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Technology unto itself is but a set of tools that requires a high level of understanding and leadership that can no longer be delegated to a single person, support agency or department. Every day public administrators struggle to navigate the ever-changing landscape, trying to keep current with the latest trends and best practices.
Standing Panel on Technology Leadership Meeting – Thursday, February 18, 2021, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. (Eastern) Join us for the quarterly Standing Panel on Technology Leadership meeting and discussion forum. We will be conducting a Technology Roundtable where we explore the opportunities and pitfalls regarding a new Administration with a new Agenda. Among the topics to be discussed is: Avoiding the unintended consequences of the adoption and use of new and emerging technologies. Artificial Intelligence Technology Modernization Working...
Read Full ArticleFollowing are some insights gleaned from a joint panel meeting of the Standing Panel on Social Equity and the Standing Panel on Leadership in Technology on this topic, December, 18, 2020 (link to video recording) Background. National news is full of vivid and disconcerting stories about explicit bias in law enforcement. There have been similar, less dramatic stories of implicit or unconscious bias as to whether government treats similarly situated individuals similarly or differently in...
Read Full ArticleFRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 AT 10:00AM - 11:30AM Subject: Joint Panel Session between the Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance and the Standing Panel on Technology Leadership, on “Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve the Fairness and Equity of Government Decision Making.” Friday, December 18, 2020, 10:00 – 11:30 AM via Zoom. Background: An academic study on the use of artificial intelligence to improve the fairness and equity of government decision making came to the attention...
Read Full ArticleFRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 AT 10:00AM - 11:30AM Subject: Joint Panel Session between the Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance and the Standing Panel on Technology Leadership, on “Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve the Fairness and Equity of Government Decision Making.” Friday, December 18, 2020, 10:00 – 11:30 AM via Zoom. Background: An academic study on the use of artificial intelligence to improve the fairness and equity of government decision making came to the attention...
Read Full ArticleBy Dr. Alan R. Shark, Executive Director, CompTIA’s Public Technology Institute and Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration Until recently CIOs, especially those at the state and local levels, had to worry about all sorts of computer viruses. Now however, they are beginning to face a new threat--one that doesn’t affect machines but people instead. In my conversations with numerous technology managers, it became clear that most disaster recovery...
Read Full ArticleIn the third session of the Academy's series focusing on the PMA and key leaders within the Trump Administration, Suzette Kent, Federal Chief Information Officer at OMB, will offer her insights and take questions. This special NAPA forum will be held on July 18th from 2:00 to 3:00 PM at NAPA’s offices, 1600 K Street, NW, on the 4th Floor. ...
Read Full ArticleThe future and with it, Artificial Intelligence, is almost here. You can follow some of the recent research done by Brookings by clicking here. To get involved with NAPA's working group on AI and Robotics, sign up here. ...
Read Full ArticleBy Dr. Alan R. Shark, Chair, NAPA Standing Panel on Technology Leadership There can be no doubt Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here and that its many applications and intelligence are growing. They are growing because they are learning! Who would have thought we would be talking to our mobile devices and standalone devices like Siri, Alexa, Google, and Cortana? Cable TV companies now offer remotes that provide the ability to choose channels, programs and genres...
Read Full ArticleSpecial Webinar: Technology Forecast 2018: What State and Local Government Technology Officials Can Expect Watch the Recording Here: https://amrms.adobeconnect.com/p7pbmapwgtp4/ This is popular annual event, NASCIO and PTI come together to provide a picture of what the technology priorities, issues and trends will be for state and local governments in 2018. This year we were pleased to add the National Academy for Public Administration (NAPA) Standing Panel on Technology Leadership as...
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