Produced By: Local/Municipal Government: Agency
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Looking at the TOPC Process in Long Beach
This article examines how the City of Long Beach, California, collaborated with TOPC to develop a digital tool aimed at enhancing community engagement and expanding urban tree canopy coverage.
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Austin Homelessness Advisory Committee
In Austin, there are over 2,000 individuals without a safe place to sleep. There are many reasons a person can become homeless, and these reasons range from the lack of affordable housing to the loss of family and community. In 2017, the Innovation Office secured a three-year $1.25m grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to focus on the city's goal of ending homelessness. The grant funds an i-team to help the city identify the best ways for City Council, departments, and the community to collaborate towards a shared understanding of homelessness in Austin.
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User Testing Protocol Template
Template from the City of Long Bech, CA for conducting user testing
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What works in training government partners: insights and recommendations
The article discusses effective strategies for training government partners in digital services, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing training, setting clear objectives, and fostering mutual understanding and trust.
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New York State’s Digital Evolution: Championing User-Centric Service Delivery Through Visionary Leadership
For the Digital Service Network’s (DSN) final installment of its summer event series, Let’s Get Digital, we heard about New York State’s (NYS) human-centered design (HCD) journey and how relationships between leadership and digital service teams have been pivotal in advancing user-centric service delivery.
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Transforming The City of Boston’s Procurement: Cultivating Strategic Relationships for Streamlined Solutions
The second event in the Digital Service Network’s summer event series, Let’s Get Digital, focused on the City of Boston’s transformative journey to streamline its procurement processes.
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City of St. Paul User Experience Participation Legislation
Policy from the City of Saint Paul to provide compensation to those participating in user experience research and usability testing.
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GOVChats: Georgia, Maryland, & Vermont AI Programs and Initiatives
Recording of GOVChats hosted by GTA's Digital Services Georgia, where speakers dive into the artificial intelligence (AI) programs and initiatives unfolding across the states of Georgia, Maryland, and Vermont.
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User Testing for Community-Focused Design
Example of call for user experience participation from the City of St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Serving the Citizens—Not the Bureaucracy: A Strategic Vision for City Procurement
Report proposing that cities reimagine procurement as a public service, which can unlock a world of ideas for change and improvement.
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Uncovering the joys and pains of getting a special event permit
How the Baltimore Digital Services conducted user research to improve Special Event permitting
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ACCESS NYC Github
Github page with ACCESS NYC’s code for benefits outreach and eligibility.