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How Machine-Readable Tech Is Innovating Government Processes

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Machine-readable technology is one of the most important innovation processes in use by organizations today but poses key challenges for government entities. It doesn’t require a specific app to use, so why are government organizations finding it so difficult to implement? Data Formatting Issues. Governmental Challenges.

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How Government Stakeholders Identify and Embrace Innovation

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The path to identifying and adopting innovation in government is complex and non-linear. Government innovation teams and non-profits will have to work closely to communicate needs, coordinate ideas, and anticipate challenges before they arise. The Challenges Of Government Innovation.

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How to Lead Innovation in Government Agencies

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Innovation can start at any level of government. Innovation in government is what changes history. As we’ve figured out better, more efficient, and fairer ways to govern ourselves, our world has changed for the better around us. However, government-level innovation is by necessity a complicated thing.

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How the Entrepreneurial Mindset and Government Innovation Can Work

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Government and business have inherently different goals. In fact, they can often be crucial, in the right context, to better government and superior service to the public, especially when developing an innovation process. Yet this doesn’t mean that business mindsets like entrepreneurship can or should be set aside.

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From Invisible to Visible: A Look at Transparency in Government Innovation

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One of the challenges to innovation in government is a lack of insight into what citizens have to offer in the way of innovative strategies. Governments are aware of the increasing need to capture perspectives and insights of citizens to spark the innovation process. ” Adopt the Right Technologies.

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How the GSAs 10X Program Advances Government Innovation

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Overview : Founded in 2017 off of a popular crowdsourcing initiative, the Government Services Administration (GSA)’s 10X program internally crowdsources ideas to design new approaches and launch new programs. The General Services Administration, or GSA, has the job of ensuring government employees have what they need to do their jobs.

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How Government Innovation Promises to Help Communities Fight Wildfires

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Firefighting agencies are responding with computer modeling, advanced topographic mapping, new fire management techniques, sensors, mobile monitors, infrastructure upgrades, and new government innovation programs. More innovation is needed, and government innovation, in particular, is working to keep wildfires in check.