The Necessity of Hyperscale Cloud in Defense

New report that shares insights into the need for defense and intelligence organizations to adopt hyperscale cloud and build digital advantage.

Advancing AI Procurement and Adoption

This paper explores the political, socio-economic, and legal issues associated with the procurement of AI technologies by the public sector. We share the work Microsoft is doing to promote the responsible use of AI as well as the work we are doing with our customer community to build trust in AI.

Artificial Intelligence in Government

Watch this video with Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer for Worldwide Public Sector Dave Sloan to learn more about artificial intelligence and the key role it can play helping you digitally transform your government organization.

Hyperscale Cloud Capabilities at the Tactical Edge

In the ever-changing global defense landscape, hyperscale cloud capabilities are emerging as a competitive advantage to support and transform mission outcomes. This paper shares Microsoft’s insights on how defense missions can deliver secure edge computing in remote or hostile environments.

Transforming Sub-Surface Operations

As the future of military operations evolve the need to embrace emerging and innovative technologies is crucial. Subsurface operations are a vital component to maintaining national security. This paper shares insights on how cloud-based technologies can help optimize traditional and emerging naval operations and defense strategies.

Kuwait’s Digital Landscape

This paper provides a holistic understanding of the digital landscape within Kuwait, encompassing an analysis of the challenges, opportunities, and potential areas for growth.

Episode 61: Digital Transformation in Modern Military Operations: Insights from General Bob Brown

With an overwhelming amount of information available in the world today, General Bob Brown discusses the need for advanced technology to make quick, informed decisions, and the significance of collaboration with allies and partners.

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Public Sector Talks: Interviews with Government Leaders

Watch a series of insightful interviews with Government leaders who are sharing their learnings from successful digital projects where technology is helping to better serve citizens, customers, and the local economy.

Episode 60: Leveling the Cybersecurity Playing Field with AI, Machine Learning and Cloud

Using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud to address cybersecurity challenges in the Public Sector.

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Navigating the Future of AI in Government

Microsoft partnered with Patricia Thaine, the Co-Founder and CEO of Private AI, to launch a three-part series on the implications of Artificial Intelligence in Government. Explore how Governments around the world are responding to, regulating, and incorporating AI in this insightful series.

Migrate Your Workloads to the Cloud and Modernize Your Government Organization

Read this article to learn more about the many benefits of migrating your data to the cloud and what you can do to get started.

Harness the Power of Cloud: Guidance to Help You Along Your Adoption Journey

Watch this training video and learn about the steps of a cloud migration and how to make the process as smooth as possible.

Episode 59: Modernizing National Approaches to Cybersecurity

Sami Khoury is the Head of the Canadian Government’s Centre for Cyber Security. As Canada’s technical authority on cyber security, the team use their expertise to keep safe the information and systems that Canadians rely on, to protect and defend the country’s cyber assets and to lead Canada’s federal response to cybersecurity events.

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Episode 58: Cybersecurity in an AI-Driven Landscape

Cybersecurity stands at the forefront of global concerns, and recent advancements in generative AI have opened new avenues for both progress and peril. Guest host Alvaro Vitta and Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President of Customer Security and Trust at Microsoft, delve into the insights from the 2023 Microsoft Digital Defense Report.

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How to Modernize Your Public Sector Security Operations Center

Take the training and learn about the importance of modernizing security operations centers (SOC) in public sector organizations and the steps involved in SOC modernization.

Protect Your Government Organization from Cyber Threats

As governments expand their digital ecosystem and cyber threats increase and attacks become more sophisticated, it’s never been more important than it is right now to do everything in your power to protect your digital estate and that starts with having the ability to detect threats early.

Episode 57: India’s Journey to Digital Transformation: A Conversation with Dr. Pramod Varma

India’s digital transformation journey has relied on strategic thinking, collaboration, and innovative solutions. Dr. Pramod Varma talks with us about how India overcame hurdles to create a robust digital ecosystem, including a digital identity program for over one billion people.

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Hype Cycle™ for Digital Identity, 2023

Gartner research finds that “as digital identity becomes fundamental in everyone’s lives, organizations’ identity and access management challenges multiply.” Aimed at security and risk management leaders, this new Gartner report identifies innovations in digital identity, analyses their position in the ‘hypecycle’, and recommends how these can be used to address challenges.

Create a Secure and Productive Working Environment for Government Employees

Working remotely is the new norm and governments are equipping employees with the tools to work from anywhere. Learn what actions you can take to create a secure and productive environment for your workforce.

Episode 56: Championing Identity for All: Empowerment and Progress in Africa

Dr. Joseph Atick is a recognized thought leader in digital identity, economic development, data protection, and privacy. With a career spanning several decades, he is a founding father of the digital identity community and Executive Chairman for ID4Africa.

