Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog From trust to tech equity to transparency, governments have issues. Is digitization the fix? There was a time more than three out of every four Americans trusted the government to “almost always” do what’s right. Today, it’s fewer than one in six. The current state of e-government is fragmented, incomplete, and needs rationalization. This situation creates unique security and privacy risks due to legacy and new IT systems.The Government Accountability Office found that only three of 15… Blog Cybersecurity expert: The U.S. is facing big challenges "We don’t know so much about technology and we’re playing as if it’s always going to be benevolent and good to us, but the problem is that there are so many people increasingly every year using it for bad purposes and to steal money or to influence elections or bring down governments." "You can watch any congressional hearing you like, the ones with Mark Zuckerburg and Facebook were interesting… Blog Will quantum computing be a game changer for governments? "Two regions in the U.S. were deemed tech hubs for quantum, in Colorado and Chicago, which means there’s going to be extra money in research dollars for developing workforces and coming up with new technologies. That’s one way the U.S. is leading." "Eventually we’re going to cross that line of about 4,000 or so logical qubits that can crack encryption. When that happens, overnight, certain… Blog From democracy and digitization to risk and regulation, we explore the future of government While wars rage on in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, “U.S. hegemony is increasingly contested, China vies for global influence, and emerging powers such as Saudi Arabia and Turkey assert their interests, the international order is becoming more unstable.”The World Bank’s Ed Olowo-Okere offers a call to action for global governments to adopt a new social contract with citizens to ensure they’… Blog The World Bank's Ed Olowo-Okere: Let's reimagine government for good "When we talk about the governance problems, there are many of them. I will just focus on two: corruption, and lack of voice and participation. So, if you look at these two problems, you will see that they are responsible to a large extent for the legitimacy and trust deficit that most governments suffer." "We know there are two critical factors for securing and maintaining trust. The first one… Blog Digital expert: Metadata and ID keys to unlocking e-government Very often, people expect their engagement to government to look like their engagement with their bank or with a social media platform, with any now very truly natively digital service offering, and governments struggled to do that. Partly, it’s legacy. Partly, it’s the cautiousness of government, but partly, it’s the fact that it’s different. Government is different.I think currently it’s… Blog Digitizing democracy: Former Estonian president on how e-government saved a struggling country For Estonia and its tiny population of about 1.5 million, size had always been a source of anxiety. Yet here was a solution: Through digitization, Estonia could dramatically increase its functional size, if not its numerical size.The failure of the largest — and richest — Western countries to proceed with digitization amazes me; they seem paralyzed by an irrational fear of a digital identity. The… Blog Heidi Crebo-Rediker on future-proofing your business amid geopolitical risks "My first piece of advice would be if you are not paying attention to geopolitical, and I would extend to political risk, this can impact your business, and now is the time to start.""It begins with the board. Integrating geopolitical risk and how you determine what spillovers and disruptions may occur and embed it into the oversight mandate. You do need board members, or at least advisors with… Blog Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information Across Data Ecosystems Companies that work with the Department of Defense (DoD) know that it is critical to store data properly and are constantly on guard against controlled unclassified information (CUI, sometimes pronounced cooey) in their environments. Organizations that are a part of the DoD supply chain are frequently referred to as the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Many of these companies have sensitive DoD… Blog Says One Who Has Traversed the CFO-to-CEO Ascent: It Starts With Strategic Thinking “Strategic thinking is the most critical differentiator between CFOs and CEOs.” — Mr. Rich Brady, the CEO of the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC), Global Chair of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), and a CFO-turned-CEO. A conversation with Mr. Rich Brady: Our discussion explored the CFO role’s evolution, what makes CFOs attractive CEO candidates and how finance… Load More
