Highlight Reel: Workforce Transformation in the Public Sector

Like so many organizations, the City of Hamilton in the Province of Ontario experienced tremendous turmoil in 2020 as a result of COVID-19. Nenzi Cocca, the Director of Human Resources (HR) Systems & Operations at the City of Hamilton, says that the pandemic brought with it “a number of unexpected challenges when bringing on new employees, and we had some employees that were retiring too.” Very quickly “we had to figure out a way to make sure that knowledge transfer happened as seamlessly as possible.” This was particularly important because the HR division is one of the most important. “I …

4 Top Tips - Process Excellence and Robotic Process Automation

Process Excellence for councils can be as simple as streamlining existing processes, reducing silos and reducing the number of work steps and staff involved. Other ways of improving processes is by implementing new technologies such as robotic process automation. Overall the aim is to improve efficiencies, cost effectiveness and customer service and experience. Here are some top tips for you to roll out at your council.

How 5 City Leaders are Balancing Operational Efficiency & Innovation in 2021 - Event Recap by Tony Batalla

I recently had the good fortune and pleasure of serving as the Chair of Public Sector Network’s “Improving Operational Efficiency in Local Government” virtual event on January 27, 2021. Even though Alex Chard said he was looking for a charismatic innovation leader for the role, he settled on me after I told him I didn’t know one. Hey, I’ll take it! The event was well attended and nicely put together, as you would expect from PSN (aside from having me as the chair, which was risky). But despite my cable TV gameshow-like hosting, we covered important ground. Leaders from across …

Natural Resource Canada’s Digital Accelerator

Canada has a rich history of innovation supporting economic growth, environmental protection and the well-being of Canadians. Over the last few decades the ever-changing forces of technology exerted transformational influence on our lives and on the global economy. This is particularly evident when it comes to natural resources where advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can bring wide-ranging improvements to science, research, production, resource extraction and other business functions.

Improve Constituents Communications for your Unemployment System

During the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, unemployment agencies are over-capacity with requests from constituents needing to apply for benefits and access information. Discover how to alleviate pressures of the “new normal” and take control of communications using one centralized platform. Deliver personalized, timely and relevant communications to constituents over multiple communications channels and provide them with self-service access for applications and information.

How to Improve Child Support Enforcement Programs with Limited Funding

This detailed infographic illustrates how the ability to directly and quickly communicate with clients is imperative and explains how a centralized customer communications management platform can enable Child Support Enforcement to increase their performance with limited finances.

Procurement in the Public and Private Sectors: Is There Really Much Difference?

The short answer to that question is yes, there are big differences. The more nuanced answer is yes, there are differences, but in many respects, they are narrowing, and in any case, the things they have in common are far greater. One of the reasons that the answer has become so nuanced is that the border between private and public has become blurred , with some public sector organizations being privatized or part-privatized and others adopting private sector methods in areas such as procurement. While for a number of reasons some private organizations have been taken, temporarily or permanently, into …

Pivot-al Learnings: PSN's transition to virtual events

Last spring, we at Public Sector Network took all of our programming online, beginning with our Digital Inclusion event. ( It’s hard to believe that our second edition is next week! ) We have been learning and growing ever since then! Here are a few takea…