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Introduction to Cloud Computing

When governments utilize cloud computing they can accomplish a great deal more with fewer resources. Watch this video to learn more about the basics of cloud computing.

Top Technology Trends in Government for 2023

Aimed at CIOs, digital leaders and decision makers in Government organizations, this new Gartner research identifies the top technology trends emerging in 2023, provides strategic planning assumptions, analysis and recommendations on action to take now.

Episode 55: Lifelong Learning: Building Digital Skills through Continuing Education

Dr. Sheila LeBlanc is the Associate Vice President for Continuing Education at the University of Calgary. She explores the role of digital skills in lifelong learning, how demands from students and local businesses are changing, and ways in which using data can improve student success.

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Let’s Talk About Cloud: Part 1

In a series of short posts, Dave Sloan, Chief Technology Officer in Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Sector team, addresses key issues in understanding the cloud and shares his perspectives from discussions with governments around the world.

Introduction to Generative AI

Watch Kate Maxwell, CTO in Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Sector Team at Tech Live London as she presents on Generative AI: Demystifying the Hype, Busting the Myths, and Harnessing the AI Revolution.

Public Sector Tech Community

Your community for best practices, the latest news, and discussions surrounding the Public Sector, Local and State Governments.

Get Certified: Microsoft Certifications

Earn certifications that show you are keeping pace with today’s technical roles and requirements. Microsoft has certification paths for many technical job roles. Each of these certifications consists of passing a series of exams to earn certification.

Power Platform in a Day workshops

Register to attend a virtual one-day training workshop and learn how to use Microsoft’s Power Platform.

Microsoft Azure Connected Learning Experience (CLX)

Register for this training program that sets a trajectory for aspiring learners and working professionals to be Azure experts. The CLX program offers a personalized journey that aims to optimize learning experience while maximizing return on time invested. The 4 Step Program is purposely driven to deliver exam readiness with a perspective and personalized learning journey, curated to meet every learner’s need.

Optimize government operations with Azure

In this learning path, you’ll learn about the value that Azure can bring to governments as they transition their workloads to the cloud. Explore how Azure keeps to strong principles and commitments that give public sector customers confidence that their data is secure.

Microsoft Training & Special Events

Explore special events and learning opportunities created to help you expand your expertise, learn new skills, and build community.

How do we best govern AI?

Read this blog written by Brad Smith, Microsoft’s Vice Chair & President about ways governments should consider policies, laws, and regulations around AI and Microsoft’s commitment to ethical AI.

Episode 54: Curiosity and hope: building foundations for the future workforce

Washington State is leading the way in using new technologies to engage students and build digital skills. Host Olivia Neal talks to Superintendent Chris Reykdal to learn how they have adopted programs like ‘Coding in Minecraft’ to build interest and excitement, and to develop the foundations for students’ future success.

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Future of Infrastructure: Episode 20: Delivering Amazing for the World Cup

Mohamed Abuagla is the Chief Executive for Hayya, the organization in Qatar responsible for helping the country manage the massive influx of people for the World Cup, while providing a seamless experience for fans entering the country, using transportation, and attending the games.

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Episode 53: Building a platform for digital skills

Host Olivia Neal talks to H.E. Ohood Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Government Development of the Future in the United Arab Emirates. She explains how the UAE are approaching building digital skills at scale through their Jahiz platform, and why understanding digital needs to start from the top.

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Future of Infrastructure: Episode 19: Infrastructure is Our User Interface for the Planet

Peter Torrellas is President for Connected Communities at Parsons Corporation leading infrastructure-focused business across cities, transportation, and utilities. Peter joined the podcast to talk about embracing the complexity of infrastructure to implement projects across domains.

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Evolving the Skills of Your Public Sector Workforce

Whether you’re training employees for the first time, refreshing, or advancing skills, evolving your workforce’s skillset can be a big time and resource commitment for public sector organizations. However, to continue providing vital services to the public, your employees must remain knowledgeable and have the technical skills to keep up with changing technology.

Future of Infrastructure: Episode 18: The Power of Having a Vision

Enrique Penalosa, the former mayor of Bogota, Colombia joined the podcast to talk about the importance of having – and sticking to – a clear vision to overcome resistance and drive change at the city level and how it helped him transform Bogota.

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Episode 52: The importance of skilling in the digital world

On this episode, host Olivia Neal talks to Geoff Connell, the Chief Digital Officer for Norfolk County Council. He shares successful approaches for training and upskilling employees, building digital skillsets, and getting the most from your investment in technology.

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Understanding Digital Transformation in Government

Digital transformation is upon us and for every government, change is happening fast. Microsoft partnered with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government Development and the Future Office to create a training module that outlines best practices to support your organization’s digital transformation efforts.

