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Improving Outcomes in Government through Data and Intelligent Automation
by Partnership for Public Service, The IBM Center for The Business of Government
Intelligent automation can be used for many tasks federal employees must spend hours to complete, particularly those involving paper forms and other written information.
Making Federal Agencies Evidence-Based: The Key Role of Learning Agendas
by Dr. Kathryn E. Newcomer, Karol Olejniczak, Nick Hart
The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 includes a requirement that each agency develop an evidence-building plan to guide its research and evaluation efforts. This plan is often referred to as a “learning agenda.”
COVID-19 and its Impact: Seven Essays on Reframing Government Management and Operations
by Dr. Rodney Scott, Eleanor Merton, Gurdeep Gill, Laura Goddeeris, Maya McKenzie, Richard C. Feiock, Robert Handfield, Sherri Greenberg, Tad McGalliard, Zachary S. Huitink
In fall 2020, the IBM Center for The Business of Government initiated a Challenge Grant Competition soliciting essays from academics and practitioners describing how government can best transform the way it works, operates, and delivers services to the public in light of the impact of this pandemic.
Silo Busting: The Challenges and Successes of Intergovernmental Data Sharing
by Jane Wiseman
The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated the importance and value of being able to share data quickly between levels of government.
COVID-19 Topics for Government & Education
Find thought leadership about the COVID-19 pandemic and learn how to respond to our clients' current needs.
The CHRO's guide to workforce re-entry: Rethinking the workplace
"Everything we do before a pandemic will seem alarmist. Everything we do after a pandemic will seem inadequate. This is the dilemma we face, but it should not stop us from doing what we can to prepare."
- Michael O. Leavit, former Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, in 2007.
Reimagining service delivery: Emerging stronger with the new Dynamic Delivery model
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives and businesses. While there are signs of stabilization in many areas, what eventually emerges from the chaos will inevitably be a very different normal. Businesses are adapting to new ways of getting work done as they pivot from old patterns of work to new ways of working. More importantly, the pandemic has forced nearly everyone to reconsider how to deliver their transformation agenda in the new normal.
A global conversation about mental health: Personal and professional insights from 32 hours of online collaboration
Because of COVID-19, much of the world's population has entered a new social regime. It ranges from distancing ourselves to total lockdown to protect the physical health of ourselves and our communities. However, while we do this, the resulting feelings of isolation and loneliness may slowly exacerbate a different health problem: the ongoing global mental health crisis.
AI Decision Support Demonstration
This video showcases IBM AI assisting an incident commander leading disaster management in a hurricane impacted metro area. AI embedded at each stage of the OODA loop accelerates the decision-making process, an IBM Research cognitive interface allows for accelerated exploration of relevant information, and bias detection and mitigation capabilities build confidence in AI as a decision support system. Together these capabilities enable the commander to move quickly from data to decisions, leveraging AI as a true decision-making partner.