Resource Format: Article: Blog
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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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Building Bridges: The Power of IT-Digital Service Collaboration in Arizona’s Government Service Delivery
To kick off the Digital Service Network’s (DSN) summer event series, Let’s Get Digital, the DSN heard from the State of Arizona on their efforts to transform government services through a strong collaboration between information technology (IT) and digital service functions.
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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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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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Collaboratively Centering the “Customer Experience” in New York State: A Digital Service Network Spotlight
The Digital Service Network (DSN) spoke with three staff members from the New York State Executive Chamber—Gabe Paley, Tonya Webster, and, Luke Charde to learn more about the state's efforts to improve residents’ experiences accessing government programs.
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Governor Hochul Announces Initiative to Improve Food Benefit Access for Women, Infants and Children
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new client feedback initiative in partnership with Code for America to improve New York's WIC program by implementing live online chat to gather input from participants, streamline enrollment, and increase access to healthy food for eligible families.
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BenCon 2024 Recap
A recap of the two-day conference focused on charting the course to excellence in digital benefits delivery hosted at Georgetown University and online.
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Policy2Code Demo Day Recap
A recap of the twelve teams who presented during the Policy2Code Prototyping Challenge at BenCon 2024.
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Helping Government Agencies Understand and Invest in Their Capacity for Digital Delivery
The Digital Service Network worked closely with stakeholders from the Texas Education Academy (TEA) to develop resources for a structured approach in helping identify and better understand core challenges in government digital delivery.
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Redesigning and Standardizing Information About Government Assistance
The Seattle.gov website's new Assistance and Discounts page centralizes information on city benefits and services, offering a user-friendly and consistent experience across 7,000 pages.
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How Do Children and Society Benefit from Public Investments in Children?
This Urban Institute report examines how public investments in children's health, education, and welfare yield significant short- and long-term benefits for both individuals and society.
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Summary Report of 2023 RFI on Open Source-Software Security Initiative
The RFI summary report consolidates submissions received from the open-source software community and details twelve activities that members of the OS3I plan—or have completed—in 2024-2025.