Data Culture: Data Driven Organizations

Learn more about the importance of having a data driven organization and the steps you can take to build a data culture.

Cutting Edge Technologies to Improve Government Performance and Service

Learn more about emerging technologies like cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and internet of things (IoT). Explore the benefits and risks of each and how governments across the globe are implementing them in their organization.

Future of Infrastructure: Episode 17: How Art is Driving Change in Philadelphia

Jane Golden is the Executive Director of Mural Arts in Philadelphia. Jane joined us to talk about how engaging communities is driving positive change in the city and how murals are changing SEPTA spaces to improve the passenger experience.

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Episode 51: The UK’s Police Digital Service

On this episode, host Olivia Neal speaks to Ian Bell, CEO of the UK’s Police Digital Service. He offers an inside look into the role of the Police Digital Service and how it is harnessing the power of digital, data and technology to enable UK policing to better protect the communities it serves.

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Future of Infrastructure: Episode 16: How Cascais Became a Smarter City

Miguel Pinto Luz the Deputy Mayor of Cascais joined us to share the story of how Cascais prioritizes quality of life, and how it’s putting service delivery and economic development first to achieve it. Listen to learn about Cascais’s transportation system and why accountability and transparency are at the core of how Cascais is becoming a smarter city.

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Episode 50: Digital Forensics

On this episode, host Olivia Neal speaks to Detective Sergeant John Price from the West Midlands Police Force in the United Kingdom. He shares insights from the world of digital forensics and how investigators are using technology to help victims more effectively in the modern age.

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Report from Gartner®: Predicts 2023: Justice and Public Safety Seizes New Opportunities to Address Evolving Demands

Gartner research finds that Justice and Public Safety (J&PS) organizations have “progressed the foundational elements of digital transformation for a number of years by investing in high-availability networks, IP-based systems, and analytics capabilities.

Insights into Generative AI Technology

Continuing our series of insights into the use of generative AI in the Public Sector, Dave Sloan, Chief Technology Officer in Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Sector team shares more detail on the Azure Open AI Service.

Future of Infrastructure: Episode 15: Charting the Future of Water

Peter Fiske is the Executive Director of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI). He joined The Future of Infrastructure to talk to us about the future of water – and how infrastructure will need to change to combat climate change, become more efficient, and meet demand in the coming decades.

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Tech Unicorn fast tracks better collaboration in virtual courtrooms with Azure and Microsoft Teams

Learn about Tech Unicorn’s ‘Unicorn Digital Courtroom’ and how it’s delivering a full-featured virtual hearings solution that’s optimized for all parties involved, including judges, court clerks, defendants, claimants, and legal counsel.

Orange County Superior Court Modernizes Case Management Systems Data to Better Serve Community

Read how the Orange County Superior Court unified data from its disparate case management systems to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness and introduce better data-driven decision making.

The new world of court proceedings requires new set of digital tools

The courtroom has evolved from a pure physical domain to a hybrid of in-person and remote parties. Having an accessible, secure, and single source of truth, available through an integrated technology platform has never been more essential. Learn more about this changing landscape and the digital tools that can be used to transform.

Secure to the Core – Helping Public Safety & Justice agencies to address cybersecurity

Watch this webinar to learn about important actions public safety & justice organizations need to take to counter cybercrime.

Digitizing case management to increase employee efficiency

Read about San Bernardino County’s digital transformation journey as they digitized paper-based processes and moved the office to a modern software platform.

Early wins and long-term vision: Choosing Microsoft as the platform for Cheshire policing

The Cheshire Constabulary is responsible for policing 950 square miles across the English county of Cheshire and employs 5,000 staff who serve the 440,000 households and one million residents of the county. The Force has led the way in technology adoption in UK policing in many areas. It saw the need for an agile and mobile workforce early on.

Discover how technology helps manage the growth in digital evidence

Most crimes involve digital evidence, but sifting through a high volume of digital content can be time consuming. Read how AI and machine learning can empower investigations to be more efficient and effective.

Transforming forensic services with digital innovation

The volume of digital evidence created in police investigations and judicial proceedings is increasing putting pressure on police agencies and forensic labs. Learn how agencies can use technology to help uncover new capabilities, efficiencies, and cost savings.

Forensic Review Powered by Microsoft Azure and FTK

Listen to this podcast hosted by Exterro as they take a deeper look into Microsoft Azure cloud solutions with David Williams from Microsoft’s Public Safety & Justice team.

First responders gain boosted speed and efficiency at Western Lakes Fire District with Microsoft Teams

Read how the Western Lakes Fire District is using technology to increase effectiveness and efficiency.

5 critical areas emergency response solutions must address

Efficient, effective emergency response is critical to public safety. Read this blog to learn more about the five critical areas emergency response solutions must address to ensure the highest levels of service.

