Government agencies are facing ever increasing challenges to modernize and engage with citizens and stakeholders through digital channels. But you can’t just flip a switch to become a digital government. Change like that takes new tools, new processes and a new way of thinking. Essentially, you need to transform the way you work. But with regulations, security concerns and diminishing resources that can be easier said than done. That...

Technology is helping state and local government get more done than ever before.Across the country, state and local governments are grappling with some of the biggest challenges of our time. Our nation’s infrastructure, from bridges and tunnels, to legacy systems and outdated data centers are crumbling. And it’s up to innovative state and local government employees like you to transform these aging systems into modern, efficient a...

Are you ready to make productive change in government? Work together with your peers and make an impact from within? Help retain excellent employees in the public sector? Then welcome to NextGen Nation — it’s what we are all about! NextGen is a movement. It’s about inspiring government innovation. It’s about providing training and leadership opportunities to people new in government. It’s about helping managers br...

By now you have heard a million times that networking is the key to getting ahead in your career. But only three percent of the population LOVES to network, so what are are the other 97 percent of us supposed to do?Join us on Thursday, April 5th, from 5:30-8:00 pm for an interactive, in-person GovUp to learn how everyone from introverts to extroverts can network effectively.Specifically, you will learn: Insider advice on how to find the right...

State and local governments are finding that snapshots of data become stale very quickly. In fact, in today’s fast-paced world, “current” is outdated almost as soon as it's created. So how can a government truly become “real-time smart” and make data-driven decisions the moment something occurs? The answer hinges on your understanding of real-time data.That’s why Real-Time GIS is so critical for smart commun...

One of the biggest challenges government agencies face today are slow manual methods and lack of technical expertise. This leaves agencies unable to keep pace with the myriad of workflows and processes required by today’s technological innovations, which leads to constant firefighting, fines, increased cost and loss of accountability. Yet, organizations must be nimble to protect against cyber attacks by quickly addressing risks. With suc...

More Americans die every year from drug overdoses than they do in car crashes – and most of those overdoses involved opioids. The escalating opioid epidemic is just one of many serious health threats that are impacting communities all over the country. Fortunately, geographic intelligence can help communities address severe health threats like the opioid epidemic but also things like health care fraud, trafficking, gun violence and crop...

Could technology make a difference in speeding up how we respond to social inequities? The answer is yes. Governments around the nation are faced with issues like homelessness, blight, opioid addiction, access to care, veterans’ services, access to transit, and many more. New technology innovations, like GIS, big data and analytics, can bridge the gap between resources and the less fortunate, shorten the cycle to solve inequities and bet...

The way government communicates with citizens has fundamentally changed. Gone are the days when visiting the actual government office was the only way citizens could interact with and access information about citizen services. Now a huge portion of those services are done online. However, posting information online without a strategy is not useful. When a citizen visits a government website, they are usually looking for something very specific...

Your community counts on you to have a winter maintenance program in place that keeps them moving. This burden is growing as expectations of the public grows. They expect public works and DOT’s to be using more modern methods from informing the public and putting the right resources at the right location. Geographic information systems (GIS) is a common tool in planning and responding to whatever winter may bring. What you may not know i...