Dr. Samar Fatima

Submitted by on Wed, 11/08/2023 - 11:49
Dr. Samar Fatima is a Research Fellow at RMIT University’s Enterprise AI and Data Analytics Hub in Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests focus on the effective and responsible deployment of artificial intelligence in the public sector. She received her PhD from the Queensland University of Technology. Her PhD thesis was awarded an outstanding doctoral thesis award from QUT. Her thesis was also nominated for the Australian Council of Professors and Heads of Information Systems (ACPHIS) IS PhD. Medal. Dr.

Eric Leckey, Associate Administrator - Mission Support FEMA

Submitted by on Mon, 11/06/2023 - 10:49

Eric M. Leckey is the Associate Administrator for Mission Support at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and a career member of the Senior Executive Service.

In this role, Mr. Leckey provides leadership and direction to achieve business excellence to a team of 1,477 Mission Support professionals and an additional 603 disaster reservists in delivering a $504.3 million dollar program of requirements in the areas of administrative and real property services, information technology and cyber security, procurement, security, and human capital.

Enabling Governments to Address “Future Shocks”

Submitted by on Wed, 11/01/2023 - 13:59

Since the turn of the millennium, pandemics, heat waves, wildfires, floods, cyberattacks, supply chain interruptions, and other crises have deeply stressed governments, communities, businesses, and individuals around the world. This cascade of catastrophic events raises fundamental questions about how governments can anticipate, prepare for, and respond to these and other shocks yet to come.

Preparing governments for future shocks: A roadmap to resilience

Submitted by on Wed, 11/01/2023 - 13:48

Contributing Authors: Rob Handfield, Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, North Carolina State University and Tony Scott, President and CEO, Intrusion, Inc.

This cascade of catastrophic events raises fundamental questions about how governments can anticipate, prepare for, and respond to these and other shocks yet to come.

AI and Government Communications

Submitted by on Tue, 10/31/2023 - 11:40

This is the eighth in a series of articles stemming from the National Academy of Public Administration’s Standing Panel on Technology Leadership as part of its Call to Action on Responsibly Using AI to Benefit Public Service at all Levels of Government.

Scott Edinger, The Growth Leader

Submitted by on Mon, 10/30/2023 - 11:13
He is the author of The Growth Leader: Strategies to Drive the Top and Bottom Lines (Fast Company Press, 2023), as well as the bestselling co-author of The Hidden Leader: Discover and Develop Greatness Within Your Company (AMACOM, 2015) and The Inspiring Leader (McGraw Hill, 2009). His Harvard Business Review article “Making Yourself Indispensable” has been called a “classic in the making.” Scott’s work has been published in the HBR Guide to Your Professional Growth and HBR Guide to Being More Productive.

Building Climate Resilience for Governments in the Face of Future Shocks

Submitted by on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 17:15

The IBM Center for The Business of Government and the IBM Institute for Business Value, in partnership with the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and a range of other partners, launched an initiative last year to help government leaders identify core capabilities critical to building resilience in the face of “future shocks,” where collaborative action to address anticipated threats requires focus and cooperation across a broad ecosystem of partners and stakeholders.

Preparing Governments for Future Shocks: Building Climate Resilience

Submitted by on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 10:21

Indeed, they are shocks—more frequent and more destabilizing. While governments were exposed to a host of mostly unforeseen challenges from the global pandemic, they have captured valuable lessons. Leaders understand where they need to concentrate their readiness efforts for “future shocks,” carrying the momentum from rapid, pandemic-driven innovation into their preparation.

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