Revolutionizing Operations for More Effective Emergency Response

Watch this webinar to learn more about how automating processes, modernizing your communications platforms, and integrating disparate systems can help reduce response times dramatically and ease the burden on first responders.

Episode 49: Tech Saving Lives: A Fireside Chat with Chief Dan Munsey on Transforming Emergency Response

On this episode, host Olivia Neal speaks to San Bernardino Fire Chief Dan Munsey. Chief Munsey is also Chair of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Technology Council. He shares how embracing new technologies has brought opportunities to transform emergency response and help protect the two million residents of San Bernardino County.

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Generative AI and the Public Sector

Artificial Intelligence is changing the game for organizations of all types. New advanced natural language processing capabilities have captured the world’s imagination. They have the potential to revolutionize both the way governments interact with citizens and how the sector addresses today’s challenges.

Securing the Future of Education

Read the blog by Microsoft’s Worldwide Cybersecurity Lead for the Public Sector and Global CTO for Education and learn more about how important it is that as our schools adopt more technology, and cyber threats increase, it’s vital to implement critical safeguards to ensure our schools don’t fall victim to cyberattacks.

Reimagine Education

Through the COVID-19 pandemic, educators and learners around the world adapted quickly to a changing environment. Discover how schools are leveraging technology to support and prepare teachers and students for the present and the future.

Welcome to the Future of Infrastructure

This year, The Future of Infrastructure is setting off on its own as a standalone podcast hosted on Microsoft’s Public Sector Center of Expertise. Learn more about this new podcast.

Cybersecurity and Student Safety in K12

Watch this webinar as technology leaders share their strategies for maintaining an effective balance of student safety, data privacy and cybersecurity in schools.

Listen to the Leading Innovation Podcast

Listen to the education focused podcast, Leading Innovation that shares ideas, strategies and insights about what’s working in schools and what’s not.

Dreaming big: how the Philippines is using Microsoft Reading Progress to build confidence and enhance future ready skills in a global economy

Read how educators and students across the Philippines are leveraging ‘Reading Progress’ within Microsoft Teams to bolster the confidence of learners who are speaking in a second language.

Hisar Schools Include Artificial Intelligence in Education with Microsoft

Read how Hisar Schools in Turkey guides its students in many subjects such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things, cloud computing.

Listen to the SuperSpeaks Podcast

The SuperSpeaks podcast explores the hidden world of superintendents and system leaders of school districts in the US. Join Mark Sparvel from Microsoft Education in his effort to better understand what’s working for school leaders in these unprecedented times.

Empowering Learning and well-being in the City of Helsinki using data and AI

Read how the City of Helsinki is developing digital learning and learning analytics to make the city the most impactful place for learning in the whole world.

Education Series: Data analytics and AI

Education systems and academic institutions across the country are using data analytics and AI to gain actionable insights that help transform education. Learn how you create and implement data analytics and an AI roadmap to accomplish your unique goals.

Adoption and implementation of a digital identity strategy

As the world becomes increasingly digitized and many everyday services move online, physical methods of identity verification are, in many cases, no longer fit for purpose. Learn more about how you can adopt and implement a successful strategy.

Episode 48: Technology Trends and Decision Advantage in Defense

On this episode, guest host AT Ball speaks to Retired Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau, President of the Naval Postgraduate School. Rondeau offers an inside look into how defense organizations can adopt digital tools and adapt with emerging technology.

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Episode 47: Preparing tax operations for new technologies

On this episode, host Olivia Neal meets Prof. Dennis Weber and Dr. Dennis Post. They share insights from the CPT research project (cashless, platform-based and technology-driven) on the impacts and opportunities for tax operations of emerging technologies, such as cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and artificial intelligence.

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The Future Powered By Hyperscale Cloud Computing with Dave Sloan of Microsoft

Listen to this podcast hosted by Foley & Lardner LLP as they discuss hyperscale cloud computing with Microsoft’s Dave Sloan, CTO for Worldwide Public Sector.

Kristiansund Kommune: Transforming the Norwegian public sector through the cloud

Read more about Kristiansund Kommune’s migration to the cloud and how they are using it to develop ground-breaking solutions specifically designed for its community.

Bank of Canada invests in cloud, builds complementary staff upskilling with Microsoft Learn

Read how the Bank of Canada became a smart, agile, cloud-first organization, adopting the latest cloud technologies to transform its central banking operations required a corresponding upskilling of staff.

South London Partnership innovates with Azure & the IoT to protect and better serve its residents

Read how the South London Partnership used technology to improve the day-to-day lives of their residents and how they are using data to transform operations and opportunities.

Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure

The Cloud Adoption Framework is proven guidance that’s designed to help you create and implement the business and technology strategies necessary for your organization to succeed in the cloud.

