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The Importance of Data and AI to the Fire Service
Sep 16, 2021
In 2006, Clive Humby, who is a British mathematician, coined the phrase “Data is the new oil.” Later, George Firican wrote that “Both oil and data can be transformed into different products. From oil, you can produce anything from gas and plastics to detergents, toiletries, dyes, and movie...
Innovative Tech: The Most Powerful Weapon Against COVID-19
Sep 14, 2021
The biggest risk of COVID-19 transmission is airborne. Could tackling clean air be a way through the pandemic?
The impact of COVID-19 on the NHS has been devastating, and it has now been reported that it could take up to five years to clear the backlog. If the country suffers from further waves...
7 Solutions for Effective Remote Team Meetings
Sep 14, 2021
It’s been over four years since our remote consulting team started exploring ways of using Zoom software to run effective virtual meetings.
Our single biggest objective was to provide our customers with ease of use. Zoom was the best product we found on the market at the time that fit this...
How Data and Tech Can Address Traffic Congestion — and Simultaneously Address Inequality
Sep 13, 2021
At the start of the global pandemic, San Francisco’s notorious congestion had all but disappeared. However, months later, it is starting to emerge again. Without intervention, the future beyond the pandemic will bring the return of congestion and its negative impacts. The San Francisco County...
Adaptive Learning: The Digital Era of Education
Sep 10, 2021
Adaptive learning is an educational system that can be modified in response to the learner’s response. One of the best systems that offer up-to-date adaptive learning is using Learning Management Systems (LMS) to enable human tailoring responses. LMS can provide comprehensive administration,...
Community Energy Labs Partners With Commerce Clean Energy Fund Award Winners
Sep 9, 2021
Community Energy Labs (CEL) has announced a partnership with Tacoma Power, one of the Washington State Department of Commerce Clean Energy Fund award winners, on an innovative design for a community-centric microgrid which would aid the transition of Franklin Pierce School District buses to...
On cusp of “Fourth Industrial Revolution,” adaptive learning promises smooth transition to smarter workforce
Sep 8, 2021
With AI, robotics, and big data quickly becoming essential facets of the global economy, experts are beginning to refer to the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” as a way of placing our rapidly changing world in historical context.
Originally coined by Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic...
4 Ways to Make Your Corporate Events More Inclusive
Sep 8, 2021
Let’s set a familiar scene: You walk into an open conference room filled with soft murmurs as small groups of attendees converse. As you scan the room, you notice that, although the host has not assigned participants to specific groups, people have naturally gathered into homogenous subgroupings....
Hear how this female entrepreneur is using technology to strengthen democracies + MORE!
Sep 3, 2021
On September 2, 2021, Public Spend Forum and GovShop, our AI-enabled Market Intelligence platform, hosted 4 innovative tech companies as part of our biweekly Emerging Tech and Innovation Showcase (apply or attend a showcase by clicking on the link). This week’s showcase featured 4 emerging...
Improving How the U.S. Government and Small Business Succeed Together
Sep 3, 2021
Increasing the number of awards made by local, state, and federal agencies to Small Business Concerns, and helping Government to efficiently identify viable small business partners is at the forefront of the alliance forged by Public Spend Forum’s GovShop and GovCon Club™. In addition to...
Smart building tech for energy management, forensic data collection, IT infrastructure management at the Tech Showcase!
Aug 20, 2021
On August 19, 2021, Public Spend Forum and GovShop, our AI-enabled Market Intelligence platform, hosted 4 innovative tech companies as part of our regular Emerging Tech and Innovation Showcase (apply or join by clicking on the link). We had four amazing emerging tech companies present including...
“Getting the Job Done in Public Procurement During Covid-19”
Aug 20, 2021
The Institute for Public Procurement is a member forum that supports public procurement practitioners to make a positive difference at work, in their communities and in the world. It has just released “Getting the Job Done in Public Procurement During Covid-19” — the results of several...
