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    Voices in Local Government

    Voices in Local Government tells stories, inspires ideas, celebrates progress, and acknowledges challenges faced by local government managers and staff in serving the public.
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    Reflective Government: How to Build and Develop a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

    Reflective Government: How to Build and Develop a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

    Brion Oaks, Chief Equity Officer of Austin Texas, explains how he helped Austin build and develop its equity program, and how other local governments, no matter the size or region, can do the same.

    This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Resource Exploration.

    Resources:

    Austin’s DEI Home page

    Austin’s Community Dashboard | Where city staff and residents connect

    Austin’s equity consultation or workshop requests | Where other local governments can seek help getting started

    Government Alliance on Race and Equity tools and resources

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    About ICMA

    ICMA’s vision is to be the leading association of local government professionals dedicated to creating and supporting thriving communities throughout the world. We do this by working with our more than 12, 000 members to identify and speed the adoption of leading local government practices to improve the lives of residents. ICMA offers membership, professional development programs, research, publications, data and information, technical assistance, and training to thousands of city, town, and county chief administrative officers, their staffs, and other organizations throughout the world. Find out more about ICMA, and the profession, at our website: http://www.icma.org

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    Community Driven Innovation

    Community Driven Innovation

    Michael Cannon, Chief Technology Officer, Stafford County, Virginia, and David Ihrie, Chief Technology Officer, Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (formerly Center for Innovative Technology), discuss technology testing and deployment that leads to real-world community benefits in public safety, quality of life, economically and more.

    This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Resource Exploration.

    Resources:

    Stafford Welcomes the new Virginia Smart Community Testbed

    Virginia Smart Community Testbed–home to developing smart technology for the Commonwealth

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    About ICMA

    ICMA’s vision is to be the leading association of local government professionals dedicated to creating and supporting thriving communities throughout the world. We do this by working with our more than 12, 000 members to identify and speed the adoption of leading local government practices to improve the lives of residents. ICMA offers membership, professional development programs, research, publications, data and information, technical assistance, and training to thousands of city, town, and county chief administrative officers, their staffs, and other organizations throughout the world. Find out more about ICMA, and the profession, at our website: http://www.icma.org

    Follow us on Social Media!

    Twitter: http://twitter.com/icma
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