Episode 46: Becoming a Digital Government: Lessons from Ukraine

On this episode, host Olivia Neal speaks to Gulsanna Mamediieva, of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. She shares how the government has embraced digital transformation and digital identity, and how this has supported citizens during the war.

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Microsoft for Defense and Intelligence: Secure the digital defense ecosystem and improve interoperability

Learn more about how to achieve the necessary level of interoperability while ensuring that your data is secure.

Episode 45: Digital Collaboration in Defense: Using technology to enable secure cooperation

On the second episode of our Defense and Intelligence mini-series, guest host AT Ball talks to Perry Smith of Myriad Technologies. Perry shares an inside look into the technology that enables secure collaboration between defense organizations.

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Enabling Interoperability in the Future Operating Environment

Hear how organizations that are interoperable can respond with agility, leveraging technology to collect, analyze, and disseminate massive amounts of data.

Driving a cloud-enabled defense posture

Join this webinar to learn how cloud technology can help empower militaries to innovate at speed, improve operations, and enhance national security.

Modernizing the digital workplace for defense

Watch this webinar and explore how the future defense workplace can meet the needs and expectations of an evolving workforce, and how the hybrid model can improve collaboration, innovation, and well-being for defense workers around the world.

AI at the tactical edge for search & rescue operations

Learn how using artificial intelligence technology can help defense & intelligence leaders make near real-time decisions in critical situations.

Episode 44: Defense & Intelligence: Adopting digital engineering

On the first episode of our Defense and Intelligence mini-series, Microsoft’s AT Ball is joined by Rob Clifford, Chief Data Officer for BAE Systems, Maritime and Land Division. They discuss how digital engineering and cloud-enabled technologies support mission outcomes.

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Episode 41: Building blocks for digital transformation

Ashleigh Sinclair, Managing Associate at Linklaters and Andrew Cooke, Global Policy Lead at Microsoft share insights from their paper on Building Blocks for a Successful Digital Transformation Strategy.

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Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2023: Report from Gartner®

Gartner research investigates ten strategic technology trends and recommends actions to address these.

Modernizing Cybersecurity in Public Finance Organizations

There are two major forces driving cyberattacks against Public Finance organizations – money and socio-political disruption. This blog details the potential effects of an attack on a Public Finance organization and what organizations can do now to protect themselves.

Episode 40: Digital Innovation in Tax and Customs

Mick Connolly is the Head of IT Innovation for HM Revenue and Customs in the UK. He chats with guest host Steve Barr about using technology to reach your goals and the importance of innovation in tax and customs operations.

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Episode 39: The future of tax operations

Jeff Saviano is the Global Tax Innovation Leader for EY. In the first episode of our Public Finance mini-series, Jeff tells Olivia about the intersection of tax and innovation and shares what he sees in the future of public finance.

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Living in Unprecedented Times: Focusing on Solutions Through Partnership & Technology

This article by Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Sector Director of the Public Finance Industry Valentina Ion outlines some of the top post-pandemic global challenges how technology has evolved to help us solve these problems.

Microsoft collaborates with the Nigerian government to accelerate digital transformation in the country

Read how Microsoft is helping the Government of Nigeria become a more digital economy by implementing foundational elements like connectivity, skilling and digital transformation.

Blockchain for Tax Compliance

Improve your taxpayer experience by modernizing processes and using digital tools to make faster and more informed decisions. Discover how emerging blockchain technology allows government tax and revenue agencies to become more transparent and fight fraud.

Co-engineering digital transformation with Microsoft for Public Finance

Read how the Microsoft Public Finance teams worked with a major European government’s revenue and customs agency to build a modern solution to reduce the time of forensics and ensure a robust method of data aggregation.

Building Trust with Secure Services: Six Technology Updates for Government

As technologies evolve and people encounter more and more innovation in their everyday lives, they begin to expect more from government services as well. People also expect privacy and security on all levels, from basic data like name and address, to tax records or health information. Learn about six specific technology updates you can do that have the most potential to deliver trusted and secure services.

Using Data and Analytics for Maximum Impact in Tax Authorities

Learn more about how the use of data has become a valuable raw material for the development of the economy to enable growth, create jobs, improve well-being, citizen safety and much more.

Microsoft Industry Digital Forum: Key role of Public Finance Organizations in the Economy Rebuild

Hear how Public Finance Organizations can be a leading agent for economy rebuild and gain insights on each country’s approach to managing the COVID-19 crisis and restarting the economy and the role technology plays in these initiatives.

Tax Transformation for Economic Advantage

Watch this webinar and hear from experts about the importance and need of digital transformation within tax agencies and the benefits of doing so. Learn about how the opportunities pursuing tax transformation holds and how you can use technology to drive economy recovery, improve revenue and curb losses.

