Why should government leaders care about artificial intelligence (AI)? The answer is simple: because AI can help the public sector deliver better services to citizens at lower cost. Microsoft offers pretrained AI models, implemented and optimized by our partners for governmental use cases like public safety, easier social services, smart buildings and assets. When you are responsible for improving Public Services to citizens you are very welco...

After several months of economic shutdown, states are beginning their recovery. As government leaders navigate this critical period, they face a slew of complex decisions, including how to best reopen government offices and safely return public employees to work, how to implement sustainable remote work and digital services to improve resiliency, and how to streamline regulatory processes to support renewed business activity. On June 5, expert...

After several months of economic shutdown, cities and counties are beginning their recovery. As local government leaders navigate this critical period, they face a slew of complex decisions, including how to best reopen government offices and safely return public employees to work, how to implement sustainable remote work and digital services to improve resiliency, and how to streamline regulatory processes to support local employers and busin...

COVID-19 has put an emphasis on needing trusted video solutions for maintaining open public meetings. Join us for our weekly demo series as our product engineers walk through govMeetings complete video solutions for government -- the tool enabling agencies to make public participation more transparent and accessible to homebound citizens. Get any questions answered during our interactive Q&A and find out what you can be doing now to set yo...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 6/3/2020 Changes continue in how the federal government operates and manages technology for improving service, including the Administration challenging government agencies to focus on effective ways to foster citizen engagement. DGI’s 20th Government Customer Experience Conference will explore the policies, applicat...

Join this live 30 minute demo to learn how Adobe Connect can help you take your training, webinars, and meetings online. Adobe Connect is a platform that enables you to create engaging online experiences. Join this session and learn: How to design your own immersive experience and personalize your virtual room Drive your audience engagement with tools such as chat pods, polls, quizzes, simulations, games and breakouts Leverage Backstage ...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. AFCEA Bethesda's Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. The goals of the event series are to foster better inter-agency communication, share best practices and lessons learned and identify mission-critical IT issues affecting the federal IT community. With speakers dr...

The COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked many government agencies’ move to digital service delivery. As the public sector adjusts to this new normal, leaders are looking for ways to enhance the citizen experience and ensure the public continues to receive much-needed digital services, especially during the next crisis. On May 28 at 11am PT/2pm ET, Government Technology and New Relic are joining together for an informative webcast to discuss ho...

Keeping councils connected during the COVID-19 crisis was imperative, here’s how cities and counties were able to keep government operating with govMeetings. Now, as meetings transition online, clerks that use digital options for their legislative processes are improving transparency while making public meeting processes less cumbersome.

COVID-19 is causing every government to confront a new financial landscape. As state and local governments (including special districts and schools) work through the updates they will need to make in their current, next-year, and long-term forecasts, they need to be able to model scenarios that include options for a wide range of possible recession recovery curves.Changes are going to be needed in all areas of planning and budgeting: Revenue f...