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#88 - The GovExperts: Potential of public sector AI with Andrew Nicklin
2024-09-25 · 15:56
Andrew Nicklin
– Senior Research Data Manager
@ GovEx
--- The GovExperts is the new mini-series from GovEx Data Points spotlighting some of the top minds in public sector data. In our inaugural episode we discuss what generative AI is good at, how cities are interacting with it, and what it means for the workforce. --- We’re chatting with Andrew Nicklin, Senior Research Data Manager at GovEx. Andrew takes us from his early days at the NYC parks department to his pivotal role in launching the NYC Open Data platform, and how this experience led him to GovEx at the invitation of founder Beth Blauer. Discover how cities are already using AI to power chatbots and manage documents, and why Andrew believes AI could help residents feel more comfortable accessing sensitive services like housing or food assistance. Wondering if AI will replace public sector workers? Andrew says rather than take jobs, it will most likely transform them, freeing up public servants to tackle big challenges. Plus, get an exclusive preview of GovEx’s new City Data Explorer, a tool that uses 1.7 million data points to track 40 key metrics across the 100 largest U.S. cities. --- Learn more about GovEx --- Fill out our listener survey! |
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#84 - Women’s History Now: The Women Behind the Coronavirus Resource Center
2024-03-22 · 20:02
Dr. Sara Bertran de Lis
– Director of Research and Analytics
@ GovEx
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Beth Blauer
– Associate Vice Provost for Public Sector Innovation
@ Johns Hopkins University
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Mary Conway Vaughan
– Deputy Director of Research and Analytics
@ GovEx
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Dr. Lauren Gardner
– Alton and Sandra Cleveland Professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering
@ Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
--- In this episode, we celebrate Women’s History Month by talking to some of the women who made history by leading the development of the Coronavirus Resource Center, or “CRC.” Launched in January 2020, the CRC became the indispensable source for data about COVID-19 for government officials, academics, journalists, and the public, surpassing 2.5 billion website views before winding down last year. --- Our history-making guests include: Dr. Lauren Gardner, Alton and Sandra Cleveland Professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, Beth Blauer, Associate Vice Provost for Public Sector Innovation at Johns Hopkins University and founder of GovEx, Dr. Sara Bertran de Lis, Director of Research and Analytics at GovEx, and Mary Conway Vaughan, Deputy Director of Research and Analytics at GovEx. --- We discuss the origins and ongoing relevance of public-facing data dashboards like the CRC, look at some of the challenges involved in capturing and reporting public data, and unpack if and how the fact that women led most facets of this project impacted the project. We will also hear about how these women balanced their essential work with the uncertainty and chaos that COVID-19 brought to all of our lives. --- Learn more at govex.jhu.edu --- Fill out our listener survey! |
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#83 - City AI Connect: Risk vs. Opportunity in Government AI
2024-02-01 · 14:00
Beth Blauer
– Associate Vice Provost for Public Sector Innovation
@ Johns Hopkins University
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Denise Reidl
– Chief Innovation Officer
@ City of South Bend
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Mary Conway Vaughan
– Deputy Director of Research and Analytics
@ GovEx
--- In this episode, we discuss City AI Connect, a global learning community and digital platform for cities to trial and advance the usage of generative artificial intelligence to improve public services. --- Generative AI, powered by advanced machine learning algorithms, has the potential to analyze vast amounts of data to predict trends, helping cities improve emergency response, mitigate severe weather events, and target resources for infrastructure enhancements. The technologies might also be harnessed to design creative solutions that could transform government delivery by reducing processing delays, eliminating cumbersome paperwork, and expanding multi-language access to reach many more residents with vital, public services. --- To maximize the potential and expand the availability of generative artificial intelligence learning for local governments, City AI Connect might offer locals officials a single destination to ideate, develop, and test new utilizations with peers across cities. Through social networking features, digital forums, virtual events, and a repository of blueprints and resources, city leaders might have the opportunity to exchange strategies and work with data and technology experts brought together by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University to accelerate implementation in their city halls. --- We're joined by Beth Blauer, Associate Vice Provost for Public Sector Innovation at Johns Hopkins University and the founder of GovEx; Mary Conway Vaughan, Deputy Director of Research and Analytics at GovEx; and Denise Reidl, the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of South Bend, Indiana. --- City AI Connect --- "Gen AI: Get Ready!" Webinar (City AI Connect Members Only) --- Fill out our listener survey! |
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