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February 19, 2020
National League of Cities (NLC)
The nation’s first “digital” census presents myriad opportunities - and potential challenges - for a complete and accurate count. The National League of Cities, with partners at the Beeck Center, has created "The 2020 Census: Digital Preparedness Playbook" to help local leaders prepare.
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February 18, 2020
Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education recently released the 2020 edition of the annual Top 10 Issues to Watch report, which identifies and analyzes the key education issues Georgia will be or should be addressing in the coming year.
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Taking the long-view in the decision making process can be difficult in the short term, but will always pay dividends in the long run.
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There are many exciting things happening at GMA in 2020, including the construction of our new headquarters project.
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How would your municipality react to the threat of ransomware differently if you knew that everything encrypted—all confidential, sensitive, and personally identifiable information—would end up accessible to anyone on the internet?
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January 20, 2020
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
The American housing industry is changing course—and this will transform neighborhoods and communities over time by providing more and different choices in housing.
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On January 9, ACCG and GMA recorded a webinar to prepare local officials for the upcoming 2020 Census. In addition to staff from ACCG and GMA, presenters included U.S. Census Bureau Partnership Specialist Tim Carter and Brecca Johnson, Co-Chair of the Clayton County Complete Count Committee.
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In a series of conversations during Uber rides last fall, I was able to learn a tremendous amount about the world and other parts of our country that I never knew before.
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When people need to call IT support, they need help and they need it now. Traditionally, a warm fuzzy feeling usually does not follow because people encounter schedulers or entry-level technicians reading a script.
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December 23, 2019
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
For many years, retailers resisted the architecture of street-facing storefronts, but necessity is the mother of flexibility.
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December 18, 2019
U.S. Census Bureau
Have you seen or heard something about the 2020 Census that is confusing? The U.S. Census Bureau wants to make sure that everyone has the right information.
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December 17, 2019
Engaging Local Government Leaders Network
I don’t know anyone who knew they wanted to be in local government when they were young. Everyone just kind of ends up here by accident. But what if that wasn’t the case?
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In the past, we've often blogged about bad passwords (like "123456"). Encouragingly, city employees have realized that using such bad passwords is, yes, a bad idea. However, a false sense of security can creep in and make them think any other password is okay.
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Cities across Georgia have used creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration to create inexpensive but impactful public art.
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As local elected officials serving cities throughout the great state of Georgia, we have perhaps one of the best leadership platforms available to set an example for the next generation of leaders as to what true public service looks like.
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