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Governments often focus on enhancing constituent interaction, and for good reason: Agencies are driven by their mission to empower communities and delivery services to constituents. But it’s equally essential for governments to focus on a positive internal experience for employees. As state and local agencies contend with staff shortages, skills gaps and salary constraints, they must think about new ways to compete with the private sector. How can government become the employer of choice for both recent college graduates and accomplished professionals?

How and where people work is evolving and will likely continue to evolve. To build resilient state and local governments that can navigate this changing landscape, agencies need strategies that can help them: Become an employer of choice Remove barriers to smarter, more effective government To compete with the private sector for top talent, the public sector needs tools that make secure and collaborative hybrid work simple and seamless. And to execute strategic goals more effectively, agencies need solutions that help teams produce more work with fewer resources. Dive into the strategies, tools and services that can help Michigan agencies modernize processes to serve the public with confidence during a webinar hosted by Government Technology on March 30 at 1pm ET. During this webcast, our panel of experts will explore: Strategies for freeing up resources and redeploying them to tackle modernization challenges How to upgrade end-user technology to ensure employees stay secure and connected Finding technology partners that understand the challenges governments face and can help innovate Securing federal IT grant funding

As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program provides $1 billion over four years to state and local governments to make cybersecurity improvements. States must apply for their share of funding, 80% of which must be passed down to the local level.

The SLGDP Digital Skills community launched this webinar series with the aim to create a boxset of resources looking at how we develop our staff and citizens in the digital age. Each episode will include guest presenters from different councils discussing topics such as skills analysis, digital champions, future roles, cultural shift, modern learning and much much more.