doing...

Florida recently passed a record-high state budget in excess of $116 billion for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. On September 27 at 9:00 A.M. Pacific, our team will unpack what this means for selling tech in the state and how you can get your slice of the (very large) pie. A few notable facts from the budget include: $15.3 billion in total reserve (13.2% of total budget) 70+ emerging tech opportunities $26.8 billion for K-12 education $3.7 billion...

Improving customers’ experience when accessing, engaging, and interacting with an agency through contact centers will have a significant impact on their overall experience with government. The Contact Center is a critical link between your agency and your customers. Empathizing with your customers and resolving issues in a timely and effective manner are more important than ever to achieve agency mission. Positive customer experiences dr...

How are government contact centers evolving to serve a new generation of citizens and residents? The President’s Management Agenda and rising consumer expectations have placed a renewed focus on improving experience to rebuild trust in government at all levels. At the heart of this work are improvements to the government contact center experience and operational efficiency. Agencies today are tasked with providing their customers with a...

Back in 2021, the Biden Administration released an Executive Order providing a vision for improving user experiences with government. So, where does that leave agencies almost two years later? Where are they in their journeys? Join us online Thursday, Sept. 21 from 2-2:45 p.m. ET/11-11:45 a.m. PT to hear from government and industry leaders about the frameworks they use to improve user experience.

Across the nation, cities are confronting a full roster of opportunities. Federal funding from the Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act has allowed city governments to invest in their communities like never before. And whether that funding is used to improve hard infrastructure, connect communities to reliable broadband, or drive innovations that better support government, leaders are empowered in new ways...