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Why Financial Institution, Unit Trust Corporation, Replaced SAP with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Chose HSO to Help Modernize Finance and Operations
A Story of Digital Transformation and Innovation The Unit Trust Corporation (UTC) is one of the largest financial institutions in the Caribbean. For 37 years, they [...]
Creating a Data Culture with Microsoft Power BI Reports
We live in a data-driven world. We don't make decisions without consulting as much data as possible, whether we're booking a hotel or playing fantasy [...]
Open Data Effort Maturing With Standardized, Interoperable Models
The General Services Administration announced the formation of the U.S. Data Federation and has taken one giant step forward in the open data movement. The [...]
Police Departments Face Tough Staffing Decisions
Police chiefs and local elected officials are asking the question ‘how many officers does a police department need?’ as they face tough staffing decisions. In [...]
The Evolution of the Smart City Initiative
A smart city offers many benefits such as improved infrastructure and streamlined traffic, clean water management, trash control and added safety and security for citizens. [...]
Philadelphia Cuts Through Red Tape for Procurement Reform
Private sector innovation is often stifled by public sector red tape and bureaucracy. Procurement regulations may be in place to minimize risk and improve accountability; [...]
Everything You Wanted to Know About Your City and More
DataUSA is the result of a partnership between MIT’s Media Lab, Deloitte and Datawheel, and offers a new way to look at government data. Users [...]
Data-Driven Government Is A Key Topic In State Of The State Addresses
A review of the State of The State Addresses for each of our 50 states revealed that technology is a key topic of discussion. Many [...]
Public Sector Taking Transparency To A Whole New Level
The number of requests for public records has increased over the last few years. In many cases, the information requested is now being provided online. [...]
White House Supports Smart Cities
In late September, the White House announced a national campaign to support smart cities and the quest for the Internet of Things. Several federal agencies [...]
Open Data Can Be Good For Government, If You Can Control Costs
Government offices are turning to the concept of open data. By sharing data with the citizens within your community, you can show transparency and accountability. [...]
District Council of NYC Enhances Financial Reporting with Dynamics GP
The New York City District Council of Carpenters recently went live with their new Microsoft Dynamics GP solution. The council, comprised of eight individual locations [...]
Policing Data To Improve Public Safety
Big data and the right analytics tools can cut crime; however, there is more to it than simply targeting high-crime areas. In order to improve [...]
The Challenges Of Managing And Using Public Records
Government offices generate their fair share of public records that present a constant challenge to records managers to handle and, in recent times, for data [...]
Public Offices Generate Data But How Are They Using It?
Big data is the talk of the town and for good reason. Businesses and public offices alike are hiring data scientists and chief data officers [...]
How To Become A Responsive Government Office With Innovative Technology
Innovative and cutting-edge technology offers great potential but only for those that can keep up with these advancements. Public offices aren’t exactly known for acting [...]
Open Data Offers Great Potential…But Who Cares?
Those involved with government offices and public agencies are pushing ‘open data’ to the top of their agendas. Open data, the sharing of data between [...]
Struggling With Grant Funding Hurts The Municipality…And The People
Many local governments rely on grant funding for special projects and other community needs. When staff is reduced, some of the knowledge base leaves with [...]
Human Services Agencies Can Reach More People With Mobile Technology
While government agencies are often challenged with limited budgets and aging technology, there comes a time when there is no other choice but to make [...]
Having No Data Is A Bigger Problem Than Big Data
While many businesses struggle with trying to make use of their big data, the San Francisco County Sheriff’s department (SFSD) is trying to make use [...]
Transparency Still A Work In Progress For Some States
Many states are gaining traction with transparency and others are still working hard to share information with their constituents. According to a recent study, each [...]
Government Agencies Can Take A Lesson In Transparency From Businesses
The need for transparency can put the pressure on government offices to streamline processes and make data more available to those who need it, similar [...]
The U.S. Has A New Chief Data Scientist & Deputy Chief Technology Officer
The White House recently announced that DJ Patil has taken on the position of chief data scientist and deputy chief technology officer for data policy [...]
Want to Use Data Analytics In Your Government Operations? Try This
Many government offices are beginning to benefit from powerful technology and data analytics. Better management systems can improve productivity and interactions with constituents as well as save [...]
Technology Can Provide Insight Into Elections
Election campaigns at all levels of the government are learning how to harness the power of technology to engage constituents and garner votes. What used [...]
Lesson To Government Offices From The Grateful Dead
Technology has the power to improve operations, particularly with productivity, when it’s used in the right context. Today’s innovative business technology can make people more [...]
The Broken Link Between Data And Disaster Preparedness
Big data and powerful analytics can provide valuable insight when put to good use. Municipalities could harness data to protect their communities from natural disasters. [...]
Government Offices Struggling To Hire IT Security Professionals
Talented IT professionals are hard to come by in the private sector and can be even more scarce in the public sector. The lack of [...]
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