Brazilian state embraces explainable AI for a fair and sustainable tax environment

Hear how the state of Ceará in Brazil improved the monitoring of tax compliance among its retail vendors to enable an equitable and economically sustainable tax environment by adopting the HMX Tax Intelligence System (TIS) solution, featuring proprietary use of AI to identify compliance issues and provide detailed explanations for efficient follow-up.

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Leveraging Power Platform to Accelerate the DX of Administrative Services

Read how the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Japan used Microsoft’s Power Platform to build an online administrative procedure platform aimed at accelerating its digital transformation.

The City of Columbus elevates finance, purchasing, commerce, and budget planning with Dynamics 365

Read how the City of Columbus in Ohio is using Dynamics 365 to modernize processes relating to financial accounting and budgeting to ensure resources are being effectively managed.

Episode 38: Cybersecurity, Compliance and Cloud: Lessons from Singapore

Yeo Beng Huay leads the Governance Planning and Policy Division in GovTech, Singapore. Her team plans and formulates policies, standards, and guidance for government ICT and smart systems, and provides data driven management of compliance and risks.

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Episode 37: Military Lessons on Cyberdefense

Dr. Marcus Thompson is a retired Major General and former Head of Information Warfare for the Australian Defense Force. On the second episode of our cybersecurity mini-series, Dr. Thompson talks with Alvaro Vitta about best practices for protecting sensitive data and why making risk-based decisions is so important.

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Accelerating Security Innovation for Governments with the Intelligent Cloud

Watch this Microsoft Ignite session and learn more about the needs and challenges in securing hybrid workspaces across government and how to enable secure collaboration across hybrid workspaces.

Government of Nunavut comes back stronger after ransomware attack with Microsoft security solutions

Read how Microsoft’s elite cybersecurity DART team quickly helped the Government of Nunavut, Canada when a ransomware attack shut down computer systems.

Cyber security with Microsoft Sentinel at the forefront of regional ambition

Read how Salford City Council is keeping its digital infrastructure safe by creating a commercial security operations centre built on a public-sector-operated platform and Microsoft Sentinel.

Episode 36: Cyber Resilience in Government

Tom Burt is the Corporate Vice President of Customer Security and Trust at Microsoft. On the first episode of our Cybersecurity mini-series, Tom tells Alvaro Vitta about the trends he’s seeing, working with the government in Ukraine on cyber defense, and how public sector organizations can be better prepared for future attacks.

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Episode 35: Future of Infrastructure: Using Data to Make Equitable Investments

Denice Ross is the Chief Data Scientist in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In our discussion, she shared a behind-the-scenes look into how data can be used to measure equitable investments and their outcomes with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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The Human Side of Infrastructure: Lessons Learned from Conversations with Infrastructure Leaders

There is nothing quite like learning by doing, but the second-best thing is learning from the people who have done it themselves. Over the summer, as a part of the Future of Infrastructure podcast series, I have had the opportunity to sit down with leaders from across the globe who are taking action and getting infrastructure projects done. My conversations have taken me (physically and virtually) to NYC, San Francisco, Cleveland, Geneva and Perth.

Build infrastructure partnerships for lasting impact: Microsoft at ITS World Congress

Governments want strong partnerships that are wide in their view and deep in their commitment. Brief partnerships can be a nice set-up for quick wins, but the ones that last build on those wins for lasting impact. Learn more about how Microsoft is facilitating partnerships to advance infrastructure goals at the ITS World Congress.

Episode 33: Future of Infrastructure: Be Nimble to Succeed

Ratna Amin, Project Director for the City Administrator Office at the City of Oakland joined us to discuss how civic organizations are pushing governments to get transit infrastructure right – and the complexity of defining success.

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Transforming Tax and Revenue Management

Read more about tax and revenue management in the new digital age and how cloud technologies have helped some revenue agencies in the areas of taxpayer engagement, compliance management, worker productivity, and the modernization of legacy systems.

Digital transformation in public transportation

Learn more about how governments can better meet traveler needs.

Ontario Power Generation: Powering a sustainable future with digital innovation

Learn how the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) in Canada is leading the drive for decarbonization while balancing economic and environmental benefits, and electricity needs by using Microsoft AI to help forecast prices, deliver value to Ontario, and move a step closer toward a carbon-neutral future.

DC Water implements Microsoft Azure and PowerApps to better support customers

Spurred by the pandemic, DC Water continued to migrate most of its applications and workforce systems to the cloud as the agency adjusted to working remotely while fulfilling utility customer requests. The agency now runs nearly 100% of its apps and IT systems in the cloud, minimizing the need for paper tracking, in-person interaction, and multiple inflexible technology systems.

