Submitted by rgordon on Thu, 05/02/2024 - 10:21
Last week, I had the honor of joining the biennial meeting of the Commonwealth Cabinet Secretaries and Heads of Civil Service from April 22-24, 2024, organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK. Since its founding in 1949, the modern Commonwealth has grown in both scale and influence with 56 member countries, spanning six continents and representing a third of the world's population.
Submitted by rgordon on Tue, 04/30/2024 - 17:24
Submitted by rgordon on Wed, 04/10/2024 - 13:57
The event, "Building on Regulatory Foundations and Bridging to the Future," commemorated the 30th anniversary of Executive Order 12866 and 20th anniversary of Circular A-4. Taking place a couple weeks before ChatGPT’s first birthday, the event welcomed 100+ participants and featured keynote speaker, Cass Sunstein of Harvard Law School.
Submitted by rgordon on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 16:05
Blog Author: Phaedra Boinodiris, Global Leader for Trustworthy AI, IBM
In a follow-up to our first post summarizing the roundtable, IBM's global leader for Trustworthy AI – who helped to keynote the session – shares additional perspectives on this important issue, and especially on the importance of sound AI governance to support improved efforts by government.
Navigating the Global AI Governance Terrain
Submitted by rgordon on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 11:15
Submitted by rgordon on Mon, 03/18/2024 - 14:38
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.
Submitted by rgordon on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 17:21
Post written in collaboration with Ron Sanders, Associate Editor for Practically Speaking
The IBM Center for the Business of Government focuses on improving the effectiveness of the public sector and public service, and to that end, we are pleased to announce a new partnership with the American Society for Public Administration’s prestigious peer-reviewed journal, Public Administration Review (PAR).
Submitted by rgordon on Fri, 03/08/2024 - 20:33
Blog Co-Authors: Terry Gerton, President and CEO, National Academy of Public Administration and Dave Zaharchuk, Research Director, Thought Leadership, IBM Institute for Business Value.
Submitted by rgordon on Wed, 02/07/2024 - 22:24
Many laws and policies intended to improve government performance have been enacted and implemented over the years. Those actions primarily impact overall measurement of results, like the Government Performance and Results Act; or management processes, like information technology, or financial management. Today, dozens of such laws and policies drive agency management actions.
Submitted by rgordon on Fri, 01/26/2024 - 17:23
Blog Co-Author: Paul Dommel, Partner, Federal Tax and Finance, IBM Consulting
Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has surged across government. National and international legislation has been proposed, and U.S. Federal agencies are now implementing requirements set forth in the new Executive Order on AI. Such policy and progress affect government work across civilian and defense sectors—including work done by tax agencies with the public and business communities.
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