In 2012 the state of Georgia faced a significant budget crunch. Needing to slim down expenses, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles offered a radical proposal to the governor: they would do away with a significant amount of office space and move to a nearly fully remote team. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles remains a state agency. The Dept. of Community Supervision is a separate agency created in 2015 to supervise offenders in the com...

Do you have data, but are unsure the best way to analyze it to generate actionable insights? Google Sheets are fundamental to the collection and organization of data. While the basic use of Sheets is deceptively simple, the use of formulas, formatting, and pivot tables can take your basic use case to a whole new level. Join us to learn more about Sheets including important formulas, conditional and data validation workflows, and pivot tables,...

Learn how to 'Hack the Stack' UNOPS supports the mission of bringing peace and security, humanitarian and development solutions to some of the world’s most challenging environments. Their programs are always under scrutiny and often receive audits with recommendations they need to action. When the team was asked to increase the speed of its audits, they used a few key Google Tools that would tie into their existing systems while providin...

To make effective decisions that benefit society, public sector organizations must manage information in a way that maximizes its value. Organizations must also provide a clear and accurate account of their information management activity in order to meet legal and related obligations. This challenging environment drove The National Archives, UK to work with their Government Knowledge & Information Management (GKIM) Google user group to de...

Many government agencies have extensive needs to connect systems and help data flow more easily through many different parts of their organization as well as with other federal partners. Often different teams and systems within an organization lack the tools to be able to effectively manage their APIs and establish common patterns, which leads to confusion, delays, and difficulty controlling and standardizing “spaghetti string” dev...

Are you struggling to deal with mountains of paper documents? Document AI is a Google Cloud tool that automates document processing. Designed to boost the speed and accuracy of document data entry, Document AI automatically extracts and processes information from the most widely used document types (e.g. Drivers license, passport, payslip, W-2, etc.). Document AI’s workflow tools and rules engine enables those in the public sector to rev...

Do you need to collect information from a wide variety of individuals and sources? Google Forms are often seen as the best way to streamline and formalize an information exchange, but there’s a lot more to Forms than meets the eye. Simple to use initially, but powerful in its complexity, Forms can be created and customized to suit a variety of purposes including quizzes, surveys, and intake procedures. Learn more about Forms including co...

People are at the heart of the work we do in public service. However, we’re often dealing with legacy systems and structures that constrain us from designing for the needs of the people we’re serving. Innovation initiatives are often used as a mechanism for driving change, but it's hard to know where to get started. We also know that innovation cannot thrive without a strong underlying organizational culture that supports curiosity...

If you are looking for a streamlined way to track all your to-do items in one place, check out Google Tasks. Designed to be used in conjunction with Google Docs Checklists and Google Calendar, tasks provide a simple way to delegate individual checklist items to yourself and others you work with. See how to add a task from chat or spaces, how to populate tasks on other people's task lists, and see how to share your task list with others. Join u...

Join Public Sector Connect today to register for this event and others just like it. If you are trying to understand the meaning and value of the ‘multicloud’ concept, you are not alone. Those at the forefront of multicloud are often compelled by the need to provide their researchers or analysts with access to the ‘best of breed’ technology across cloud providers, whether that means taking advantage of AI products or re...