Driven by data: Transport for Greater Manchester keeps its residents on the go

Monitoring traffic and keeping it flowing are primary goals for the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). Read how their shift to Azure Stack HCI gave them the opportunity to consolidate physical servers and utilize cloud-based services. TfGM now receives real-time alerts and is able to avert potentially disaster events and keep transport services functioning smoothly.

Improve the safety of daily life with “DX of government”

Japan is transforming the way they inspect their roads, bridges and tunnels making their infrastructure safer for their residents using an Azure-based platform. Inspectors can now access their inspection records from smartphones or computer, enabling them to rapidly share and analyze data.

Historic city saves energy and improves quality of life with smart lighting control

Learn how the City of Valencia has reduced lighting energy consumption by 74%, saving €6 million (USD $6.67 million), and reduced greenhouse emissions by 80% by implementing a smart lighting system allowing the city to remotely monitor and manage the lighting infrastructure and tailor scenarios for individual locations.

Hype Cycle™ for Smart City Technology and Solutions, 2022: Report from Gartner®

Read a summary of the Gartner report where they evaluate emerging technologies, solutions, practices, and principles to help people in government deliver sustainable societal outcomes in cities.

Episode 30: Restricted data in the cloud

Rear Admiral António Gameiro Marques is the Director General of the Portuguese National Security Authority, which includes the National Cybersecurity Center.

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Episode 29: Future of Infrastructure: Focusing on Long-Term Outcomes

CEO of Infrastructure Western Australia Philip Helberg joined Jeremy Goldberg for our latest discussion on the Future of Infrastructure. Infrastructure has to serve people in the long term and this discussion is all about how to effectively make long term plans for infrastructure investment, and just as importantly, how to know if your plan is working.

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Episode 28: Future of Infrastructure: Changing Lanes: Equity in Transit

Seleta Reynolds, former GM of LADOT Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) joined Jeremy Goldberg to talk about the impact of our transit system on women and how we can build more effective and equitable transportation systems.

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Episode 27: Future of Infrastructure: Be Obsessed with Delivering the Basics

Changing the face of Cleveland’s lakefront has been a long-term project. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb joined Jeremy Goldberg in our latest Future of Infrastructure episode to talk about the importance of building trust and equity by investing in infrastructure like the lakefront and getting the basics right.

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Episode 26: What the UAE government can teach us about innovation

Her Excellency Huda Al Hashimi is the Deputy Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Strategic Affairs to the United Arab Emirates Government. She also leads the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation.

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Episode 25: Future of Infrastructure: Public Interest Technology: This is Our Work

In the 1960s, Public Interest Law emerged as a way for the legal profession to deploy its expertise in service of the public. Today, our guest Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation says that it’s time for the same ethic and commitment to emerge from the field of technology. In this episode we discuss how to make that happen and what it will look like in practice when we create the structures for technologists to work in the public interest.

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IDC Whitepaper: Environmentally sustainable procurement in government

A new IDC White Paper investigates the expanding role of environmental sustainability in government procurement, with a focus on technology and emerging policies on indirect emissions

Episode 24: Future of Infrastructure: Re-linking a Community

How can city leaders tackle the inequities of infrastructure built in the past? In this episode, Mayor Quinton Lucas joined guest host Jeremy Goldberg to talk about the legacy of U.S. Highway 71 in Kansas City, a divided community, and how he is using the U.S.’s Infrastructure Bill to build more equitable infrastructure.

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Episode 23: Coming up: Future of Infrastructure

Public Sector Future host, Olivia Neal, is passing the baton to Jeremy Goldberg for a group of episodes that dive deep into the future of infrastructure. Jeremy explains why this is an important topic, what we actually mean when we talk about infrastructure, and what you can expect to hear in this special miniseries.

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Introduction to: Migrating .NET Apps to Azure

Discover how the new Azure Migrate integration with the Azure App Service migration assistant will enable you to assess and migrate .NET web apps in bulk to Azure App Service. Learn how these tools migrate to a standalone site, single server, or entire datacenter saving your agency valuable time and money.

Episode 22: Government migration to cloud ecosystems

Dr. Rami Amin is based in the Digital Development Practice at the World Bank Group, leading global advisory work on how to accelerate digital transformation, sectoral investment, and economic growth. He is a lead author of the World Bank’s Government Cloud Migration report.

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Episode 21: Cybersecurity – Protecting a global research university

Mary Ann Blair is the Chief Information Security Officer at Carnegie Mellon University. She is responsible for information security engineering and operations; incident prevention, detection, and response; policy and compliance; training and awareness; and identity and access management services.

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Emissions Impact Dashboard

Track and reduce your organization’s carbon emissions related to Microsoft cloud services usage, with the Microsoft Emissions Impact Dashboard.

