Learn how these agencies are bridging skills gaps in this exclusive webinar on Tuesday, May 14th at 2 p.m. ET. Register now.

Join host Drew Friedman and her guest, Jason Barke, deputy associate director of strategic workforce planning at the Office of Personnel Management will discuss assessing your workforce, identify opportunities and build a robust strategy for the future.

In addition, Justin Brusino, senior director of content at the Association for Talent Development and JJ Walcutt, learning scientist at Clay Strategic Designs will provide an industry perspective.

Learning Objectives:

• Assessing your workforce

• Different types of skills gaps

• How to develop employees as needs shift

• Industry analysis

• Understand the importance of rethinking public engagement strategies in the context of trust deficits within public-serving institutions

• Gain practical knowledge of utilizing generative AI tools for "deep listening" practices, including processing large data sets, providing multilingual feedback, and enhancing transparency and accountability in government processes

• Explore real-world use cases to envision the potential applications of AI-enabled public engagement practices while also addressing and mitigating potential harms associated with these technologies

Speaker: Eric Gordon

Professor of Civic Media at Emerson College and director of the Engagement Lab

Recent research from the Partnership for Public Service suggests that building trust in government depends on increasing public understanding of the role that federal agencies and civil servants play in meeting people’s needs and strengthening local communities.

As part of the Partnership’s celebration of Public Service Recognition Week, please join us for a virtual conversation exploring what federal employees and federal services can mean for communities across the country and why this support is integral to reinvigorating faith in the public institution most critical to our democracy.

Location

Zoom for Government. Login details will be provided after registration.

We’re bringing Cory Ondrejka back to answer everything you wanted to know about artificial intelligence, and more! Cory Ondrejka is a Senior Fellow at the Burnes Center for Social Change and previously served as the Vice President of Product Management at Google. We are offering a follow-up session to Cory’s popular February workshop, “Trends in AI and the Impact for the Public Sector,” where you can ask all the AI questions you’re curious about and get answers from Cory. Bring the questions you have and join others in an informative and lively talk!
If you missed Cory’s first workshop, you can watch the recording here.
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Speaker: Cory Ondrejka
Former Vice President of Product Management,
Google

This workshop will outline how to establish a working and productive relationship with local colleges and universities around shared artificial intelligence (AI) goals. Often, the areas in which governments and agencies could most benefit from AI and technological assistance are precisely the areas in which colleges and universities excel: in engineering talent, data storage, and computational capacity. This session will discuss the benefits of partnering with local colleges and universities for AI success, as well as the challenges in pursuing these partnerships. Neil will provide examples of such collaborations that have proven successful, and impart concrete strategies around how to establish these partnerships in your city or state.
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Speaker: Neil Kleiman
Urban Policy Professor,
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs,
Northeastern University

This workshop will discuss how public sector organizations can leverage innovative partnerships to extend their capabilities and impact on operations and resident services. Drawing from her time as Chief Information Officer for the City of Chicago and working with more than 30 cities as the CEO of the City Tech Collaborative, Brenna will talk about the different types of partnerships that governments can use to engage organizations that bring meaningful skills, resources, and perspectives to critical projects. The workshop will highlight projects supported by public-private partnerships, as well as the Dos and Don’ts of building successful partnerships. 
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Speaker: Brenna Berman
Executive Vice President,
Strategic Partnerships,
Dense Air Networks

This workshop, focused on facial recognition technologies and privacy, will highlight different kinds of facial recognition technologies and other forms of biometric identification, and will discuss some of the main ways of thinking about privacy and obscurity with the use of these technologies. Participants will learn about the challenges that facial recognition technologies pose to privacy and obscurity and will understand how governments can articulate clear and robust guidelines for the use of facial recognition technologies, in order to safeguard privacy. 
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Speaker: Vance Ricks
Associate Teaching Professor,
Departments of Philosophy and Computer Science,
Northeastern University