How the public sector can define the sustainability agenda for everyone

Learn about both the biggest challenge and opportunity for public sector organizations as they seek to engage citizens and create future-proofed, sustainably-minded societies.

Episode 17: Innovation in children’s social care

Dr. Carol Homden is the Chief Executive of Coram, a group of specialist children’s charities based in the UK, reaching 2.5 million children, families, and professionals each year. Dr. Homden also serves as Chair of Diabetes UK and was previously Chair of the UK’s National Autistic Society for 10 years.

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A smart new way to power electric vehicles

Learn how India’s SUN Mobility develops cloud-connected swappable batteries to put us on the road to the future.

How digital transformation can help advance Public Sector sustainability goals

In the OECD’s 2021 Development Co-operation Report, learn how digital approaches and partnerships can help public sector organizations advance more quickly.

Microsoft Sustainability

Check out Microsoft’s cloud–based technology solutions that can help you move forward on your sustainability journey.

Artificial Intelligence aiding in wildlife conservation

Learn how AI is used to monitor the impacts of windfarm development on puffin populations.

Exploring Sustainability Transformations in Business

Discover how Microsoft is tracking and reducing its carbon footprint. Learn how businesses are making radical shifts to accelerate sustainability efforts and how industries are addressing critical data gaps.

Sustainability e-book

Get guidance and information about Microsoft sustainability solutions to help start your sustainability journey.

Sustainability Is Good for Business: Executive Playbook

Learn why sustainability is good for business and explore practical steps you can take to accelerate your organization’s sustainability journey.

Building trust and security in government

Join this webinar to hear from government experts at Microsoft about practical use cases and steps you can take to protect your organization from unwanted threats.

The future of critical infrastructure is in the cloud

In this blog, Jeremy Goldberg discusses how trusted solutions can help public sector organizations secure, modernize, and manage critical infrastructure by providing the tools and services that enable digital transformation. Those who manage the critical infrastructure functions for their agency understand the potential to improve services, increase resilience, and cut costs.

Smart cities are sustainable cities

Listen in to the COP26 panel of experts discuss the role of technology in sustainable city development.

Episode 15: Data Curation for Sharing and Crisis Response

Professor Dame Angela McLean is the Chief Scientific Adviser for the UK Ministry of Defence. She was appointed to the role in 2019. McLean is a Professor of Mathematical Biology in the Department of Zoology at Oxford University and Director of The Institute for Emerging Infections of Humans.

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Episode 14: Real Time Crime Center

Inspector Joseph Courtesis spent 27 years of serving with the New York Police Department (NYPD). Courtesis was former Commander of the 105th and 106th Precincts, Central Investigations Division, and the NYPD’s Real Time Crime Center. We explore how better use of data delivered outcomes for NYPD.

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HAX: Human-AI eXperience Toolkit

Microsoft’s new Human-AI eXperience Toolkit offers best practices and end-to-end guidance for teams developing AI systems that interact with people.

Race and Technology: A Research Lecture Series

Microsoft is bringing together leading voices at the intersection of race and technology for discussions around data, the internet, justice, genomics and more in a virtual speaker series.

Episode 7: Accessibility in the public sector

Yazmine Laroche is the Deputy Minister for Public Service Accessibility in the Government of Canada. Laroche has over 25 years of experience in the public sector across a variety of departments. Her ambition is to make the Canadian public service the most accessible in the world.

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Episode 5: Challenge-based approaches to Public Sector innovation

Jeremy Goldberg recently joined Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Sector team. He’s worked in government in the city of San Jose, San Francisco, the city of New York, and most recently was leading technology for the Governor of New York State. We dive into one of the projects he was responsible for in the New York City Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer.

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Live panel recording: A greener public service through tech

Watch the launch of Microsoft’s Public Sector Center of Expertise, featuring a live panel of experts who will discuss how public servants around the world are leveraging technology to create greener governments & societies.

Episode  4:  Seamless services – Digital access to birth certificates

In this episode we speak with Yolanda Martínez about one of the key challenges of successful digital transformation, the ability to work across boundaries and barriers to share and use data, and to better deliver services to people who really need them. We discuss how she worked across federal and regional boundaries while leading the National Digital Strategy of Mexico to give everybody the ability to obtain their right to identity through digital access to birth certificates.

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Episode 3: Digital Policing

In this episode we explore the technology and cultural changes that have been put in place by Western Australia’s Police Force. Join us as we sit down with Western Australia’s Assistant Divisional Officer, Darren Henstock.

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THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SECTOR WORK

Discover how emerging technologies support public sectors and address their goals around efficiency, effectiveness, and equity to provide better services for the public. This report explores education, social services, & law enforcement.

Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector

This report identifies leading practices involving the adoption and impact of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector. Learn about the three elements that public organizations leading in Artificial Intelligence view as important.